Liqaa Habeb Al-Obaydi

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• Doctor of Education
• Professor at University of Diyala

This study explores the potential risks associated with the use of AI in higher education, based on the views of university teachers from the Czech Republic and Iraq. A total of 40 respondents, including 28 females and 12 males aged between 32 and 54, participated in the study. All participants were university teachers specializing in EFL, psycholo...

Writing is among the most challenging language skills, and it necessitates memorization and practice. Nevertheless, there has been an increasing interest in research on the difficulties the learners encounter and the solutions to enhance the learners’ writing skills. This study aims to scrutinize the mistakes that English Foreign Language (EFL) lea...

Speech errors can occur due to language activation and competition in the human brain as a symptom of language friction. Many researchers have studied the language friction and published their findings, indicating that the study about this issue is interesting to conduct. The current literature study aims to review previous research on language fri...

As the use of digital games in foreign language learning has increased, there is a demand for investigations that would offer a window into contemporary breakthroughs in this growingly prominent field of foreign language learning. A plethora of research papers have dealt with the effects of digital gaming on language skills, such as vocabulary and...

As the use of digital games in foreign language learning has increased, there is a demand for investigations that would offer a window into contemporary breakthroughs in this growingly prominent field of foreign language learning. A plethora of research papers have dealt with the effects of digital gaming on language skills, such as vocabulary and...

This paper analyzes the impact of physical action on foreign language vocabulary acquisition. Total Physical Response (TPR) is a methodology developed half a century ago that was later abandoned, and there is now relatively little research into its potential for foreign language learning. The researchers aimed to revitalize this methodology and tes...

E-learning, or digital learning, has transformed education, raising questions about its impact on creativity. While creativity was once seen as a rare talent, it is now considered a product of education and learning. In our hyper-connected world, creativity is recognized as a vital skill for tackling complex problems. This article explores how digi...

This article investigates the utilization of digital resources, including applications like Duolingo, ChatGPT, and Google Translate, in the language learning practices of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) college students from the Czech Republic, Taiwan, and Iraq. Through a questionnaire-based approach, the study explores the digital tools employ...

The rapid advancement of technology has opened up new avenues for language learning, and understanding the factors that impact students' behavioural intentions is crucial for the effective integration of technology in EFL classrooms. The present study investigates the influence of risk-taking behaviour and the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) in e...

Introduction The purpose of this study is to explore students’ attitudes and perceived usefulness of using ChatGPT for learning a foreign language to reveal how this new trend tool affects its end-users. Methods The authors conducted qualitative research by using a questionnaire survey based on hands-on experience by university students. Results...

In recent years, digital games have become increasingly popular among students, both as a form of entertainment and as a tool for learning as a natural development of the use of social media applications and the advent of online education (AlFarsi et al., 2020a; Derakhshan & Shakki, 2019; Soyoof et al., 2021). However, there is still much debate ov...

The philosophy of inclusive education is a system of pedagogical interactions aimed at forming ways of knowing and improving cognitive and socializing processes, i.e. forming methods of knowledge and self-knowledge, as well as improving the socialization of children and students. Preschool and school age are the most favorable periods for intensive...

This paper explores the correspondence between the use of ChatGPT and the generally accepted definitions of learning. The study compares the data provided by ChatGPT with well-known definitions of learning in order to determine if the use of the chatbot supports language learning. The research questions focus on the alignment between ChatGPT and th...

Assessment has always played an essential role in any kind of education, including foreign language teaching, as it provides feedback to the students, enables reporting, and ensures progress development. Still, it can also be the cause of various forms of anxiety and stress. In the era of digital learning when basically all teaching processes can b...

The use of psychological techniques to deal with language problems is a well-known strategy in the process of teaching foreign languages as learners can sometimes suffer from anxiety and stress, so it is essential to help students overcome the psychological barriers they face to cope with the process of learning. This study attempts to deal with pr...

Citation: Tawafak, R. M., Al-Obaydi, L. H., Klimova, B., & Pikhart, M. (2023). Technology integration of using digital gameplay for enhancing EFL college students' behavior intention. Contemporary Educational Technology, 15(4), ep452. This abstract presents a research study that investigates the effects of technology integration (TI) through digita...

A study was conducted to examine students’ perception of the presence of humanistic learning principles, namely reflective, dialogical, democratic, and autonomous learning in the online learning environments. The premise of humanistic principles in education values the emotional aspects of learning and the classroom is seen as a safe and conducive...

