THE EFFECTIVENESS-OF R.A.F.T STRATEGY ONE-IMPROVING THE PERFORMANCE OF IRAQI E.F.L 2ND INTERMEDIATE-SCHOOL STUDENTS-IN READING-COMPREHENSION

Abstract

The aim off the study ism to investigate the effectiveness’s off R.A.F.T strategy on improving their performance of Iraqi EFL 2nd intermediate Students sin Reading Comprehension. The study-samples includes EFL 2nd intermediate, students through their academic-year 2019-2020 for 8 weeks, four lessons per week for each group using Google Classroom Platform and Telegrams app1ication. The Sample comprised of 63 students selected randomly. The study used the Google Classrooms (GC) and Telegram application -as an educational0-platforms to help students during their 1earning process. The participants were split in two groups; The experimentally-group comprised of (32) learners who instructed reading comprehension passages using the R.A.F.T Str0ategy, the abbreviati0on forth Role, 0A3udience, F0ormat, and Topic, the contro1 group was composed of (31) students who presented reading
skills using recommended methods. 0 The researcher implemented the reading comprehension achievement test for students. T0o-ensure-their reliability -and validity, -the-testis were given-too a group of jury members after the tests were $given-to-a pilot study sample3-consisting of (70) 0participants. T1he-test of achievement was9-administered of the subjects for the. experiment. The researcher made the equality among the control and experiment group; through the followings variables: (the ages, students’
scores in Eng1ish, as well as gender variab1e). The-data obtained were analyzed by Using-T-tests-formu1a for the two//independent//samples. They findings showed that the R.A.F.T Strategy was effective ink improving they achievement of reading skills for 1earning Eng1ish. Hence, the researcher sets out a range of recommendations and suggestions.