http://148.72.244.84/xmlui/handle/123456789/17 2026-05-07T14:54:10Z http://148.72.244.84/xmlui/handle/xmlui/17062 A Suggested Programme for Teaching Reading Comprehension to EFL Learners at a Secondary School Stage in Iraq Natiq Taha Abdul-Kareem Reading Comprehension is challenging for the majority of EFL learners due to their poor reading ability, limited vocabulary, and lack of the language competence. Moreover, the modern trends of teaching English which give priority to spoken language at the sacrifice of the written language weaken learners' ability in writing. Consequently, the learners either neglect answering the questions on the reading passages which appear as the first question in every school and ministerial examination or answer them carelessly. The study proposes a training programme for those learners, It was built on the above- mentioned situation which necessitates adopting a simplified way for teaching this activity and using learners' native language in some occasions to overcome the difficulties they face and clarify some difficult points, they suffer from. The learners have incomplete knowledge or faulty knowledge of the target language. The programme was applied on a sample of (46) students at Al-Shareef Al-Radhi Preparatory School for Boys in Dayala Governorate. The students were exposed to pre- and post-tests during the academic year (2022-2023). The Findings revealed that there was a significant difference in the performance of the students in the post tests. The mean score of the students in the pre-test is (3.173), whereas the mean score in the post-test is (5.086) which is obviously higher than the pre-test and the calculated t- value is ( 9.91 ) higher than the scheduled t- value (1.96 ) . 2025-12-10T00:00:00Z http://148.72.244.84/xmlui/handle/xmlui/17061 The Impact of Association Techniques in Enhancing Reading Skills of Iraqi EFL Fourth Preparatory School Learners Enas Feleh Heesen Al-Zaidy This study examines the effect of association techniques on enhancing the English reading skills on students' academic performance using an experimental design. The study was conducted with a total of 82 students which applies a pre-test/post-test model to measure changes in reading proficiency. The students were given a reading skills test before and after a two-month instructional intervention focused on enhancing reading strategies such as skimming, scanning, and inferencing. The data were analyzed using paired sample t-tests to assess the statistical significance of the improvement. Results showed a notable increase in students’ reading skills scores after integrating association techniques with the educational material, indicating the effectiveness of targeted reading instruction. The findings highlight the value of structured reading programs in improving language learning outcomes. It is recommended that educators adopt these techniques in other educational settings to support students with low reading proficiency. 2025-12-10T00:00:00Z http://148.72.244.84/xmlui/handle/xmlui/17060 Digital Games as a Support for Stealth Assessment:EFL Teachers’ Perspectives Zainab Abbas Jawad Al –Sady The present study aims to shed light on the crucial roles of using digital games generally on enhancing English language learning and specifically on supporting stealth assessment which is a new technology that embeds ongoing formative assessment in game -based environments without the awareness of the students who are being assessed. The study also aims at guaranteeing complete comprehension of the term stealth assessment by Iraqi EFL teachers, investigating their perceptions toward using educational digital games to support stealth assessment and comparing their perceptions based on the variables of gender and age generation (25-35&35-55) . The study also aims to identify the main types of digital games that can be most effective for applying stealth assessment in English language classrooms. Sixty EFL teachers were chosen randomly from different distinguished secondary schools from the general directorate of Baghdad ( Al -Rusafa District ) to represent the study sample. The researcher has constructed a questionnaire after confirming its face validity by exposing it to specialized experts in EFL teaching methods and applied linguistics.After analyzing the results of the study by using suitable statistical methods , they demonstrate that EFL teachers have high positive perceptions towards using educational digital games for supporting stealth assessment . They also indicate that Duolingo , Quizlet, and Minecraft digital games are the most effective for applying stealth assessment . This study also recommends that teachers ca use educational digital games in learning and teaching English language as they are the best method for keeping the students engaged in teaching classrooms . 2025-12-10T00:00:00Z http://148.72.244.84/xmlui/handle/xmlui/17059 The Effect of Using VARK-Based Instructional Strategies to Enhance Lexical Competence among EFL Secondary School Students Omar Ali Hussein Alani Multiple learning styles have been associated with individuals in recent comprehensive studies. An individual's learning style is indicative of how well they take in and retain new knowledge. When it comes to sensory attribute classification, VARK's framework is the most well-known among the several learning model methods. The aims of this study are (1) to find out the effect of instructional strategies informed by the VARK model (visual, aural, read/write, kinesthetic) in enhancing EFL learners' lexical competence and (2) to identify which VARK learning modalities (visual, aural, read/write, kinesthetic) are most effective in enhancing lexical competence. It’s hypothesized that (1) there is no statistically significant difference in the lexical competence of EFL learners taught using VARK-based instructional strategies compared to those taught using traditional methods. (2) There is no statistically significant difference between the four types of modalities (visual, aural, read/write, kinesthetic) at the significance level (0.05). To achieve these aims, 50 sixth-year school students have been taken from Al-Muhsin Secondary School in Diyala province and participated in this study and have been randomly assigned to the experimental and control groups. The experimental group has received VARK-based instructional strategies. In this study a validated test and various statistical tools have been used to analyze the collected data. According to the findings, several conclusions and recommendations are put forward 2025-12-10T00:00:00Z