Reading Habits and their Effect In Developing EFL Students’ Speaking Skills Case study : Master one of English at CHADLIBENDJEDIDEl Taref University

Abstract

This research aims to investigate the effect of reading habits on developing speaking skills in the form of providing the knowledge of vocabulary. To accomplish this aim, two research questions were asked in order to follow the study. How can reading habits help EFL studentś speaking skills develop ? Do teachers of oral modules motivate Master One EFL students to enhance their speaking skills through reading habits? This research was carried out in the department of English at Chadli Ben Djedid University in the second semester of the academic year 2021-2022. It has been hypothesized that : 1- Reading habits can aid in the development of an EFL studentś speaking skills by increasing vocabulary and gaining background knowledge . 2- Oral module teachers may encourage students to read in order to improve their speaking abilities .Moreover , this dissertation is based on a questionnaire . To confirm the hypotheses, we raised in this study. The findings show that there are a large proportion of people who read for vocabulary. methods to identify the opinions and perspectives of students towards reading and speaking . Finally, reading habits have the positive effect of providing a surplus of vocabulary that Master one EFL students can use in their oral production.