The impact of incidental learning on the acquisition of the sound /p/ by Arabic-speaking EFL learners

Abstract The effect of incidental learning on acquiring the pronunciation phoneme /p/ by Arabic-speaking English as foreign language learners was focus this study. This chosen because it does not exist in phonemic inventory Arabic. Eighth graders studying at Al-Ethra’a Secondary School Alkarak were tested words containing context (pre-test). For three weeks, they taught primary stress target their first or second syllable (treatment/incidental learning). exercises consisted explaining rules and listening to native speakers uttering words, followed participants’ repetition. students then re-tested (post-test) determine whether had affected /p/. results reveal that treatment (incidental /p/) a positive impact answers post-test.