APPLYING EXTENSIVE READING TO IMPROVE STUDENTS’ READING SKILLS FOR THE SECOND YEAR ENGLISH MAJORED STUDENTS IN HANOI METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY

Tóm tắt

The present study aims to elucidate whether extensive reading enhances students’ reading skills of the second year English majors in Hanoi Metropolitan University (HNMU). An extensive reading program lasted for ten weeks. The design of the study was experimental research which used quantitative approach. The objective of this research was 62 English major sophomores in HNMU in the academic year 2023-2024. They were assigned to two groups: 31 students in the control group (NNA.D2022.N04) and 31 students in the experimental group (NNA.D2022.N05). The experimental group was applied extensive reading outside reading class during ten weeks, while the control group was given no extensive reading. Pre- and post-test procedure was used to measure the impact of the extensive reading on the students' achievement in term of their reading skills. The findings of this study revealed that there are significant differences in students' reading skills in the extensive reading class, in favor of the experimental group. It can be concluded that an extensive reading programme is indeed feasible. Therefore, it is recommended that extensive reading be integrated into the English reading courses.