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Papers by liqaa Habeb Al-Obaydi

˜The œjournal of Asia TEFL, Mar 31, 2024

Her research interests include the use of innovative technologies in teaching English as a foreig... more Her research interests include the use of innovative technologies in teaching English as a foreign language.

Studies in English language and education, Sep 15, 2023

The use of psychological techniques to deal with language problems is a well-known strategy in th... more The use of psychological techniques to deal with language problems is a well-known strategy in the process of teaching foreign languages as learners can sometimes suffer from anxiety and stress, so it is essential to help students overcome the psychological barriers they face to cope with the process of learning. This study attempts to deal with pragmatic problems by using a mix of mental grounding techniques and pragmatic activities (awareness-raising activities). The sample of the study comprised participants from Iraq and the Czech Republic. They were firstyear college students. The researchers depended on learning zones to determine the suitable time for the experiment (fear zone). The researchers applied self-report surveys in addition to interviews to determine the students with pragmatic problems. Then, at the end of the experiment, the participants were interviewed again to evaluate the experiment in addition to the same self-report survey. Results showed that the two samples responded positively to the mix of techniques used. Moreover, the division of learning zones seems ideal to be dependent in the present study as it specifies the time of challenge the students experienced. The results also clarified that the mix of the two types of activities (pragmatic and

International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (iJET)

This paper explores the correspondence between the use of ChatGPT and the generally accepted defi... more This paper explores the correspondence between the use of ChatGPT and the generally accepted definitions of learning. The study compares the data provided by ChatGPT with well-known definitions of learning in order to determine if the use of the chatbot supports language learning. The research questions focus on the alignment between ChatGPT and the definitions of learning, the potential behavioral changes resulting from learning via ChatGPT, the learning experience provided by the chatbot, and the support it offers for language learning and the development of linguistic and social skills. The methodology of the study involves a qualitative approach, collecting data from university students who used ChatGPT to complete writing assignments. The participants were observed during their interaction with ChatGPT, and interviews were conducted to gather their perspectives. The collected data were compared to a list of definitions and concepts of learning and language learning. The results...

Intensive journal, Nov 19, 2020

Virtual learning is a kind of learning that is mainly web-based e-learning platform. It needs onl... more Virtual learning is a kind of learning that is mainly web-based e-learning platform. It needs online portfolios, learning management system, systematic use of assessment, and course content in order to provide students with regular feedback. The present study deals with Iraqi college teachers' attitudes towards using virtual learning as a medium of instruction in EFL teaching context. It attempts to see college teachers' opinions concerning exchanging the traditional face to face teaching by totally online virtual courses. To gain the aim of the study, a questionnaire of two parts that is constructed by the researcher is used. Fifty college teachers have been chosen randomly to represent the main study sample. Based on the results gained, specific conclusions and implications are put forward.

At present, it is natural for young people to use different digital tools to learn a foreign lang... more At present, it is natural for young people to use different digital tools to learn a foreign language. The aim of this article is to explore what kind of chatbot for learning a foreign language at A1-B1 level students would welcome and create a persona (i.e., a typical foreign language user) of a chatbot for learning a foreign language. The research employed a quantitative approach using a questionnaire survey to gather data from 109 respondents. The findings revealed that simplicity, quick practice opportunities, gamification features, accessibility, and cost-free usage were the most valued features of chatbots for language learning. The study also highlights the importance of immediate feedback, user-friendly interfaces, and short-term interactions for optimal chatbot usage. Furthermore, the results shed light on the preferred learning methods, such as spoken communication and writing, as well as user goals, including vocabulary expansion, comprehension improvement, and grammar en...

The Electronic Library

Purpose In the digital transformation race, the older generation, called digital immigrants (gene... more Purpose In the digital transformation race, the older generation, called digital immigrants (generation X), encounter various obstacles. This study aims to investigate the e-reading adoption and cross-cultural differences among generation X. Design/methodology/approach This study collected survey-based data from generation X e-readers in Iraq and Pakistan (Pakistan, N = 235; Iraq, N = 251). Structural equation modeling and multigroup analysis (MGA) were used to arrive at a statistical decision regarding the hypotheses and the study’s primary objectives. Findings Three hypotheses (H2, H3 and H8) were supported by both data sets. However, there is positive variance based on MGA for two hypotheses (H1 and H3) where the Pakistani sample’s path coefficients are greater than the Iraqi sample’s path coefficients. In contrast, there is negative variance based on MGA for two hypotheses (H7 and H9) where the Iraqi sample’s path coefficients are greater than the Pakistani sample’s path coeffic...

