The Crisis of Readability among EFL Students.

Abstract

Reading is considered as a source of knowledge and vocabulary. It is important because it improves learners’ thinking skill and help them to develop their language proficiency .This dissertation aims to figure out the reasons behind the crisis of readability among EFL learners at the University Center of Abdelhafid Boussouf -Mila. This dissertation includes two main chapters. The first one, which is theoretical, deals with the literature review related to the reading skill. The second part, represents the field work of the present research. It is concerned with the collection and analysis of the data. The students’ questionnaire is used as a data collection tool whose analysis revealed that some students read and have a high level of reading. However, other students do not read due to many reasons; such as, a lack of interest in reading, social media, lack of vocabulary and lack of reading habit. These are seen as the main reasons behind the crisis of readability among EFL learner. This research ends with suggestions and recommendation for both students and teachers.