Due to these problems caused by the

Due to these problems caused by the difficulties of intensive reading in Jordan and based on the benefits reported
by many researchers about using extensive reading, it is essential to examine whether extensive reading might be
more effective than the conventional method traditionally used in EFL classroom context at Jordanian
universities’ levels.
In the researcher opinion, students read without any particular strategies for remembering new words, getting the
main ideas, getting the meaning by the context, recognizing and applying grammar or reading in discourse level.
Therefore, they do not comprehend what they are reading, and consequently they gain little information. English
Department instructors still stick to the intensive reading approach instead of extensive approach. Therefore, the
study focuses on examining the impact of the ER on Jordan universities students’ reading comprehension
achievement, grammar and vocabulary knowledge in English.
1.1 Statement of the Problem
In EFL countries such as Jordan, the amount of contact that English students have in language class is
insufficient and they read slowly. Also, they have little chance to encounter the variety of usages of the frequent
lexical and grammatical elements. ER is a useful strategy for students to have exposure to natural English in
contexts they can understand. The researcher conducted the study to investigate the impact of ER on improving
EFL proficiency in Jordanian Universities.
1.2 The Questions of the Study
The study tried to answer the following questions:
1) What is the effect of ER on EFL student’s reading?
2) What is the effect of ER on EFL student’s vocabulary?
3) What is the effect of ER on EFL student’s grammar?