Contemporary Educational Technology

This abstract presents a research study that investigates the effects of technology integration (... more This abstract presents a research study that investigates the effects of technology integration (TI) through digital gameplay on English as a foreign language (EFL) college students’ behavior intention. The study employs a mixed-methods research design, combining quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis methods. The quantitative phase involves a pre- and post-test design, measuring the behavior intention of EFL college students before and after engaging in digital gameplay activities. The qualitative phase involves in-depth interviews and focus group discussions to gather students’ perceptions and experiences with using digital gameplay in their language learning process. The findings reveal that TI through digital gameplay positively influences EFL college students’ behavior intention, including their motivation, engagement, and self-efficacy in language learning. The qualitative data provide insights into students’ perceptions of the benefits and challenges of usi...

Background Digital games have been recognized as an effective tool to enhance language learning, ... more Background Digital games have been recognized as an effective tool to enhance language learning, and their design features, such as interactivity, challenge, or immersion, have been linked to successful language acquisition. The purpose of this research study is to explore some design features of digital games and show their impact on learning English by EFL college students. Methods The methodology was based on a questionnaire survey that was conducted in two countries (Iraq and the Czech Republic) among 160 undergraduate students of English as a foreign language. Results The findings of this study reveal that digital games have the potential to be effective tools for improving English language proficiency among EFL college students and their effectiveness is especially affected by design features, such as personalization and interactivity. In addition, language skills development and perceived usefulness are also important factors despite the fact that students do not associate th...

International Journal of Interactive Mobile Technologies (iJIM)

Currently, mobile learning is an inseparable part of education since students use their mobile de... more Currently, mobile learning is an inseparable part of education since students use their mobile devices ubiquitously on a daily basis. This is also true for foreign language learning where smartphones and their applications are used for practicing all four language skills and language structures. The purpose of this article is to survey the needs of university students as far as the functions and content of a mobile app for foreign language learning are concerned. The methodology was based on an online questionnaire survey, which was conducted among 103 students of the University of Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic, in the period between 30 October 2020 and 24 January 2021. The findings reveal that the potential mobile applications for foreign language learning should be tailored to the language needs of students at the University of Hradec Králové; be targeted at their foreign language level between B1 and B2 of the Common European Reference Framework for Languages; be used at smartph...

Education and Information Technologies

ELS Journal on Interdisciplinary Studies in Humanities

Part of the substance of an utterance could be represented by gestures. There are many different ... more Part of the substance of an utterance could be represented by gestures. There are many different perspectives on how gestures, words, and cognition relate to one another and how they could influence communication. Gestures are inferior to words because they communicate no semantic information beyond the linguistic utterances that accompany them. The current study aims to find the main gestural strategies, used by the interlocutors in English political TV Interviews that represent speech acts. It is based on the hypothesis that there are different strategies of gestures used by interlocutors in political TV interviews that represent speech acts. The selected interviews have been analyzed in the light of an eclectic model based on model Kulkarni (2013) and Searle (1979). The first is used for analyzing the main kinds of body movements and types of gesticulation, and the latter for analyzing Searle's classification of speech acts since it is a pragmatic study. The results of the se...

PSYCHOLINGUISTICS

Purpose. Project-based learning (PBL) is a student-centered environment that emphasizes a dynamic... more Purpose. Project-based learning (PBL) is a student-centered environment that emphasizes a dynamic classroom approach. It is founded on the idea that students gain a deeper understanding by actively tackling difficulties and issues from the real world. Students gain knowledge in a subject by devoting a significant amount of time to researching and solving a challenging question or interesting issue. Methods & Procedure. PBL was used in online classes during the pandemic of COVID-19. The study concentrated on projects that were created by students themselves under the guidance of teachers with the aim of determining their impact on their communication, engagement, motivation, and academic accomplishment in L2 acquisition context. The sample of the study that consisted of 100 EFL college students deployed this methodology in their weekly lectures. Results. The results show that PBL can have some positive effect on the entire spectrum of parameters under consideration as well as have a...

