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Direct linkAlaa Almohammadi; Khadeejah Alaslani; Haifa Alroqi; Yara Aljahlan; Roaa Alsulaiman; Aalya Albeeshi; Abdullah Murad; Fahad Alnemary – First Language, 2025
The development of language skills is critical to the academic success and overall well-being of children. Research shows that late talking, defined as delayed expressive language development in toddlers, negatively impacts future language and literacy skills. The early identification of children at risk of late talking can significantly improve…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Language Skills, Oral Language, Language Impairments
Almalki, Ziad; Jones, Christian – Language Learning Journal, 2022
There have been a number of studies on the use of complaints as a speech act. The majority of these studies have included analysis of how different first language speakers make complaints while only a limited number of studies have examined the effects of instruction on the development of complaints as a speech act. Those that have examined this…
Descriptors: Speech Acts, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Download full textAlsalami, Ahmed Ibrahim – Arab World English Journal, 2021
Many studies have been conducted on code-switching worldwide, but few were carried out on Saudi context. Therefore, this study inquires the use of code-switching among Saudis who speak both Arabic and English to identify the reasons of code-switching and to know the significant differences regarding gender, age, qualification, and level of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Code Switching (Language), Semitic Languages, English (Second Language)
Rakhlin, Natalia V.; Li, Nan; Aljughaiman, Abdullah; Grigorenko, Elena L. – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2020
Purpose: We examined indices of narrative microstructure as metrics of language development and impairment in Arabic-speaking children. We examined their age sensitivity, correlations with standardized measures, and ability to differentiate children with average language and language impairment. Method: We collected story narratives from 177…
Descriptors: Semitic Languages, Language Acquisition, Language Impairments, Age Differences
El-Dakhs, Dina Abdel Salam – English Language Teaching, 2015
In recent years, a number of studies have attempted to assess the English vocabulary knowledge of high-school students and undergraduate university students in contexts where English is a foreign language (EFL). The present paper explores the lexical development of Arab undergraduates at a Saudi University where EFL is the medium of instruction.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Vocabulary, Second Language Learning
Peer reviewedAlSafi, Abdullah T. – International Review of Education/Internationale Zeitschrift fuer Erziehungswissenschaft/Revue Internationale de Pedagogie, 1994
Drawing from experiences in teaching kindergarten teachers in Saudi Arabia to conduct "sharing time" or "show and tell" sessions, discusses the activity's affective and cognitive value, indicating that teacher and peer feedback promotes language development and the growth of curiosity and inquisitiveness. Makes practical…
Descriptors: Child Language, Class Activities, Cognitive Development, Early Childhood Education
