This study investigated the effectiveness of four vocabulary learning tasks on 104 Saudi EFL learners' retention of ten previously unencountered lexical items. These four tasks were: (1) writing original sentences (WS), (2) writing an original text (i.e. composition) (WT), (3) f…
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This study sought to investigate the academic needs of EFL learners at Sultan Qaboos University in the Sultanate of Oman. Different methods were used to elicit information about the needs, namely interviews, e-mail dialogues, and a questionnaire. The participants included colleg…
This exploratory qualitative case study examines the introduction of the self-assessment portfolio as a method of assessment in English as a Foreign Language (EFL) classes at Manarat Al-Sharqiah Intermediate School in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. The purpose of the stud…
The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of three keyword caption modes on the listening comprehension of Arab learners of English as a foreign language (N = 90) while viewing authentic video clips. The keyword caption modes contained approximately 10%, 30% or 50%…
The aim of this study was to examine the effectiveness of the contextualized or functional grammar instruction in improving the writing performance of adult English language learners (ELL). The participants in this study consisted of a total of five adult ELL students, all of wh…
This study looks at the pedagogical implications of pragmatic video clips in an English as a Foreign Language (EFL) setting with native L1 Arabic speakers. Previous research on the use of video clips in pedagogy with this population of learners is limited. This study consists of…
This study was designed to explore the ways in which five Iraqi bilingual teacher scholars perceive and experience collaborative writing as part of their professional development in the Iraqi higher education. Additionally, the study explored the ways in which those scholars env…
The primary purpose of this study was to examine Saudi EFL college students' perceptual learning styles in order to determine whether their perception of their learning styles is a predictor of academic persistence, satisfaction and success in different learning environments. Pa…
Reading comprehension is an essential part in developing any language and literacy program. Many literacy programs have taken care to focus on improving reading comprehension instruction at different grade and ability levels, including English as a Second Language and English as…
This study provides a unique insight into the perspectives of English as a foreign language (EFL) students using computer technology to learn English within their native culture. This study presents qualitative, naturalistic understandings as to the issues students introspective…
The research questions of this study focused around exploring EFL speaking international students' perceptions regarding participation and social presence in face-to-face classroom and web-based forum, and the characteristics of web-based communication that encouraged and discou…
The purpose of this study is to explore and describe supervisory conferences as a means of EFL teacher development within the Indonesian non-formal sector of education. The study examined teacher development at both the pre-service and in-service stages. To capture the general p…
To boost the social and economic outlook of the country, Turkey has recently initiated educational reform at all levels and especially higher education, including organizational restructuring and expansion for increased accessibility. The swift increase in the number and size of…
This investigation was designed to determine the perceptions of ESL/EFL faculty members and ESL/EFL practitioners teaching in Girls' Public Schools in the city of Ha'il, Saudi Arabia, towards key components of the ESL/EFL teacher preparation program, major goals and curriculum o…
Reading is a process that requires effort on the readers' parts if they want to understand what they are reading. A considerable amount of research has been devoted to understanding the processes that contribute to reading comprehension. As part of that research, this study was …
This study attempts to investigate the views of three groups of Saudi ESL and EFL learners (total = 100) toward some pedagogical issues related to native and nonnative English-speaking teachers. Specifically, it seeks to focus on participants' perceptions and beliefs regarding t…
This study provides insight into the perspectives of the Online Collaborative Writing (OCW): theories, pedagogies, strategies and technologies. It describes the Arab EFL Learners' (AEFLs) attitudes towards OCW with American peers and tutors. It presents detailed descriptions abo…
This study investigated the effects of reading comprehension strategy awareness and use on main idea comprehension and recall in first and second languages for Arabic-speaking Libyan university students. The research examined the effects of general reading proficiency, text diff…
The study investigated Turkish EFL teachers' perceptions of their current English language skills and their perceptions of pre-service education. The population of the study included 311 Turkish EFL teachers who were employed in public secondary schools in Ankara. The subjects w…