At present, it is natural for young people to use different digital tools to learn a foreign language. The aim of this article is to explore what kind of chatbot for learning a foreign language at A1-B1 level students would welcome and create a persona (i.e., a typical foreign language user) of a chatbot for learning a foreign language. The researc...

Background Digital games have been recognized as an effective tool to enhance language learning, and their design features, such as interactivity, challenge, or immersion, have been linked to successful language acquisition. The purpose of this research study is to explore some design features of digital games and show their impact on learning Engl...

Currently, mobile learning is an inseparable part of education since students use their mobile devices ubiquitously on a daily basis. This is also true for foreign language learning where smartphones and their applications are used for practicing all four language skills and language structures. The purpose of this article is to survey the needs of...

Studies have disclosed conflicting evidence on the effect of oral reading (i.e., reading aloud in class) on various language measures. However, with online learning and teaching, personalized activities are employed to develop students' reading comprehension, improve motivation, and minimize anxieties. A qualitative research design was deployed to...

Purpose In the digital transformation race, the older generation, called digital immigrants (generation X), encounter various obstacles. This study aims to investigate the e-reading adoption and cross-cultural differences among generation X. Design/methodology/approach This study collected survey-based data from generation X e-readers in Iraq and...

Purpose. Project-based learning (PBL) is a student-centered environment that emphasizes a dynamic classroom approach. It is founded on the idea that students gain a deeper understanding by actively tackling difficulties and issues from the real world. Students gain knowledge in a subject by devoting a significant amount of time to research...

Currently, basically everyone is surrounded by digital media and they are used for various human activities, including learning. The aim of this study is to verify how much digital gaming can be used for unintentional language acquisition within the concept of autonomous learning. A few young participants took part in the research in which they wer...

The teaching and learning process is facing many unprecedented challenges that require innovative solutions in the short life of knowledge and the abrupt development of technology. Some of these challenges are the new roles of teachers who are the main constituents in the online teaching process. The main aim of this study revolved around determini...

Intercultural communication plays a crucial role in second language (L2) acquisition as it always happens in the context of another, usually very different culture. The present study sheds light on the benefits of using documentary videos in teaching intercultural communication to young students and how they can affect students’ development of thei...

In the past two years during the COVID-19 pandemic, nearly all universities had to conduct the courses online, including foreign language learning (FLL) classes. Pre-COVID-19 research into the possibilities of digital FLL seemed very optimistic and promising; however, when real life brought the challenges of online classes, the situation was differ...

Sensory education is a system of pedagogical interactions aimed at forming the ways of sensory cognition and improving sensory processes, i.e. formation of methods for sensory knowledge and improvement of sensation and perception. Preschool age is the most favorable period for intensive sensory development and upbringing of adolescents. The general...

Given the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, online classes have received special attention worldwide. Since teachers have a lasting effect on the students, the teacher–student relationship is a pivotal factor in language learning classes. Students will not be engaged in class activities if they are not sufficiently challenged by them or if they do n...

The use of psychological techniques to deal with language problems is a well-known strategy in the process of teaching foreign languages as learners can sometimes suffer from anxiety and stress, so it is essential to help students overcome the psychological barriers they face to cope with the process of learning. This study attempts to deal with pr...

The use of digital games has increased dramatically in the last two decades due to the augmentation in the number of Personal Computers (PCs) and mobile devices worldwide. Not only can digital games be played for entertainment, but also, they may have both positive and negative effects on their players. Various effects of digital games on individua...

Foreign language learning has recently been transferred into an online or hybrid mode and this has brought many challenges for both the teachers and the students. Thus, the purpose of this study is to explore students’ subjective satisfaction with the use of digital media in their L2 acquisition conducted online, as well as to provide specific reco...

The paper deals with the topic of visually based L2 acquisition in higher education and evaluates the impact of the use of visual images based on Kolb´s theory of experiential learning. It evaluates its impact on the students´ risk-taking, motivation and anxiety. The research was conducted at the English Department of the University of Diyala, Iraq...

Part of the substance of an utterance could be represented by gestures. There are many different perspectives on how gestures, words, and cognition relate to one another and how they could influence communication. Gestures are inferior to words because they communicate no semantic information beyond the linguistic utterances that accompany them. Th...

Gestures and speech are significant features that collaborate to create meaning in an interaction. The current study aims to investigate the use of these gestural strategies in English sport TV interviews. This study is based on the hypothesis that interlocutors in TV interviews employ various gesture strategies. The selected interviews have been a...

