the impact of novel genre on reading comprehension improvement of iranian high school efl learners

reading comprehension research has a long and rich history. there is much that we can say about both the nature of reading comprehension as a process and about effective reading comprehension instruction. literary books have got a vital significance in education nowadays. they play their crucial role alongside the nation-wide academic text books in the ministry of education and have attracted the eye of the curriculum and material developers. this study has aimed at the investigation of the effects of deploying abridged novels on english as a foreign language (efl) learners’ reading skill in iranian primary high schools. the results of the study indicate a significant role of using such literary materials in improving the reading skill of participants in the experimental group. the implementation of simplified novels which have been modified, tailored, and adapted towards the proficiency level of the learners and their academic setting have proved to be effective and can be utilized and enhanced by the educational planners, curriculum designers, and teachers.