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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
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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
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Alotaibi, Abdullah N. – Arab World English Journal, 2021
The field of L2 phonology did not receive much research compared to the other linguistic domains. To add to the field and expand the current literature, the present paper's goal was to examine the impact of syllable structure differences between Arabic and English in uttering L2 English consonant clusters. The following research question was aimed…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Phonology
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Almusharraf, Asma M. – Issues in Educational Research, 2021
The value of using one's first language (L1) to promote a second language (L2) learning has been thoroughly investigated in the literature. However, this study aimed to further contribute to the investigation of English as a foreign language (EFL) instruction and uncover attitudes towards the use of L1 (Arabic) in face-to-face and online…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Semitic Languages
Al Ghamdi, Rowida – ProQuest LLC, 2023
This study investigates the politeness strategies employed by Saudi EFL teachers when expressing their disagreements on Twitter. It examines the factors affecting Saudi EFL teachers' choice of politeness and disagreement strategies. It compares Saudi EFL teachers' disagreement expressions with those of American ESL teachers on Twitter. Four…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Teachers
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Xian Zhao; Peijian Paul Sun; Man Gong – International Journal of Multilingualism, 2024
The COVID-19 pandemic has provided second language (L2) learners with additional challenges regarding how to obtain an enjoyable experience while achieving a better learning attainment. Despite a growing body of studies that substantiated the predictive effect of grit, foreign language enjoyment (FLE), and foreign language classroom anxiety (FLA)…
Descriptors: Chinese, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Academic Persistence
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Arifi Waked; Muhammad W. Ashraf; Hanadi AbdelSalam; Khadija El Alaoui; Maura Pilotti – International Society for Technology, Education, and Science, 2024
Questions exist as to whether AI tools, such as ChatGPT, can aid learning. This study examined whether in-class exercises involving error detection in text generated by ChatGPT can aid students' foreign language writing. Participants were Arabic-English speakers who were classified as ranging from modest to competent English users according to…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Computer Software, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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