THE EFFECT OF TRAINING COURSE ON THE PRODUCTION OF INTONATION AMONG IRAQI EFL STUDENTS

This study aims to investigate the effect of a training course on the production of English intonation. The study sought to assess the significance of the intonation-training course in enhancing the mastery of Iraqi EFL learners' use of intonation. The study used pre-and post-intonation production tests to collect the data from Iraqi undergraduate EFL students in Thi-Qar University. Two groups of students were chosen, namely, control and experimental. The research sample consisted of 40 third-year undergraduate students of the English Department of the Faculty of Education of Thi-Qar University. The participants were divided into two groups of control (n=15) and experimental (n=25). However, only 17 members of the experimental group were eligible to be considered in the data analysis. Data were analysed using independent t-test and a significant difference was revealed between the mean score and standard deviation of the pre-and post-tests. The results of descriptive statistics showed that the mean scores of the tonicity test and tone production of the students from the main group were higher compared to students in the control group. In addition, the results of the t-test showed there was a significant difference among the mean scores regarding tonicity, tonality, and tone.