Investigating EFL Students’ Performance in Conversation at Tikrit and Kirkuk Universities
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This study aimed to investigate the performance of EFL (English as a Foreign Language) students in conversation at Tikrit and Kirkuk Universities in Iraq. The research questions addressed whether there were statistically significant differences in the students' performance in conversation between the two universities and according to gender. A sample of 259 third-year college students was randomly selected from the population of 403 undergraduate students from the English departments at both universities. The students' performance in conversation was assessed using a proficiency test designed based on the Celce-Murcia model of conversational competence. The test consisted of five sections, assessing both recognition and production levels.
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