The influence of using (PAVE)‎ strategy on EFL university student' Vacabulry retention

الملخص EN

Language is a system of unlimited vocabularies and our disability in using a given vocabulary can due to the difficulty of retention this vocabulary when needed.

The (PAVE) Strategy enhances the students' ability for learning a new vocabulary they find within the text.

By using this strategy, the students can be able to remember of vocabulary easily when they Predict the meaning of the vocabulary, Associate the vocabulary with a specific image, Verify the meaning of the vocabulary in a specific dictionary and then Evaluate the prediction that they made.

This study aims at investigating the influence of using (PAVE) Strategy on EFL university students' vocabulary retention.

An achievement test is designed and used for checking the sample of the study which consists of (62) students in second stage in English Department in the Colleges of Education at Tikrit University.

They are divided in to two groups(experimental group and control group) in the Academic Year (2018-2019).

For determining whether there is statistically significant differences between experimental group and control group achievement, T-test formula for two independent samples is applied.

The results prove that there are statistically significant differences between the two groups with the side of experimental group.

According to the obtained results of this study, it is recommended for using (PAVE) Strategy for increasing students 'vocabulary retention.