Investigating the impact of using incidental vocabulary learning on enhancing EFL learners' motivation at university level

الملخص EN

The current research aims to investigate the effect of incidental vocabulary learning strategy on EFL university students‟ motivation to learn English.

In the light of this aim, the researcher has set one null hypothesis.

The one-group experimental design was adopted and a sample of 40 students has been intentionally chosen from among the second year students at the English Department/ College of Basic Education / University of Mosul for the academic year 2019 / 2020 after applying an achievement test on the population of the research.

The sample was chosen from among the students at the lowest level in the achievement test.

The instrument was prepared by the researcher herself to collect the data based on the dependent variable namely motivation.

A questionnaire on students‟ motivation was constructed.

The validity and reliability of the instrument was verified and tested.

It was implemented before the experiment and after applying it to test whether there is a difference in the level of motivation to learn English is.

The collected data were statistically analysed by using different statistical means.

The findings of this research show that the incidental vocabulary learning is an effective strategy in motivating students to learn English as a foreign language.