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Ali Alshammari, Hammad – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2021
The purpose of this research was to investigate the current practices of assessing L2 reading skills of Saudi EFL elementary stage learners. The research also attempted to offer more effective assessment tools of L2 reading skills than the current ones. For this purpose, a sample of (30) elementary stage EFL classes were observed, and (15)…
Descriptors: Reading Skills, Foreign Countries, Student Evaluation, Elementary School Students
Suleiman Al Qunayeer, Huda – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2021
The present study is an attempt to explore the relationship between the breadth (the number of words known) and the depth of vocabulary knowledge (the richness of word knowledge) (the richness of word knowledge), and reading comprehension of EFL learners in an English as a foreign language (EFL) context. Furthermore, it tries to find the effect of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Correlation, Vocabulary, English (Second Language)
Mahib ur Rahman, Mohammed – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2020
Language learning strategies (LLS) play a significant part in learning a second or foreign language. These strategies support and simplify the process of language learning for students. Hence, this study endeavors to investigate LLS applied by students at the Department of English Language and Translation, Qassim University in learning English…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language), Learning Strategies
Alghonaim, Ali Saleh – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2019
Reading comprehension is not an area of much attention in the EFL scene in Saudi Arabia. The reason is simple: In the current teacher perception of foreign language acquisition in the country, vocabulary and grammar are the only two components paid any attention. With the teacher at the center of the learning process, learner centric tasks such as…
Descriptors: Instructional Effectiveness, Second Language Learning, Foreign Countries, Males
Aldossari, Sarah; Alsuhaibani, Zainab – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2021
This study sought to measure the effect of using augmented reality (AR) on developing language learning. It also explored teachers' perceptions about the use of augmented reality in general, and its effect on students' autonomy. A quasi-experimental research design using a pre-test and a post-test with control and experimental groups was followed…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)
Al-Khaza'leh, Bilal Ayed – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2019
Among the effective learning tools that enhance the L2 learning process, learning strategies are considered the most vital and essential techniques could be used by the learners for improving their L2 achievement. The current study explored the preferred language learning strategies for group of Saudi EFL learners in Shaqra University, Saudi…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Learning Strategies, Metacognition
Alghizzi, Talal Musaed; Alshahrani, Tahani Munahi – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2020
This study investigates EFL Saudi male and female learners' and tutors' attitudes and practices in the Writing Centers at the College of Languages and Translation (CLTWCs) at Al-Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University to determine the effectiveness of such centers. In fact, understanding EFL learners' needs is believed to eliminate some of the…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Tutors, Tutoring
Alzamil, Abdulrahman – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2021
English articles are thought to be complex, ambiguous and not salient in spoken language, which is why second language (L2) learners of English exhibit usage variability. Much of the L2 acquisition literature seems to agree that L2 learners are affected, one way or another, by their first language (L1). However, the debatable and controversial…
Descriptors: Language Usage, Semitic Languages, Nouns, Phrase Structure
Alnahidh, Faye; Altalhab, Sultan – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2020
This study aims to investigate the level and the sources of Foreign Language Speaking Anxiety (FLSA). To achieve this aim, a mixed-method approach was used by implementing a questionnaire and interviews. Eighty-five female Saudi EFL university students completed the questionnaire. Six of the most highly anxious students were identified according…
Descriptors: Females, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Sentence-level vs. NP-level Genericity: Are Arabic Learners of English Sensitive to Genericity Type?
Alzamil, Abdulrahman – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2019
The study was conducted to investigate the L2 acquisition of English generics by L1 Arabic speakers. The present study considered the two types of genericity (NP-level vs. sentence-level). Since generics in Arabic are always definite, the study investigated whether L1 Arabic speakers perform similarly in both types. The study recruited 43…
Descriptors: Nouns, Phrase Structure, Semitic Languages, Morphemes
Alsowat, Hamad H. – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2021
This study aimed at developing and validating professional teaching standards for higher education EFL instructors in Saudi Arabia. The Delphi technique was utilized to gain a consensus among the panel of experts through three rounds. In the first round, a survey was sent to 31 English language teaching and teacher education experts to select the…
Descriptors: Professionalism, Standards, Language Teachers, Second Language Learning
Alswilem, Deya'a Ageel Mutlaq – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2019
This study sought to quantify the perceptions of Saudi English teachers towards the use of technology in secondary classrooms. To achieve this goal, seventy-six English teachers in AlJouf district of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia responded to a questionnaire, showing that the teachers held positive attitudes toward the use of technology in the…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Foreign Countries
Meniado, Joel C. – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2019
Many Filipino migrant workers (overseas Filipino workers) in their status as adult learners struggle in learning the local language of their host countries to native-like proficiency level. With the aim of establishing a second language (L2) acquisition pattern that may be useful in designing responsive adult training and welfare programs, this…
Descriptors: Migrant Workers, Adult Learning, Second Language Learning, Language Usage
Sabir, Mona – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2019
This study explores how Arab L2 learners of English acquire mass nouns. The mass/count distinction is a morphosyntactically encoded grammatical distinction. Arabic and English have different morphosyntactic realisations of mass nouns. English mass nouns take the form of bare singular whereas Arabic mass nouns can take the definite singular form or…
Descriptors: Nouns, Arabs, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Al-Awaid, Salmeen Abdulrahman Abdullah – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2018
The EFL scenario in Saudi Arabia has been a matter of concern for academicians, learners, institutions and policy makers alike. The reason is simple: It is the single most zealously funded field of study in the state. Further, it is also an area of modern education that causes much discontent amongst the teaching-learning community who do not…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Foreign Countries