The use of music in second language teaching is important due to the large number of benefits it can bring to the students and the whole educational process. The present study investigates students’ and teachers’ perspectives on using music in five Muslim countries, namely, Iraq, Turkey, Oman, Yemen, and Indonesia. It also attempts to show whether...

Due to the unprecedented spread of online education in higher education institutions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the present study discloses the intentional implementation or unintentional presence of critical pedagogy aspects in the online English language teaching environment. It also aims to show if there is an age or gender difference regardi...

This study tries to shed light on the importance of using communication technology in class-home connection, where the two-way communication that requires electronic interactive dialogue between teachers and parents is used, and how this communication may enhance students' English language academic performance and help in reducing their classroom a...

This study endeavored to discuss certain aspects of Emotional Intelligence (EI) that are related to foreign language (FL) teaching and learning in two different contexts (Iraq and the Czech Republic). It outlined the areas that could be important for FL teachers and may be useful in FL learning. The countries of Iraq and the Czech Republic are cult...

Aim. Foreign language education widely utilizes various forms of eLearning or blended learning techniques and tools, and this trend has recently been supported and speeded up by the global pandemics of COVID-19. The study attempts to analyse the students’ experience with the use of digital media used for foreign language education with the aim of p...

The present study intends to shed light on student-teachers perceptions towards using action research in English language classes. This study aims at ensuring full understanding of the term "action research" by student-teachers, exploring their perceptions toward using it, identifying the problems that student-teachers may face in a socio-professio...

This study deals with an important personality trait which is self-esteem and how this trait can effect directly on students decisions and relationships. More precisely, the present study attempts to show the kind of the correlation between students’ self-esteem and their attitudes towards inclusive education. Two instruments are used in this study...

Blended learning environment, like any other learning environment, may or may not have humanistic learning elements where the focus is on human capabilities like choice, individuality, personal growth, and moral values. Therefore, this study tries to check the availability of humanistic learning elements in the blended learning environment in Engli...

Character education is an effort that is designed and carried out systematically to help students understand the values of human behavior. The current research aimed at: (1) investigating the formation of politeness in the language of learning interactions between teachers and students, (2) analyzing the application of politeness principles as a pa...

We investigated the home culture effect with respect to students’ perceptions about themselves and their instructors. This study was concerned with the cross-cultural analysis of Iranian and Iraqi students’ perceptions of teacher success, credibility, and stroke variables. Willingness to Attend Classes (WTAC) was evaluated. Two-hundred-seventy-six...

Blended learning environment, like any other learning environment, may or may not have humanistic learning elements where the focus is on human capabilities like choice, individuality, personal growth, and moral values. Therefore, this study tries to check the availability of humanistic learning elements in the blended learning environment in Engli...

This study aims at showing the effect of using thinking train story book strategy on students ' performance in literature. This research is limited to use the five-level thinking train stories in developing reading and thinking skills in English language learning. For two months in Mesan/ Al-Karrar primary school and Al-Wathba primary schools/ the...

Virtual learning is a kind of learning that is mainly web-based e-learning platform. It needs online portfolios, learning management system, systematic use of assessment, and course content in order to provide students with regular feedback. The present study deals with Iraqi college teachers' attitudes towards using virtual learning as a medium of...

In a general sense, learning explicitly as Hulstijn (2002, p. 206) clarifies, “is a conscious, deliberative process of concept formation and concept linking”. Opposing to that, Williams (2005, p. 269) states that “implicit learning occurs without intention to learn and without awareness of what has been learned”. Implicit learning, as defined in th...

This study expresses a positive classroom environment depending on two axes; physical setting of the classroom and the role of the teacher as a positive atmosphere creator. By applying the proposed environment, the study tries to discover the impact of it on EFL college students' self-actualization and risk-taking. To obtain the objectives and to v...

The present study sheds light on the crucial role of social media generally and personal learning networks specifically in applying the aspects of teacher development specially in experiencing reflective practice among teachers. The study aims at ensuring full understanding of the term reflective practice by the target teachers, identifying teacher...

Virtual learning is a kind of learning that is depending mainly on the use of e-learning.

Cultural diversity is the presence of variation in human culture; each culture has its own aspects which may distinguish it from others, and this becomes particularly apparent when different cultures occupy the same geographical region. A monoculture community, on the contrary, is one in which only one culture exists in the community, however this...

In EFL context, specifically in developing countries, where traditional learning and teaching is prevailing since recently, the promotion for using technology in learning foreign languages becomes crucial. The students there are very eager to engage in such new trends of learning as a natural development of their active using of different types of...

