The Impact of the 3-2-1 Reading Strategy on Iraqi EFL University Students' Achievement in Reading Comprehension
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The present study aims at measuring the effect of the 3-2-1 reading strategy on Iraqi EFL University students in Reading Comprehension
The sample of the study consists of second year university students / English Department / College of Education for Humanities / Tikrit University, during the academic year 2019-2020. It has been randomly chosen and has divided into two groups, the control group with (35) students and the experimental group with (35) students also. The two groups are equalized according to certain variables. The 3-2-1 strategy is used with the experimental group, whereas the control group is not trained on this strategy, i.e, by using the conventional method. After instruction for six weeks, both groups completed the same reading comprehension test. The obtained results have shown that there are statistically significant differences between the achievements of the students of the two groups in favor of the experimental group due to the use of the 3-2-1 strategy.
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