Language Teaching Methods and their Impact on Language Acquisition according to EFL Teachers at Kurdistan Universities
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https://doi.org/10.21271/zjhs.27.6.20Keywords:
Teaching Strategies, English as a Foreign Language, Language Acquisition, UniversitiesAbstract
The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of language teaching methods on the acquisition of English as a foreign language in Kurdish universities. A questionnaire was distributed online to a sample of (300) faculty members in English language departments at Kurdistan universities to achieve the study's objectives. The collected responses were analyzed using SPSS 23, and the results revealed that EFL students in Kurdistan face a variety of challenges when learning English, including student-related challenges. The findings also emphasized the importance of using diverse and modern methods in teaching English as a foreign language. Finally, the study concluded that language teaching methods have a statistically significant positive impact on EFL acquisition at a significant level of (0.05). The study suggested that EFL teachers diversify their teaching methods to accommodate different learning styles and learning strategies.
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