...Using Online Literature Circles to Improve EFL Reading Comprehension skills of University Students and their Motivation towards Reading

The  present research aimed at improving Reading Comprehension skills of university students and their Motivation towards Reading. The participants of the study were First year university students from Delta University for science and technology, Dakahlia, Egypt. The study adopted a quasi-experimental design, so the sample was divided into a control group (n = 30) and an experimental one (n = 30).  Instruments of the study were an EFL reading comprehension skills questionnaire, two EFL reading skills pre-posttest, and a motivation scale to measure students' motivation towards reading comprehension . The researcher taught both groups: the experimental group was taught through the DULMS platform , while the control group was taught through the traditional way of teaching. The results of the study showed that there were statistically significant differences between the mean scores of the experimental group and the control group in reading comprehension skills and their motivation towards reading  in favor of the experimental group. In addition, using online literature circles strategy had a positive effect on students’ comprehension skills.
Keywords: Online Literature Circles, Reading Comprehension skills, Motivation