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Arab Open University, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain Branch

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The current study aimed at measuring the effectiveness of a designed software computer programme based on augmented reality in teaching English to cycle one students in the elementary stage in the Kingdom of Bahrain. The study also aimed to investigate the competencies that are fulfilled through utilizing the designed programme. The study implemented the quasi-experimental methodology by applying the programme on two groups, controlled and experimental. The data analysis revealed an improvement of students’ performance in learning English in the experimental group than their peers in the controlled group, which indicates the effectiveness of designed programme. 

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Augmented Reality, teaching English to speakers of other languages, cycle one students, educational software, E-Learning

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