The Effect of Integrating Meta Cognitive and Cognitive Strategies on Iraqi Efl Students Performance toward Studying Translation

Abstract: The research investigated the effect of integrating metacognitive and cognitive strategies on the translation performance of Iraqi EFL students. The sample of the research was 100 Iraqi EFL students\University of Mosul department of translation divided into an experimental group receiving specific strategy training and a control group by using a quasi-experimental design with. The training for the experimental group included metacognitive strategies like goal setting and self-monitoring in addition, cognitive strategies such as contextual guessing and syntactic structuring over an eight-week period.The primary data collection tools were pre and post-tests designed to measure translation skills, as well as a questionnaire assessing the students' strategy use. The results revealed significant improvements in the experimental group's post-test scores compared to their pre-test scores and the control group’s scores, estimating an improvement of 23%. The results also revealed a positive correlation between the frequency of strategy usage and the quality of translation with the higher strategy engagement obtained better translation outcomes. Finally, the research ended up with some conclusions, recommendations, and suggestions for further research.