The Effect of Mnemonic Strategy on EFL college Students' Achievement in Reading Comprehension

Abstract

This study aims to:Find out the effect of Mnemonic Strategy on university students' achievement in English reading comprehension, Find out whether there is any significant difference between students' achievement at the recognition level on one hand, and their achievement at the production level, on the other hand . Find out whether there is any significant difference between the achievement of male students and that of females in English reading comprehension.The sample of this study consists of ninety two EFL second-year students that represents 28.75 percent of its original population and divided into two equal groups.To fulfill the aims of this study an experiment has been designed . The two groups have been taught the same instructional material. The experimental group has been taught according to Mnemonic strategies , while the control group has been taught according to the traditional way. An achievement test has been constructed , validated ,and applied to the two involved groups. The required data has been collected and analyzed statistically .