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Almoabdi, Rahaf Bandar – Online Submission, 2023
Because vocabulary knowledge is considered the building block of language learning, any difficulties concerned with vocabulary can harm the overall vocabulary acquisition process. Literature suggests that native Arabic speakers struggle to notice vowels while reading English texts. This can result from the differences between L1 and L2 linguistic…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Vowels, Arabic
Hala Alsabatin; Waleed Nureldeen; Remon Eskander; Waleed Nasr – Eurasian Journal of Applied Linguistics, 2023
Reading ability in English is decisive in determining the academic achievement of university students who study the English language, or any other subject in English. Extensive research has been conducted to explore whether ESL/EFL reading problems are language-specific or general reading problems. In this regard, previous research on the…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Reading Ability, Native Language
Suhad Sonbul; Dina Abdel Salam El-Dakhs – Language Teaching Research, 2024
Very few studies have investigated second language (L2) knowledge of word parts. The present study was set to measure L2 recognition of 35 English prefixes and the factors that might predict scores. The form and meaning sections of Sasao and Webb's Word Part Levels Test were administered to 152 Arabic learners of English as a foreign language…
Descriptors: Arabic, English (Second Language), Vocabulary Development, Second Language Learning
Ohood Swar; Mohammed Mohsen – Interactive Learning Environments, 2023
Over the past few years, many studies have examined the cognitive processes of students when translating texts from one language to another. However, little is known about the cognitive processes of Arab translators when translating texts from their heritage language into English. This study aims to track the cognitive processes of students as…
Descriptors: Language Processing, Psycholinguistics, Native Language, Second Language Learning
Morad Alsahafi – SAGE Open, 2024
Bilingualism has become the norm--not the exception--in today's globalized world. The development of bilingual proficiency in English and other languages is increasing worldwide. Saudi Arabia is one of many countries within the expanding circle of nations in which English (although with no official status) enjoys a special position as the sole…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Bilingualism, Self Concept
Mohammad R. Alnufaie; Ibrahim H. Alzahrani – TESL-EJ, 2024
This study attempts to replicate Pawlak's (2018) Grammar Learning Strategy Inventory (GLSI). It explores the use of GLSI by Saudi students of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) in their college preparation year. The re-emergence of GLSI after a long period of neglect is a significant development in Language Learning Strategies. Consequently, due…
Descriptors: Learning Strategies, Grammar, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Yaseen Ali Azi; Sami Abdullah Hamdi; Mohammed Ahmad Okasha – HOW, 2024
The task of verifying credible and original information is now more complicated, especially for undergraduate students. This study uses information literacy and discourse analysis to develop English as a foreign language learners' critical reading skills while verifying information on social media. A reading test including false news was used to…
Descriptors: Information Literacy, Discourse Analysis, Comparative Analysis, Reading Tests
Abdulaziz Alarifi; Benjamin V. Tucker – Second Language Research, 2024
This study investigated the role of orthographic information in the acquisition of non-native speech sounds by monolingual English listeners. Two potentially important orthographic variables were explored: Orthographic compatibility (whether the orthographic information supports or contradicts the distributional information) and orthographic…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Auditory Discrimination, Cues
Al-Jarf, Reima – Online Submission, 2022
This study investigates interpreting directionality and interpreting competence of undergraduate interpreting students. It tried to answer the following questions: (i) Is there a significant difference between the beginners and advanced students' skills in Liaison interpreting from English to Arabic and Arabic to English, with Arabic as their L1…
Descriptors: Semitic Languages, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Al-Jarf, Reima – Online Submission, 2023
In an era where the English language has become dominant in all fields and is the prevailing language worldwide, many Arab parents and intellectuals are wondering about the optimal age to start teaching their children English. Should they speak to their children in English at an early age? Should they enrol their children in a pre-school that…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Mothers
Al Tale, Mazeegha A.; AlQahtani, Faten Abdullrahman – Arab World English Journal, 2022
Selecting the medium of instruction to teach the target language in EFL classrooms has been controversial for several years. This study explores the impact of code-switching versus targetlanguage-only teaching strategies on beginner students' learning and affective sustenance of EFL reading comprehension based on their perceptions. It also…
Descriptors: Code Switching (Language), Teaching Methods, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Mohammed Ali Mohsen – Language Teaching Research, 2024
Writing in a language different from one's mother tongue is a daunting task. The same challenge may apply to languages that have diglossic features whose spoken form differs from the written form. This article investigates Arab students' writing behaviors (fluency, pauses, and revision) in response to an argumentative composition in their L1…
Descriptors: Writing Processes, Native Language, Arabic, Language Fluency
Demir, Cuneyt – Arab Journal of Applied Linguistics, 2021
Writing native-like has always been a primary purpose for non-native writers of English and, accordingly, many language components have been investigated to develop writers' fluency. One of these language components is syntactic complexity (SC), which is often regarded as a reliable way to grade any texts from easy to difficult. This study aims to…
Descriptors: Syntax, Native Language, Native Speakers, Second Language Instruction
Saud Alharbi, Amirah; Foltz, Anouschka; Kornder, Lisa; Mennen, Ineke – Second Language Research, 2023
While much research has examined second language (L2) phonetic acquisition, less research has examined first language (L1) attrition in terms of the voice onset time (VOT) of voiceless stops. The current study examined L2 acquisition and L1 attrition in the VOT of word-initial voiceless stops among late English-Arabic and Arabic-English bilinguals…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Native Language, Language Skill Attrition, Arabic
Bahhari, Abdulwdood – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2023
Families that live temporarily abroad for work or education (amongst other reasons) often encounter some difficulties to maintain their children's L1; particularly when they live in English-speaking countries. This study explores the language maintenance experiences of ten Saudi Arabian families sojourning in Australia, from the perspective of…
Descriptors: Arabic, Language Maintenance, Religion, Islam