This study investigated the effect of exposure to authentic and computer assisted language learning-based English materials on learners' metaphorical competence and conceptual fluency in Iranian foreign/second language (L2) classrooms. Previous studies of classroom-based L2 lear…
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Computer technology has been popular for teaching English as a foreign language in non-English speaking countries. This case study explored the way language instructors designed and implemented computer-based instruction so that students are engaged in English language learning.…
The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship of reading strategies and self-efficacy with the reading comprehension of high school students in Indonesia. A convenience sample of 138 high school students from a state high school participated in this study. To mea…
The purpose of this study was to investigate, analyze and classify the writing errors of Palestinian EFL university students and find out if these students and their instructors are aware of these errors. There were three sources of data: first, data were collected from written …
The aim of this study was to explore Saudi EFL students' beliefs regarding their writing difficulties and the factors related to these perceived difficulties. The participants were 37 male Saudi students majoring in English at King Khalid University. The study attempted to give …
The primary objective of this study is to investigate the opinions and perceptions of senior Saudi high school EFL students and teachers of the Buriydah region regarding reading difficulties and factors that influence reading English as a foreign language. To examine the reading…
The aim of this research is to investigate lexical cohesion patterns in expository texts written by Arabic speaking students of English in the EFL Program at the Lebanese American University. Specifically, it investigates whether such patterns are an indicator of writing quality…
A considerable theoretical importance is assigned to the use of authentic texts in testing reading comprehension. There is, however, a dearth of research that could provide the practical justification for such importance. Recently, some researchers began to question the speculat…
This qualitative study explores the status of using CALL multimedia by eight EFL instructors at four Saudi private schools. It investigates these instructors' pedagogies and beliefs about CALL. Interviewing, observation, document analysis, field notes, and videotaping were the m…
The level of achievement for English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners in Saudi Arabia had long been unsatisfactory to those who work in education. One of the major factors that contributed to students' unsatisfactory achievement had been attributed to the textbook. The probl…
This study investigated the current English curriculum at the College of Technology in Buraydah, Saudi Arabia (CTB). This curriculum was evaluated in relation to: (a) the needs of CTB students and companies that might hire them, (b) the goals of both students and the CTB behind …
Most of the technology related research in the field of educational technology concentrates on the study of the effectiveness of technology in the enhancement of a certain task such as learning or teaching. Less work has been done to examine how users of technology feel about it…
This study examined the reported and actual reading strategies and the metacognitive awareness of a random sample of fourth-year Saudi college students as they read in English as a foreign language. It consisted of two parts: part one surveyed students' metacognitive awareness u…
This study investigates two aspects of oral proficiency testing of English as a Foreign Language: tasks employed in eliciting language samples and rating scales used to evaluate the elicited samples. It is known that elicitation techniques influence both the quality and quantity…
This study examines form-focused instruction (FFI) in pre-high school English as a foreign language preparatory classrooms in Turkey from three points of view: teacher cognition about FFI, forms of FFI that occur naturally in foreign language classrooms, and learners' perception…
Scope and Method of Study. There is a trend sweeping across Ethiopia to move the method of instruction away from the traditional lecture method, which has been employed for the last half a century, toward a more student-centered approach thought to better accommodate learners wi…
In this study, I investigated the current role and function of ESL/EFL program directors in Saudi Arabia. My goal was to ascertain the current role and function of such program directors, the nature and background of the directors themselves, the impact such directors have on th…
Online distance education is increasing in use for professional development with English as a Foreign Language (EFL) educators worldwide. It creates training opportunities that would not otherwise exist in developing countries and among populations that face geographical, socio-…
Although the predominant foreign language was French during the Ottoman Empire, English is now the most popular foreign language in Turkey. All the schools, state and private, offer English instruction, while the most reputable schools offer English-medium instruction. English L…