
Asst. Prof. Maysaa Rasheed Abd AL-Majeed is an M.A holder in Methods of Teaching English Foreign Language. The areas of interest are: EFL Teaching and Learning, TESOL, Phonology, Methods of Teaching EFL, Methods of Research, Teaching Practice.
B.A University of Baghdad, College of Education for Women, Department of English (1999-2000). M.A University of Baghdad, College of Education for Women, Department of English (2005).
college instrctor for B.A and M.A students
Committees: A. Department Committees: A Member in the following committees:
- Consultation and Guiding Committee (2007 till 2015).
- Examination Committee (2014-2015, 2015-2016, 2018-2019, 2021-2022).
- Cultural committee (2014-2015).
- Scientific Committee (2013-2014, 2014-2015, 2015-2016, 2019-2020).
- M.A Students Competition Committee : (2105-2016, 2018-2019, 2020-2021, 2021-2022, 2022-2023) B. Viva Committees: A Member in (12) viva committees, university of Baghdad, university of Babil, University of Tikrit and university of Al-Mustansiriyah –Colleges of Education Awards Head minister of Higher Education (4) Head of University (3) Head of college of education for women (36)
- M.A Thesis entitled "The Effect of Using Task-Based Approach on College Students' Pronunciation of English Vowel Sounds" in Methods of Teaching English as a Foreign Language”. (2008) Research with Instr. Narmeen Mahmood entitled "The Effect of Using Consciousness-Raising Grammar Tasks on ESP College Students Achievement".
(2008) Asst. Prof. Maysaa Rashid Abdul-Majeed research entitled The Identification of the Uses of English Articles and Words of Quantity by ESP College Students
(2009) Research with Zayneb Elaiwi Sallumi entitled: “Investigating the Students' Ability in Identifying the Meaning of Selected English Proverbs”.
(2011) Research with Asst. Instr Zainab Al-Kaisy entitled: Investigating the Students' Recognition and Production of Pronunciation Change After Adding Suffixes.
(2012) Research Instr. Narmeen Mahmood entitled: Investigating Iraqi EFL Students' Use of Vocabulary Learning Strategies. (2013) Research with Instr. Muntaha Sabbar entitled: The Effect of Using One-Minute Paper on Third Year College Students' Achievement in the Course of Methods of Teaching EFL (2013) Asst. Prof. Maysaa Rashid Abdul-Majeed research entitled The Effect of Using Reciprocal Teaching on Improving College Students' Achievement in Reading Comprehension.
(2014) Research with Inst. Zayneb Elaiwi Sallumi entitled: "Iraqi Third Year College Students' Recognition of English Idioms: A Comparative Study"
(2015) Research with Instr. Narmeen Mahmood entitled "The Effect of Using Scaffolding on Improving College Students' Achievement in Reading Comprehension".
(2015) Research with Instr. Narmeen Mahmood entitled: Investigating Iraqi EFL Students' Use of Social Learning Strategies
(2016) Research with Instr. Fatimah Khudair Hassoon Investigating Students' Ability in Identifying English Modals.
(2016)Research with Asst. Instr. Entesar Abbass Al-Gburi entitled “Teachers and Students Attitudes towards Conversation Courses”
(2016)Research with Iman Muwafaq Muslim “Technology Usage in English Language Teaching and Learning: Reality and Dream
(2017)Research with Instr. Dr. Rana Hameed Al-Bahrani entitled “A Cognitive Semantic Analysis of the Preposition at” (2018) Research with Shahad Hatim Kadhim entitled "Investigating EFL Skills Used by Iraqi College Students" (2018) Research with Asst. Prof. Narmeen Mahmood entitled Investigating Writing Strategies Used by EFL College Students. 8th International Visible Conference on Educational Studies & Applied Linguistics 2017 published online 23/01/2018. (2019) Research with Muntaha Sabbar Jebur entitled The Effect of Using Active Learning Strategies on Iraqi Third Year College Students' Achievement in the Course of Methods of Teaching EFL (2022) Research with Dhuha Qais Naji entitled Investigating Iraqi EFL Teachers Problems with English for Iraq Series. (2022) Asst. Prof. Maysaa Rashid Abdul-Majeed research entitled Investigating the Use of Google Meet and Face-to-Face in Teaching Conversation. International Journal of Language and Literary Studies Volume 4, Issue 2, 2022. (2022) Asst. Prof. Maysaa Rashid Abdul-Majeed research entitled Investigating Motivational Teaching Strategies used by Iraqi EFL Primary School Teachers.
EFL Teaching and Learning, TESOL, Phonology, Methods of Teaching EFL, Methods of Research, Teaching Practice.
Differnt Subjects to 3rd stage such as methods of teaching since 2005 till now , convesation , teaching 4th stageteaching practice. teahing M.A students different subjects from 2014 till now
B.A students from 2005 till now
conversation is an oral skill in which two persons can exchange their ideas, thoughts and opinions to communicate with each other. Learners can work in pairs or groups to practice dialogues chosen by the teacher from their textbook materials or from additional resources. Nowadays, because of Corona virus infection, our college students are taught all the subjects including conversation course either via google classroom platform or any other platforms. Google meet is one of online meetings between the teacher and students, i.e., a video meet in which students and the teacher join the online meetings in a specified time to communicate, express their ideas, thoughts and feelings about what is mentioned above. In this study, the resea
... Show MoreIraqi EFL teachers face problems in teaching “English for Iraq Series” for primary public school pupils. In this paper, the researchers are going to identify the main problems faced by our teachers and try to find solutions to these problems. To achieve the aim of the study, list of questions asked and from teachers’ responses, the researchers have got an idea about the main problems which are related to textbook material, parents, learners, environment and technology. Therefore, the researchers adapted a questionnaire to achieve the purpose of the study with some changes and modifications. This questionnaire with five point scale (strongly agree, agree, undecided, disagree, strongly disagree). To achieve face validity, the
... Show MoreMotivation is one of the most important factors that influence students learning and has a great effect on their success and achievement. For this reason, in this paper, the researcher is going to investigate the motivational teaching strategies used by EFL Iraqi school teachers. To achieve the aim of the study, the researcher adapted a questionnaire with some changes and modification’s. This questionnaire with five point scale (always, often, sometimes, rarely and never). To achieve face validity, the questionnaire items are given to a jury of experts. Alpha Cronbach formula is used to achieve the questionnaire reliability. After that, the questionnaire was applied on a sample of 38 teachers during the academic year 2019-2020. Th
... Show MoreVirtual platforms are online classes used in teaching and learning EFL that let both teachers and students connect, communicate and cooperate online in real time. Learners get access to educational possibilities at home easily. Virtual classes can be conducted using a variety of techniques, including video conferencing, Google Meet, Zoom, conversations, reactions, and screen sharing. Users can access these programs on a range of gadgets, including laptops, tablets, and smartphones. The COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic affected all educational institutions, including schools, colleges, and universities. Our Iraqi educational institutions have been switched to use virtual platforms in this pandemic, much as all other foreign institutions
... Show MoreOnline learning is not a new concept in education, but it has been used extensively since the Covid-19 pandemic and is still in use now. Every student in the world has gone through this learning process from the primary to the college levels, with both teachers and students conducting instruction online (at home). The goal of the current study is to investigate college students’ attitudes towards online learning. To accomplish the goal of the current study, a questionnaire is developed and adjusted before being administered to a sample of 155 students. Additionally, validity and reliability are attained. Some conclusions, recommendations, and suggestions are offered in the end.