Frontiers in Psychology

The teaching and learning process is facing many unprecedented challenges that require innovative... more The teaching and learning process is facing many unprecedented challenges that require innovative solutions in the short life of knowledge and the abrupt development of technology. Some of these challenges are the new roles of teachers who are the main constituents in the online teaching process. The main aim of this study revolved around determining and analyzing university students’ priorities concerning the competency categorization and roles of online teachers. The research was based on Moodle and Google classroom to validate the competency elements with the final aim of improving teaching and learning processes. The data were collected by using an online questionnaire that evaluated eight dimensions of competencies and roles of online teachers. The research sample consisted of 430 participants (aged between 19 and 30) from Iraq and Oman. The results obtained from these two countries were very similar as the respondents highlighted professional, pedagogical and social competenci...

ALUSTATH JOURNAL FOR HUMAN AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

The current study aims at identifying intermediate school students’ difficulties in reading lit... more The current study aims at identifying intermediate school students’ difficulties in reading literary texts from teacher’s viewpoints, and identifying and classifying intermediate school students’ difficulties in reading literary texts from students’ viewpoints. To achieve the aims, two samples were used, fifteen teachers and thirty students/forth preparatory, were used. The researchers constructed two types of questionnaires to determine the difficulties faced by intermediate school students from both teachers and students points of view. The items of the questionnaires have been collected on the basis of the related literature, interviews, the open ended questionnaire, the information found in the teacher's guide, previous studies which deal with teaching techniques and experts opinions. In the light of the results obtained, recommendations which are concerned with teachers and students are put forward.

International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (iJET)

Currently, basically everyone is surrounded by digital media and they are used for various human ... more Currently, basically everyone is surrounded by digital media and they are used for various human activities, including learning. The aim of this study is to verify how much digital gaming can be used for unintentional language acquisition within the concept of autonomous learning. A few young participants took part in the research in which they were observed how much digital gaming in their free time can influence autonomy in their learning of a foreign language. Several definitions from authoritative sources were chosen and applied in the given context. The final results of the study demonstrate that no real language leaning and no real autonomous learning is found in such an accidental learning environment as digital gaming. It does not provide any stimulation for the participants and these findings could be important for those who are responsible for the design of various digital tools available so that they could make them more stimulating in the area of autonomy as there is a v...

Frontiers in Psychology

Given the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, online classes have received special attention worldwi... more Given the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, online classes have received special attention worldwide. Since teachers have a lasting effect on the students, the teacher–student relationship is a pivotal factor in language learning classes. Students will not be engaged in class activities if they are not sufficiently challenged by them or if they do not find them interesting, especially in online classes. From this point of view, motivating, engaging, and testing techniques in online classes are highly important. The present study attempts to demonstrate a correlation between structured feedback and three types of engagement in an online class: cognitive, behavioral, and emotional engagement. The structured feedback, which is used at the end of each lesson lets the students express what they know, what they want to know, and what they learned. The sample of the study consists of 114 EFL third-year college students. The study's findings reveal positive and significant correlations b...

The use of music in second language teaching is important due to the large number of benefits it ... more The use of music in second language teaching is important due to the large number of benefits it can bring to the students and the whole educational process. The present study investigates students’ and teachers’ perspectives on using music in five Muslim countries, namely, Iraq, Turkey, Oman, Yemen, and Indonesia. It also attempts to show whether there is any correlation between using music in English as a second language classes and students’ motivation, intelligence, and social skills. The other important thing that this study focuses on is the cultural and religious matters that may prevent using music in schools in the researched countries. The study comprises participants, teachers and students, from all the mentioned countries. The researchers used two online interviews with the respondents. The interviews with the students were conducted Arabic, Turkish, and Indonesian to facilitate reliable data collection from the students. The findings of the study show the very positive ...

Language Related Research

The paper deals with the topic of visually based L2 acquisition in higher education and evaluates... more The paper deals with the topic of visually based L2 acquisition in higher education and evaluates the impact of the use of visual images based on Kolb´s theory of experiential learning. It evaluates its impact on the students´ risk-taking, motivation and anxiety. The research was conducted at the English Department of the University of Diyala, Iraq. The total number of participants was forty (n = 40) and they all were first-year students at English Department. The research was conducted by using guided interviews through the Google Meet platform. The main idea of the research was to evaluate how much will experiential learning, via the reading pictures technique, influence college students' risk-taking, motivation, and anxiety. The research results show that students' motivation and risk-taking were affected positively by using pictures. It further shows that the classroom anxiety of the students was less affected than the other two variables.

