The Role of Flipped Classroom on Improving EFL Students' Speaking Skills at Salahaddin University

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This study investigates the effectiveness of the flipped classroom model in enhancing English as a Foreign Language (EFL) students' speaking skills at Salahaddin University, Kurdistan region of Iraq. The research employed a mixed-methods approach, combining quantitative data from speaking assessments in the form of a pre-test and post intervention test with qualitative insights from student survey, student interviews and classroom observations and notes. The study involved 120 undergraduate EFL students over two academic semesters in the English department, college of education at Salahaddin University in the academic year 2023-2024. Results indicate that the flipped classroom model significantly improved students' speaking proficiency, particularly in areas of fluency, pronunciation, and vocabulary usage. These results also have some pedagogical implication for both EFL teachers at the university level and for people who are responsible for designing course-books and syllabi. The findings suggest that this pedagogical approach can effectively address the common challenges faced in EFL speaking instruction within the Iraqi higher education in EFL context.