There is a growing consciousness to the need to know English among the Saudi Arabian peoples. This is apparent in the painstaking efforts of the policy makers in bringing in technology as an aid to teachers, institutions diverting huge funding to the field and encouraging research in the area. Learning outcomes, however, do not reflect these…

With an increase in English-medium courses in universities in non-English speaking countries, various concerns have been raised such as difficulty of students' lecture comprehension and ineffective interaction between lecturers and students. This study scrutinized relationships among Korean medical students' comprehension of and satisfaction with…

In many African countries, English is the medium of instruction in higher education even though students may not always be entirely familiar with "standard" English. This study aimed at investigating the relevance of English language competencies for teaching and learning from the perspective of students and lecturers. The study was…