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Background: Extensive reading involves learners reading texts for enjoyment and to develop reading skills. This case study aimed to enhance EFL students' reading skill through Extensive reading activities over four weeks. It involved five students in English pedagogy from Foreign Language Department. The data were collected from Ielts reading test, students' diaries and extensive reading motivation questionnaire. The Ielts reading test was used to assess the students’ reading abilities, while the ER motivation questionnaire and diaries were employed to explore their motivation toward ER application. The results indicated a moderate improvement in reading skills, with half of the students from experimental groups reporting increased motivation due to the implementation of ER tasks and materials. The findings revealed that students reported their intrinsic motivation, extrinsic academic compliance at the highest, while extrinsic excel to read at the lowest. The study recommended that extensive reading is a potentially effective approach for improving reading comprehension although it requires learners to engage with it over extended periods.
Keywords: Extensive reading, Foreign Language Department students, English reading comprehension.
