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اثر استخدام تـقنيات الاستذكار في تحصيل طلبة العراق دارسي اللغة الانكليزية لغة اجنبية في الاملاء والمفردات == THE EFFECT OF USING MNEMONIC TECHNIQUES ON IRAQI EFL STUDENTS' ACHIEVEMENT IN SPELLING AND VOCABULARY
Author name:
فردوس فؤاد مانوئيل
Supervisor name:
سعد صلال سرحان
General topic:
Educational Sciences
Specific topic:
Methods of Teaching English Language
Degree:
Master
University:
Mustansiriyah University - Faculty Of Basic Education - Department Of Teaching Methods
Language:
English
University location:
Baghdad
First pages:
05T3052 - p.pdf
Abstract:
Mnemonic techniques are special techniques that assist information retention in the human memory. Mnemonics aim to translate information into a form that the brain can retain better than its original form. Therefore, these techniques are expected to deal with the vocabulary and spelling difficulties of Iraqi EFL students especially the intermediate school ones in order to reduce the misspelling ratio and to enlarge their vocabulary repertoire. The present study aims at empirically investigating the effect of using mnemonic techniques on Iraqi EFL students' achievement in spelling and vocabulary. For this purpose, it is hypothesized that there is no statistically significant difference between the mean score of the students who are taught spelling and vocabulary using mnemonic techniques, and that of those who are taught spelling and vocabulary using strategies that are recommended in the prescribed textbook. In order to achieve the aim of the study, an experiment has been designed. The population is the female students of the second grade at the intermediate schools in Baghdad, during the academic year 2014 - 2015. Two sections are randomly selected; one to be the experimental group and the other has been considered the control group; each group contains 40 students. The researcher herself has taught the two groups the same topics. But only the experimental group received the treatment. The experiment lasted two months. The two groups have been equalized in the variables of age, parents' education, their scores in the first semester, and their achievement in the pre - test. And at the end of the experiment, the post - test that includes six questions is constructed and administered by the researcher herself to both groups (experimental and control) to find out students’ progress in learning spelling and vocabulary. The test validity is ascertained by exposing it to a jury of experts. Then, a pilot study of 100 students is conducted to provide data for item analysis which indicates the effectiveness of the test items in terms of their discriminatory power and difficulty level. The reliability has been calculated by using the Cronbach Alpha method and the correlation coefficient was 0.82. After statistical analysis of the obtained data, the t - test formula for two independent samples is used to test the significance difference between the two mean scores of the two groups. It is found out that there is a statistically significance difference in favour of experimental group. Therefore, it is concluded that the mnemonic techniques have a great effect in teaching spelling and vocabulary. Therefore, a number of recommendations and suggestions for further researches are put forward.
