This paper is a practice report on reading materials development by learners using public relations magazines of the faculty of engineering. The purposes of this study were: 1) to develop reading skills focusing on engineering research, 2) to learn technical terms and expressions, and 3) to improve the ability to summarize the contents through making questions and presentation. The results showed that developing research based reading materials enhanced learners' motivation and autonomy. Furthermore, presentations about the reading materials helped motivate other students too. Therefore, we can conclude that reading materials which involve learner input are of utmost importance.