˜The œjournal of Asia TEFL, Mar 31, 2024

Her research interests include the use of innovative technologies in teaching English as a foreig... more Her research interests include the use of innovative technologies in teaching English as a foreign language.

Studies in English language and education, Sep 15, 2023

The use of psychological techniques to deal with language problems is a well-known strategy in th... more The use of psychological techniques to deal with language problems is a well-known strategy in the process of teaching foreign languages as learners can sometimes suffer from anxiety and stress, so it is essential to help students overcome the psychological barriers they face to cope with the process of learning. This study attempts to deal with pragmatic problems by using a mix of mental grounding techniques and pragmatic activities (awareness-raising activities). The sample of the study comprised participants from Iraq and the Czech Republic. They were firstyear college students. The researchers depended on learning zones to determine the suitable time for the experiment (fear zone). The researchers applied self-report surveys in addition to interviews to determine the students with pragmatic problems. Then, at the end of the experiment, the participants were interviewed again to evaluate the experiment in addition to the same self-report survey. Results showed that the two samples responded positively to the mix of techniques used. Moreover, the division of learning zones seems ideal to be dependent in the present study as it specifies the time of challenge the students experienced. The results also clarified that the mix of the two types of activities (pragmatic and

International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (iJET)

This paper explores the correspondence between the use of ChatGPT and the generally accepted defi... more This paper explores the correspondence between the use of ChatGPT and the generally accepted definitions of learning. The study compares the data provided by ChatGPT with well-known definitions of learning in order to determine if the use of the chatbot supports language learning. The research questions focus on the alignment between ChatGPT and the definitions of learning, the potential behavioral changes resulting from learning via ChatGPT, the learning experience provided by the chatbot, and the support it offers for language learning and the development of linguistic and social skills. The methodology of the study involves a qualitative approach, collecting data from university students who used ChatGPT to complete writing assignments. The participants were observed during their interaction with ChatGPT, and interviews were conducted to gather their perspectives. The collected data were compared to a list of definitions and concepts of learning and language learning. The results...

Intensive journal, Nov 19, 2020

Virtual learning is a kind of learning that is mainly web-based e-learning platform. It needs onl... more Virtual learning is a kind of learning that is mainly web-based e-learning platform. It needs online portfolios, learning management system, systematic use of assessment, and course content in order to provide students with regular feedback. The present study deals with Iraqi college teachers' attitudes towards using virtual learning as a medium of instruction in EFL teaching context. It attempts to see college teachers' opinions concerning exchanging the traditional face to face teaching by totally online virtual courses. To gain the aim of the study, a questionnaire of two parts that is constructed by the researcher is used. Fifty college teachers have been chosen randomly to represent the main study sample. Based on the results gained, specific conclusions and implications are put forward.

At present, it is natural for young people to use different digital tools to learn a foreign lang... more At present, it is natural for young people to use different digital tools to learn a foreign language. The aim of this article is to explore what kind of chatbot for learning a foreign language at A1-B1 level students would welcome and create a persona (i.e., a typical foreign language user) of a chatbot for learning a foreign language. The research employed a quantitative approach using a questionnaire survey to gather data from 109 respondents. The findings revealed that simplicity, quick practice opportunities, gamification features, accessibility, and cost-free usage were the most valued features of chatbots for language learning. The study also highlights the importance of immediate feedback, user-friendly interfaces, and short-term interactions for optimal chatbot usage. Furthermore, the results shed light on the preferred learning methods, such as spoken communication and writing, as well as user goals, including vocabulary expansion, comprehension improvement, and grammar en...

The Electronic Library

Purpose In the digital transformation race, the older generation, called digital immigrants (gene... more Purpose In the digital transformation race, the older generation, called digital immigrants (generation X), encounter various obstacles. This study aims to investigate the e-reading adoption and cross-cultural differences among generation X. Design/methodology/approach This study collected survey-based data from generation X e-readers in Iraq and Pakistan (Pakistan, N = 235; Iraq, N = 251). Structural equation modeling and multigroup analysis (MGA) were used to arrive at a statistical decision regarding the hypotheses and the study’s primary objectives. Findings Three hypotheses (H2, H3 and H8) were supported by both data sets. However, there is positive variance based on MGA for two hypotheses (H1 and H3) where the Pakistani sample’s path coefficients are greater than the Iraqi sample’s path coefficients. In contrast, there is negative variance based on MGA for two hypotheses (H7 and H9) where the Iraqi sample’s path coefficients are greater than the Pakistani sample’s path coeffic...