The present study intends to shed light on student-teachers’ perceptions towards using action-research in English language classes. This study aims at ensuring full understanding of the term “action research” by student-teachers, exploring their perceptions toward using it, identifying the problems that student- teachers may face in a socio-profess...

The present study focuses on the use of Viber application groups on the acquisition of three types of words. It deals with words that resulted from three processes of word formation; clipping, blending and acronymy. The study aims at helping students to understand and produce words resulted from clipping, blending and acronymy by using Viber groups...

Dictogloss is a classroom activity where all the four skills work together. The present study is an experimental one where a group of twelve students was taught by the researchers. The researchers train students to use dictogloss technique for twelve lectures. In each lecture, they used a new authentic text with a new focus on a specific role of gr...

In foreign language contexts, it is vital to develop students' communicative capacities before using any technique that needs interaction such as self-peer assessment .The present study tries to shed the light on developing students' communicative abilities by using social strategies (asking questions, cooperating with others, empathizing with othe...

ISER International conference Certificate

Large classes are a problem that faces specifically educational institutions which provide a high quality type of education to its students. According to this study, the term large class applies usually to classes with more than 60 students. This study shed the light on the correlation between class size and students’ academic performance as one of...

The current study examined the impact of using PowerPoint presentation on EFL student’s attendance, achievement and engagement. To achieve the aim of this study, three null hypothesis have been posed as follows: There is no statistically significant difference between the mean score of the experimental group attendance and that of the control one,...

Large classes are a problem that faces specifically educational institutions which provide a high quality type of education to its students. According to this study, the term large class applies usually to classes with more than 60 students. This study shed the light on the correlation between class size and students’ academic performance as one of...

The current study aims at identifying intermediate school students’ difficulties in reading literary texts from teacher’s viewpoints, and identifying and classifying intermediate school students’ difficulties in reading literary texts from students’ viewpoints. To achieve the aims, two samples were used, fifteen teachers and thirty students/forth p...

Modal verbs or model auxiliary verbs such as will, shall, may, might, can, could, must, ought to, should, would, used to, need are used in conjunction with main verbs to express shades of time and mood. It can be divided according to their various meanings of necessity, advice, ability, expectation, permission, possibility, etc. This research tries...

With the development of science and technology, there are some promises to foreign language learners. In current times, among them is the development of the aspects of learner’s autonomy. It improves the quality of language learning, promotes democratic societies, prepares individuals for life-long learning, that it is a human right, and that it al...

Language anxiety has become a great concern in second and foreign language learning research over the last three decades. Anxiety is the subjective feeling of tension, apprehension, nervousness, and worry associated with an arousal of the autonomic nervous system. The present study is conducted to determine the effect of language anxiety on student...

ABSTRACT Good teachers and educational leaders do not rely on traditional ways to solve problems, the advice of others, or even the recommendations of experts. They conduct their own investigations to identify and solve problems and analyze information about their classrooms and schools; in the process they also further develop their own profession...

During the last nine years of this century, radical changes in TEFL have taken place all over Iraqi schools. There has been a shift of emphasis from linguistic competence to communicative competence, from frontal teaching to group work, from form to meaning, and from accuracy to fluency ,i.e., there has been a move back from teaching grammar for it...

A Brief Survey of Language Teaching Methods

In most languages, in general, and in English , in particular, we do not speak each sound separately from the other sound; rather , we combine sounds into groups or syllables to form words which in turn form utterances. This research tries to shed the light on the notion of syllable and tries to infer the main difficulties that may face Iraqi stud...

Ten-week online teacher training course entitled: Shaping the way we teach English in Oregon University/American English institiute

In the academic year 2008-2009 , a new textbook for teaching English in Iraqi primary schools was put in practice as the first book in a new course called “Iraq Opportunities “. Iraq Opportunities / third primary are the first level of a ten-level course for young Iraqi learners of English. They aim to introduce English gradually and effectively th...

In most languagesin general,and in English,in particular,we do not speak each sound separately from the other sound;rather,we combine sounds into groups or syllables to form words which in turn form utterances.This paper tries to shed the light on the notion of syllable and tries to infer the main difficultiesbthat may face Iraqi students in this s...

Word-formation is a set of mechanisms used for the creation of new words. There are a number of processes that can cause the formation of a new word; these include: derivation, compounding, conversion, borrowing, clipping, blending, acronymy, back-formation, coining(invention), echoism, reduplication, antonomasia and folk etymology. Word formation...