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Abstract The present study aimed at investigating the effectiveness of a proposed program based on literary analysis approach in developing the literary reading skills of a sample of English majors at Women’s College , Ain Shams University. The quasi- experimental design was used for conducting this research. The participants consisted of 60 second year students. They were assigned into two groups , experimental and control . The instruments of the study were : 1) the literary reading skills list ; and 2) the literary reading pre-posttest. Reliability and validity of the instruments were verified. The experiment lasted for three months in the first semester of the academic year 2013/2014 . Results of the study indicated that the proposed program proved to be effective in developing the target literary reading skills , namely; character, theme, setting, plot, irony , imagery , symbolism , emotion and mood . Based on the findings, a set of recommendations and suggestions for further research were highlighted |