Contemporary Educational Technology

This abstract presents a research study that investigates the effects of technology integration (... more This abstract presents a research study that investigates the effects of technology integration (TI) through digital gameplay on English as a foreign language (EFL) college students’ behavior intention. The study employs a mixed-methods research design, combining quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis methods. The quantitative phase involves a pre- and post-test design, measuring the behavior intention of EFL college students before and after engaging in digital gameplay activities. The qualitative phase involves in-depth interviews and focus group discussions to gather students’ perceptions and experiences with using digital gameplay in their language learning process. The findings reveal that TI through digital gameplay positively influences EFL college students’ behavior intention, including their motivation, engagement, and self-efficacy in language learning. The qualitative data provide insights into students’ perceptions of the benefits and challenges of usi...

Background Digital games have been recognized as an effective tool to enhance language learning, ... more Background Digital games have been recognized as an effective tool to enhance language learning, and their design features, such as interactivity, challenge, or immersion, have been linked to successful language acquisition. The purpose of this research study is to explore some design features of digital games and show their impact on learning English by EFL college students. Methods The methodology was based on a questionnaire survey that was conducted in two countries (Iraq and the Czech Republic) among 160 undergraduate students of English as a foreign language. Results The findings of this study reveal that digital games have the potential to be effective tools for improving English language proficiency among EFL college students and their effectiveness is especially affected by design features, such as personalization and interactivity. In addition, language skills development and perceived usefulness are also important factors despite the fact that students do not associate th...

International Journal of Interactive Mobile Technologies (iJIM)

Currently, mobile learning is an inseparable part of education since students use their mobile de... more Currently, mobile learning is an inseparable part of education since students use their mobile devices ubiquitously on a daily basis. This is also true for foreign language learning where smartphones and their applications are used for practicing all four language skills and language structures. The purpose of this article is to survey the needs of university students as far as the functions and content of a mobile app for foreign language learning are concerned. The methodology was based on an online questionnaire survey, which was conducted among 103 students of the University of Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic, in the period between 30 October 2020 and 24 January 2021. The findings reveal that the potential mobile applications for foreign language learning should be tailored to the language needs of students at the University of Hradec Králové; be targeted at their foreign language level between B1 and B2 of the Common European Reference Framework for Languages; be used at smartph...

Education and Information Technologies

ELS Journal on Interdisciplinary Studies in Humanities

Part of the substance of an utterance could be represented by gestures. There are many different ... more Part of the substance of an utterance could be represented by gestures. There are many different perspectives on how gestures, words, and cognition relate to one another and how they could influence communication. Gestures are inferior to words because they communicate no semantic information beyond the linguistic utterances that accompany them. The current study aims to find the main gestural strategies, used by the interlocutors in English political TV Interviews that represent speech acts. It is based on the hypothesis that there are different strategies of gestures used by interlocutors in political TV interviews that represent speech acts. The selected interviews have been analyzed in the light of an eclectic model based on model Kulkarni (2013) and Searle (1979). The first is used for analyzing the main kinds of body movements and types of gesticulation, and the latter for analyzing Searle's classification of speech acts since it is a pragmatic study. The results of the se...

PSYCHOLINGUISTICS

Purpose. Project-based learning (PBL) is a student-centered environment that emphasizes a dynamic... more Purpose. Project-based learning (PBL) is a student-centered environment that emphasizes a dynamic classroom approach. It is founded on the idea that students gain a deeper understanding by actively tackling difficulties and issues from the real world. Students gain knowledge in a subject by devoting a significant amount of time to researching and solving a challenging question or interesting issue. Methods & Procedure. PBL was used in online classes during the pandemic of COVID-19. The study concentrated on projects that were created by students themselves under the guidance of teachers with the aim of determining their impact on their communication, engagement, motivation, and academic accomplishment in L2 acquisition context. The sample of the study that consisted of 100 EFL college students deployed this methodology in their weekly lectures. Results. The results show that PBL can have some positive effect on the entire spectrum of parameters under consideration as well as have a...

