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Abstract
This study aimed to investigate the impact of extra-curricular resources and materials on the development of EFL learners’ motivation and ability to understand basic concepts of language. The IELTS pre-test and post-test scores of forty EFL learners, selected conveniently and homogenized through a Level Assessment (OPT) test, were compared to achieve this purpose. In addition, the participants who were randomly divided into experimental and control groups completed a motivation questionnaire, also called the academic motivation scale. This questionnaire was used to assess the participants’ motivation to learn English through extra-curricular materials used outside a classroom. The obtained results indicated the effectiveness of using extra-curricular materials on motivation. The results also confirmed the recent findings that using extracurricular materials is a useful way to improve the understanding of the learners’ basic English language concepts and the development of their motivation.