Title:
A PSYCHOLINGUISTIC STUDY OF THE COGNITIVE PROCESSES FOR THE UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS

Authors:
Professor Ali Muhsin Gharb Al-Majdawi (PhD.) and Fatima Raheem Jabbar , Iraq

Abstract:
This study aims to find out the undergraduate students’ awareness of the cognitive processes in recognizing words and sentences, and to what extent they can use these processes? The current approach used for this study is a quantitative research kind that is used to analyze the data obtained. The sample consists of (100) fourth-year students from the English department, College of Education for Human Sciences, University of Wasit. This study concludes that students have some ability to recognize most of the cognitive awareness components in recognizing words and sentences. Based on the findings, several suggestions and recommendations have been made for the University instructors and students to consider increasing their cognitive processes awareness and reading skills.