It's challenging to help EFL students in Iraq learn and use synonyms. This study investigates the challenges faced by Iraqi English as a Foreign Language (EFL) students in understanding and employing synonyms. By employing Langacker's cognitive linguistic theory of domains, the research aims to enhance EFL Iraqi students' synonym knowledge and vocabulary acquisition. The study utilizes a descriptive analysis technique, with a pre-test and post-test design, involving fifty first-year students at the University of Baghdad's College of Languages, Department of English. The findings reveal that the domain theory significantly improved students' comprehension and application of English word semantics. Prior to the intervention, students
... Show Moreان التقدم والحداثة التي تم ادخالها على النظام التعليمي والتربوي اثر بشكل كبير في العمليات التعليمية وطريقة عرض الموضوع وشرحه على الطلبة حيث اصبح الاعتماد الكبير في عملية التعلم هو كيفية التفاعل بين المتعلم والمادة المراد تعلمها واتاحة الفرصة الكافية للمتعلم للتعلم وإعطاءه الحرية والثقة بالنفس بغية تحقيق الهدف من التعلم . وهنا تكمن مشكلة البحث من خلال عمل الباحثة كتدريسية في كلية التربية البدنية وعلو
... Show MoreThis study examines postgraduate students’ awareness of pragmatic aspects, including Grice Maxims, Politeness, and Direct and Indirect forms of speech. According to Paul Grice’s theory of implicature, which is considered one of the most important contributions to pragmatics, this paper discusses how postgraduate students can meet the cooperative principle when communicating effectively. It also outlines how does politeness principles influence obeying or violating the maxims and how is the use of direct or indirect forms of utterances prompted by politeness. Sixteen master’s students of Linguistics and Literature were asked to take a multiple-choice test. The test will be represented along with the interpretation of each optio
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