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Rafique, Jasiya – Online Submission, 2019
Teaching of English in Saudi Arabia is a necessitous concern in education. The administration, planners, syllabus designers, textbook writers, teachers, and government have been trying to advance the teaching/learning of English in the country. The teachers are capable, experienced and the infrastructural facilities including e-information…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Language Teachers
Al-Jarf, Reima – Online Submission, 2019
An asynchronous online discussion forum was created and used to post Arabization homework-assignments consisting of application questions and discussion threads covering the topics taught in class. The instructor gave communicative feedback on the location and types of errors. Errors were color-coded. No correct answers were provided. The…
Descriptors: Translation, Semitic Languages, Language Processing, Homework
Lopez-Alvarado, Julio – Online Submission, 2017
In this paper, a practical course for listening, speaking, reading and writing was designed using authentic video material. The aim of this paper is to offer tools to the TEFL teacher in order to design new course materials using video material. The development procedure is explained in detail, and the underpinning main theories are also…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Educational Technology, Video Technology
Abdallah, Mahmoud M. S. – Online Submission, 2015
Writing is a very important skill that should be mastered properly by university students, especially pre-service language teachers (e.g. EFL student teachers). In order to present their ideas efficiently in the context of their academic study, they have to be trained well on how to write meaningful pieces (e.g. essays, academic reports,…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Language Teachers, Writing Instruction, Student Teachers
Al-Jarf, Reima – Online Submission, 2014
The presentation will show the types of online writing tasks that can be integrated in online courses, online discussion forums, blogs, wikis…etc as a supplement to in-class writing instruction. The types of online writing tasks include the following: Tasks that focus on specific writing skills; tasks that provide free writing activities; tasks…
Descriptors: Writing Assignments, Online Courses, Writing Instruction, Writing Skills
Sert, Olcay – Online Submission, 2005
Assignments prepared in pair-work have long been evaluated to be more successful when compared to individually prepared assignments in many respects in foreign language learning contexts. However, there is not much research conducted to reveal the advantages of pair-work in preparing assignments and the linguistic characteristics of the finished…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Second Language Learning, Grammar, Assignments
Ong, C. W.; Zhou, Q. Y.; Jacobs, G. M. – Online Submission, 1997
Everything changes over time, even languages. Despite language teachers, grammar books, and standardise exams, there's no way to stop languages from changing. One aspect of language change of particular interest to members and supporters of women's rights organisations is the ongoing shift from what some people call "gender-exclusive"…
Descriptors: Language Usage, Gender Issues, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction
Al-Serhani, Wafa Fahed – Online Submission, 2007
This study investigated the effect of the portfolio assessment strategy to teach and assess writing performance of EFL third year students enrolled at the 3rd Secondary School, Skaka (Al-Jouf region). The purpose of the study was to determine whether a specific portfolio assessment model was effective in helping the students to improve their…
Descriptors: Portfolios (Background Materials), Writing Skills, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning