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Download full textRass, Ruwaida Abu – English Language Teaching, 2015
This study aimed to investigate problems facing Palestinian Arab students from Israel who are majoring in teaching English as a Foreign Language (EFL) in developing well-written paragraphs in English. They usually transfer the stylistic features of their first language, Arabic to the target language, English. For example, they tend to write long…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Arabs, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction
Peer reviewedDoushaq, Mufeeq H. – English for Specific Purposes, 1986
Analysis of content area writing of Arab university students (N=96) studying English for Academic Purposes revealed problems in three major categories: sentence structure, paragraph structure, and content. Weakness in foreign language writing skills appeared related to weakness in mastery of Arabic writing skills. (Author/CB)
Descriptors: Arabic, Arabs, Cohesion (Written Composition), College Students
