A study on technique to improve reading comprehension for first-year English major students at Hai Phong Technology and Management University through extensive reading activity

Abstract

Reading is a very essential skill. Unfortunately, most of the students fail to comprehend written materials because they do not have much vocabulary knowledge due to the lack of reading. Many people find it difficult to understand texts, so they find that reading is a hard and a boring activity, some learners avoid reading.Therefore, the aim of this study is to show the importance of extensive reading in developing the for first – year English major students’ reading comprehension skill and to help students achieve good understanding of a written material.