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Hersi, Mustafa A. – English Language Teaching, 2021
Writing in a second language is considered extremely challenging for several reasons. Concerns that perplex second-language learners include cognitive complications, the composing process, building arguments, and constructing an identity as a writer. Cultural issues related to writing also pose problems for second-language writers This paper…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Females
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Al-Houti, Shorouq K.; Aldaihani, Sultan M. – English Language Teaching, 2020
Idioms play an indispensable role in communication. Knowledge of idioms is considered an indicator of proficiency. This study is aimed at investigating English as a Foreign Language (EFL) students' knowledge of frequently used idioms and the effect of learner-related factors. The participants were 218 female EFL college students at the College of…
Descriptors: Figurative Language, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Zhu, Wen; Liu, Zhixin – English Language Teaching, 2017
In non literature major dominated university, it is obviously noted that girl students' English (as the second language) presentation scores often higher than boy students in the same teaching environment and evaluation system. A 397 samples' survey has been studied from the aspects of after school activities and sleep schedule to discuss if any…
Descriptors: Females, Engineering Education, Gender Differences, Foreign Countries
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Taqi, Hanan A.; Al-Darwish, Salwa H.; Akbar, Rahima S.; Al-Gharabali, Nada A. – English Language Teaching, 2015
Gender and teaching are gaining increasing attention in the field of higher education. The significance of teacher gender seems even more crucial in an environment based on gender segregation. In the scope of language teaching and gender, this study investigates the influence of gender on the students' selection of teachers in general, and…
Descriptors: Language Teachers, English (Second Language), Gender Differences, Teacher Characteristics
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Al-Nouh, Nowreyah A.; Abdul-Kareem, Muneera M.; Taqi, Hanan A. – English Language Teaching, 2014
Teachers perform an important job by encouraging creativity in their lessons and among their pupils. Thus, the present study aims to examine primary school EFL teachers' attitudes towards creative thinking and their perceptions of what goes on in the classroom. Participants were 434 female primary school EFL teachers, chosen randomly, teaching all…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Teachers, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction
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Lin, Lu-Fang – English Language Teaching, 2009
The purpose of the study was to investigate video comprehension strategies used by male and female university students. The researcher designed a video comprehension strategy questionnaire including cognitive, compensation, and memory categories. Totally, 168 Taiwanese university participants completed the questionnaire. The quantitative results…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Video Technology, Comprehension, Males