The Impact of Reading Short Stories on Students Writing Performance

Abstract

EFL classes emphasize writing as a crucial skill for English proficiency, therefore, it is important for students learning English as foreign language to concentrate on improving it , In this respect, developing writing skills involves various strategies such as regular practice, having feedback, and reading widely, and. By engaging in reading activities, students can refine their techniques, expand their vocabulary, and enhance their overall writing skills through reading short stories. Therefore, the current study aims to investigate students’ attitudes reading shorts stories on improving writing skills to achieve these objectives, a questionnaire was directed to students and an interview with teachers, the study takes place at Ibn khaldoun University _ Tiaret, with 50 second year and 50 third year LMD students of English which are chosen randomly. The results obtained from confirmed the hypotheses and some suggestions are stated to improve reading and writing using short stories. both questionnaires denoted that both students and teachers value the use of short stories to enhance learner’s writing skills