76th Article "The influence of summary writing on the development of reading skills in a foreign language"

Ayu Rini Tri Utari
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Review of the 76th article


"The influence of summary writing on the development of reading skills in a foreign language"

The study investigates the influence of summary writing in an FL on the development of students' EFL reading skills. Eighty university students participated in a 6-month long quasi-experimental study. They were divided into an experimental and a control group. The study showed a statistically significant difference in the reading skills of the two groups suggesting that summarising has a positive influence on reading development. Summary writing was shown to be highly beneficial for weaker reader and assist  developing text comprehension in the FL classroom.