@Article{, title={Investigating the performance of Iraqi EFL University Students in Manipulating English Gender Classes}, author={Raed Abdulelah Mohammedhussein (M.A)}, journal={Journal Human Sciences مجلة العلوم الانسانية}, volume={1}, number={21}, pages={334-351}, year={2014}, abstract={This study aims at testing the performance of the Iraqi EFL learners’ in manipulating English gender classes. This study has aimed to shed light upon: i) the performance of the Iraqi EFL learners’ in manipulating English gender classes ii) the acquisition rate of English gender, and iii) drawing its acquisition hierarchy. Two hypotheses have been put forward for verification. These are: 1 – Iraqi EFL learners do not often distinguish gender classes.2 – The students are following the following hierarchy in their acquisition of gender classes: male > dual > female > common> collective> higher male animal> higher female animal>high organisms> lower animal>inanimate.

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