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Journal of Human Development and Education for Specialized Research

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The Journal of Human Development and Education for Specialized Research is an academic journal issued by the Malaysian Institute of Science and Development. The aim of this journal is to disseminate serious studies based on theoretical and field research, and to promote multidisciplinary studies in human development, management and education for specialized research and become a leading journal in human development and education in the world. The Journal also aims at publishing theoretical and applied researches in the fields of human development and education for specialized research such as human resources management, business administration, communication sciences, development studies, economic sciences, education sciences, history, industrial relations, media sciences, psychology, Public administration, religious studies and others.



INVESTIGATING THE ROLE OF USING RIDDLES GAMES IN LEARNING ENGLISH LANGUAGE VOCABULARY AT IRAQI EFL PRIMARY SCHOOL LEARNERS


Assist Instructor: Sameerah Mohsin Rowdhan
samerarodhan@gmail.com
General Directorate of Education/Baghdad/ AL-Resafa 1

Abstract
There are many ways to learn new vocabularies, vocabularies play vital role in learning English language process as it affects the four skills of the English language, namely (reading, writing, speaking and listening). The use of riddles is one of the common strategies used by English language teachers. Therefore, the current study aimed at investigating the effect of using riddles in teaching English language vocabularies. This study was conducted in one of the primary  schools in Iraq in the academic year 2019/2020. The subject of the study were 50 primary school pupils. The study has employed survey questionnaire to collect the data from the subject.. Based on the gathered data, the findings showed that the use of riddles game has a positive effect on the students in  learning new English language vocabularies.                                                                                  
Key words:  Vocabulary,  Educational Games,  Riddle Game