Frontiers in Psychology

The teaching and learning process is facing many unprecedented challenges that require innovative... more The teaching and learning process is facing many unprecedented challenges that require innovative solutions in the short life of knowledge and the abrupt development of technology. Some of these challenges are the new roles of teachers who are the main constituents in the online teaching process. The main aim of this study revolved around determining and analyzing university students’ priorities concerning the competency categorization and roles of online teachers. The research was based on Moodle and Google classroom to validate the competency elements with the final aim of improving teaching and learning processes. The data were collected by using an online questionnaire that evaluated eight dimensions of competencies and roles of online teachers. The research sample consisted of 430 participants (aged between 19 and 30) from Iraq and Oman. The results obtained from these two countries were very similar as the respondents highlighted professional, pedagogical and social competenci...

ALUSTATH JOURNAL FOR HUMAN AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

The current study aims at identifying intermediate school students’ difficulties in reading lit... more The current study aims at identifying intermediate school students’ difficulties in reading literary texts from teacher’s viewpoints, and identifying and classifying intermediate school students’ difficulties in reading literary texts from students’ viewpoints. To achieve the aims, two samples were used, fifteen teachers and thirty students/forth preparatory, were used. The researchers constructed two types of questionnaires to determine the difficulties faced by intermediate school students from both teachers and students points of view. The items of the questionnaires have been collected on the basis of the related literature, interviews, the open ended questionnaire, the information found in the teacher's guide, previous studies which deal with teaching techniques and experts opinions. In the light of the results obtained, recommendations which are concerned with teachers and students are put forward.

International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (iJET)

Currently, basically everyone is surrounded by digital media and they are used for various human ... more Currently, basically everyone is surrounded by digital media and they are used for various human activities, including learning. The aim of this study is to verify how much digital gaming can be used for unintentional language acquisition within the concept of autonomous learning. A few young participants took part in the research in which they were observed how much digital gaming in their free time can influence autonomy in their learning of a foreign language. Several definitions from authoritative sources were chosen and applied in the given context. The final results of the study demonstrate that no real language leaning and no real autonomous learning is found in such an accidental learning environment as digital gaming. It does not provide any stimulation for the participants and these findings could be important for those who are responsible for the design of various digital tools available so that they could make them more stimulating in the area of autonomy as there is a v...

Frontiers in Psychology

Given the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, online classes have received special attention worldwi... more Given the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, online classes have received special attention worldwide. Since teachers have a lasting effect on the students, the teacher–student relationship is a pivotal factor in language learning classes. Students will not be engaged in class activities if they are not sufficiently challenged by them or if they do not find them interesting, especially in online classes. From this point of view, motivating, engaging, and testing techniques in online classes are highly important. The present study attempts to demonstrate a correlation between structured feedback and three types of engagement in an online class: cognitive, behavioral, and emotional engagement. The structured feedback, which is used at the end of each lesson lets the students express what they know, what they want to know, and what they learned. The sample of the study consists of 114 EFL third-year college students. The study's findings reveal positive and significant correlations b...

The use of music in second language teaching is important due to the large number of benefits it ... more The use of music in second language teaching is important due to the large number of benefits it can bring to the students and the whole educational process. The present study investigates students’ and teachers’ perspectives on using music in five Muslim countries, namely, Iraq, Turkey, Oman, Yemen, and Indonesia. It also attempts to show whether there is any correlation between using music in English as a second language classes and students’ motivation, intelligence, and social skills. The other important thing that this study focuses on is the cultural and religious matters that may prevent using music in schools in the researched countries. The study comprises participants, teachers and students, from all the mentioned countries. The researchers used two online interviews with the respondents. The interviews with the students were conducted Arabic, Turkish, and Indonesian to facilitate reliable data collection from the students. The findings of the study show the very positive ...

Language Related Research

The paper deals with the topic of visually based L2 acquisition in higher education and evaluates... more The paper deals with the topic of visually based L2 acquisition in higher education and evaluates the impact of the use of visual images based on Kolb´s theory of experiential learning. It evaluates its impact on the students´ risk-taking, motivation and anxiety. The research was conducted at the English Department of the University of Diyala, Iraq. The total number of participants was forty (n = 40) and they all were first-year students at English Department. The research was conducted by using guided interviews through the Google Meet platform. The main idea of the research was to evaluate how much will experiential learning, via the reading pictures technique, influence college students' risk-taking, motivation, and anxiety. The research results show that students' motivation and risk-taking were affected positively by using pictures. It further shows that the classroom anxiety of the students was less affected than the other two variables.