TY  - JOUR
T1  - The Impact of English Language as a Medium of Instruction Amongst
Non-English Major Students in the College of Science and
Technology in the University of Human Development
AU - Hama, Farhad Majeed AU - Ahmed, Omed Hasan AU - Ahmed, Aram Mahmood 
JO  - Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences
VL  - 13
IS  - 10
SP  - 3624
EP  - 3632
PY  - 2018
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1816-949x
DO  - jeasci.2018.3624.3632
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=jeasci.2018.3624.3632
KW  - Iraqi education system
KW  -English module
KW  -University of Human Development
KW  -carried out amongst
KW  -reading skills
KW  -Iraq
AB  - The language of Iraqi education system before university study is in either Arabic or Kurdish.
However, when students come to universities, especially, scientific departments, the language of instructions
will become English. This often becomes a great challenge for the students to deal with. Therefore, most of the
colleges set an English module as one of the required modules at the first stage. Obtaining views and
perceptions from students will be helpful in improving the quality of the module effectively. This research is
conducted in the University of Human Development, College of Science and Technology at the end of their first
year (2015-2016). The purpose is to obtain views from students in favor of further improving the module. For
this, a questionnaire which consists of twelve questions was prepared and carried out amongst hundred and
sixty students. The results, show several outcomes. First, students are not so aware of the university system
before they join. This is because more than half of them were shocked when they first knew that English is the
language of instruction in the college. Secondly, their English has improved and they feel more confident of
doing activities in English now. However, they still need more time to study English because more than a
quarter of the students are not satisfied with level of their understanding. Finally, according to the class
activities, the study presents that students have progressed in speaking and listening skills but still have
difficulties in both writing and reading skills.
ER  -