Exploring the Role of Reading Comprehension Strategies in Improving EFL Learners’ Written Production

Abstract

Applied linguists define writing as a cognitive and communicative activity which allows individuals to convey their thoughts and ideas into written form. However, this constitutes one of the most challenging and complex task due its complexity .Accordingly, FL teachers strive to find the most appropriate solutions to help EFL learners to overcome those difficulties. In fact, this study sets out to explore the effective role that reading comprehension strategies play in improving learners‟ written production. The overall aim of the present study is to show how reading comprehension strategies contribute to the development of FL learners‟ writing abilities. We also assume that there exists a close link between reading comprehension and learners‟ writing skill. So, our hypothesis postulates that if reading comprehension strategies are properly implemented, it will help learners to overcome many serious obstacles in writing. In order to conduct our study, we opted for a qualitative approach to gather the necessary data about this issue. The main data gathering tool in this research are two questionnaires. One is administered to (10) teachers at the Department of English at Biskra University and another to a group of (40) first year students from a population of about 300. Both groups are randomly selected. After the analysis and interpretation of the results obtained from the two questionnaires, we found out that both teachers and students agree on the efficacy of this strategy.