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Learners in a Tight Corner: An Investigation of Figurative Idiomatic Competence and Learner-Related Factors
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Al-Houti, Shorouq K.; Aldaihani, Sultan M. – English Language Teaching, 2020
Idioms play an indispensable role in communication. Knowledge of idioms is considered an indicator of proficiency. This study is aimed at investigating English as a Foreign Language (EFL) students' knowledge of frequently used idioms and the effect of learner-related factors. The participants were 218 female EFL college students at the College of…
Descriptors: Figurative Language, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
On the Acquisition of the Prenominal Adjective Order by Kuwaiti EFL Learners
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Alotaibi, Maye A.; Alotaibi, Abdullah M. – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2017
This study aims to test the extent to which 80 Kuwaiti EFL learners are aware of prenominal adjective ordering system in English, particularly how it affects Kuwaiti EFL learners' grasp on English grammar. In addition, it checks whether the English proficiency level of the participants plays a role in their answers on the test. Therefore, a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Form Classes (Languages)
Examining the Impact of Immediate Family Members on Gulf Arab EFL Students' Strategic Language Learning and Development
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Hajar, Anas – RELC Journal: A Journal of Language Teaching and Research, 2019
This article provides a qualitative inquiry into the influences of immediate family members (i.e. parents and siblings) on a group of Gulf Arab EFL students regarding their language learning experiences and strategy use in their Arab homelands. The participants came from financially comfortable families, with different levels of education. The…
Descriptors: Arabs, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Tapping the Potential of Skill Integration as a Conduit for Communicative Language Teaching
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Wu, Shu-hua; Alrabah, Sulaiman – English Language Teaching, 2014
The purpose of this classroom-based study was to discover the kinds of skill integration tasks that were employed by English teachers in Kuwait and to measure their attitudes toward implementing the skill integration technique in their classrooms. Data collection involved recording 25 hours of classroom-based observations, conducting interviews…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Communicative Competence (Languages), Interviews
Al-Manakh. Language Centre Journal, Vol. 3, No. 2.
Language Centre Journal, 1979
The following articles appear in this issue of a journal devoted to teaching English for science and technology in Kuwait: (1) "An Approach to the Implementation of Dr. J.L. Munby's 'Communicative Syllabus Design'" by Bill Robinson, (2) "Une experience d'elaboration de materiel pedagogique" (An Experiment in Developing Teaching…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Curriculum Design, English for Special Purposes, English (Second Language)
Observations of Students in English as a Second Language at Kuwait University: 1974-1976.
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Meinhoff, Michael; Meinhoff, Joan – 1976
This is a collection of papers which discusses characteristics of ESL (English as a Second Language) students in Kuwait. The first chapter, "Oral Communication," notes the extreme facility with which these students communicate in English. Chapter Two, "Names," explains how people in Kuwait are named and addressed. Chapter…
Descriptors: College Language Programs, College Students, Communication Skills, Cultural Differences