... than ever Therefore, a lot of attempts have been made to a research on designing a supplementary reading syllabus with a view to improving reading skills for the firstyear English majors at ... this approach, the learner factor is paid more attention than the former Furthermore, it aims to get away from the surface performance data and look at the competence that underlies the performance ... 29 Chapter III: Designing a supplementary reading syllabus with a view to improving reading skills for the first-year English majors at FLD, HPU The theoretical background in chapter and the results...