The effect of using first letter technique on the acquisition of vocabulary by fifth class primary pupils in English language

الملخص EN

The present research aims at investigating the effect of using first – letter technique on the acquisition of vocabulary by fifth class primary pupils in English.

The population of the research consists of fifth class primary female pupils in Mosul.

The researcher has chosen Al-Ma'aly School girls deliberately, The sample consists of (54) pupils who have been chosen randomly from the among the fifth primary school pupils.

The sample has been divided into two groups, experimental and control with (27) pupils in each.

The experimental group has been taught by first – letter technique, while the control group has been taught by the traditional method.

After achieving co-equivalence between the two groups, the researcher prepared a final test made out of (20) multiple – choice and completion items.

At the end of the experiment, the tool was applied on both groups.

After using Ttest, the results showed the superiority of the experimental group on the control group in the final test.

Accordingly, the researcher has put forward some recommendations and suggestions for further studies.