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Saad Aldosari; Lauren Covey; Alison Gabriele – Second Language Research, 2024
We investigate sensitivity to island constraints in English native speakers and Najdi Arabic learners of English, examining (1) whether second language (L2) learners whose native language (L1) does not instantiate overt "wh"-movement are sensitive to island constraints and (2) the source of island effects. Under a grammatical account of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Arabic, Undergraduate Students, Native Speakers
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Fawzi Eltayeb Yousuf Ahmed; Nawal Mosa Mohammed Abdallah; Sarah Osman Eltom Hamed; Fatima Mohamed Ali Hamed – Eurasian Journal of Applied Linguistics, 2025
The current study attempts to explore and analyze errors of word choice made in written language by Saudi undergraduates at King Khalid University. It additionally tries to determine the probable sources of errors and provide remedies to them. The study focuses on word choice errors in four areas, viz., literal translation, collocation, subject…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Undergraduate Students
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Alnujiadi, Alanoud; Assalahi, Hussein – Journal of Education and Learning, 2023
The growing body of teachers' cognition research suggests that language teachers' decisions about grammar teaching are influenced by what they know, think, and believe. While previous research highlights that learning the present perfect tense is challenging for foreign language learners, little research discussed teachers' beliefs about how these…
Descriptors: Language Teachers, Morphemes, Grammar, Second Language Learning
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Khan, Raja Muhammad Ishtiaq; Ali, Ashraf; Alouraini, Abdullah – SAGE Open, 2022
The incorporation of mobile phones is persistent in the development of language learning, particularly in the EFL context. The present investigation aims to determine the impact of mobile-assisted language learning (MALL) applications on developing "learners" grammar proficiency. The current study employed a quantitative research method…
Descriptors: Handheld Devices, Telecommunications, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language)
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Dawood A. Mahdi – Journal of Pedagogical Research, 2024
The study aims to assess the role of linguistic and non-linguistic barriers on the English-speaking abilities of Saudi EFL learners. A cross-sectional design was adopted and convenience sampling was employed to recruit the EFL learners in Saudi Universities. An online survey was conducted. Descriptive statistics, ttests, and factor analysis were…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, College Students
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Ahad Abdullah Alruwili; Hosam-Eldeen Ahmed Elsawy – Eurasian Journal of Applied Linguistics, 2024
This study aimed at investigating the impact of story-based extracurricular tasks on enhancing the speaking skills of EFL learners. The parameters of grammar, pronunciation, vocabulary, and fluency were examined. A pre-test/post-test one shot case study design was adopted. A sample of 20 students, enrolled in the common first year program at Jouf…
Descriptors: Extracurricular Activities, Story Telling, Speech Skills, English Language Learners
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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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Khaled Aldossary – Educational Process: International Journal, 2025
Background/purpose: This study investigated the short-term and long-term impact of collaborative writing on lower-proficiency English as a foreign language (EFL) students in Saudi Arabia. It investigated whether co-authoring enhanced the writing standard, which areas effectively evolved and how effectively the students retained their writing…
Descriptors: Collaborative Writing, Writing Instruction, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Assim S. Alrajhi – Cogent Education, 2024
This paper reports on a mixed-methods study delving into EFL students' experiences and perspectives on a text-based pedagogical chatbot. Utilizing chatbot-mediated interaction, a questionnaire survey, and focus group discussions, the study centers around the cognitive and affective domains of learning in relation to the chatbot's affordances and…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Computer Software, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Khaled A. Alghmadi – Journal of Pedagogical Research, 2024
The study aims to determine whether exposing EFL Saudi undergraduate students to TED talks could effectively contribute to the improvement of their oral language proficiency. To achieve this goal, 32 English as a Foreign Language Saudi undergraduate students were recruited to participate in the study. These students were selected based on their…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Student Attitudes
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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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Ghadah Albarqi – International Journal of Language Testing, 2025
The Elicited Imitation Test (EIT) is widely recognized for its reliability in research settings as a proficiency assessment tool. However, there exists a need to examine its predictive validity in English as a Foreign Language (EFL) classrooms. This study investigates the extent to which the EIT, alongside the Oxford Placement Test (OPT), can…
Descriptors: Language Tests, Imitation, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Ali, Ashraf; Khan, Raja Muhammad Ishtiaq; Alouraini, Abdullah – SAGE Open, 2023
The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has accelerated the transformation of educational institutions across the globe by implementing online and blended learning, which becomes an important aspect of the instruction and learning processes. The present study aimed to investigate the impact of both online and blended learning methods on…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Teaching Methods, COVID-19, Pandemics
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Alqahtani, Fatmah A. – Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, 2022
This study is intended to help English foreign language learners avoid a type of syntactic ambiguity in sentences resulting from prepositional phrases (PPs). The students are guided to make use of the features of both adverbials and adjectivals in resolving this type of ambiguity. The movability of adverbials and the use of relative clauses…
Descriptors: Phrase Structure, Form Classes (Languages), Ambiguity (Semantics), Inferences
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Iftikhar Ahmad; Saleem Mohd Nasim – Language Teaching Research Quarterly, 2024
Guided by Activity Theory framework, this study tends to uncover prominent contradictions in the activity systems in which non-native English as a Foreign Language (EFL) grammar teacher cognition operates. The study attempts to fill the existing research gaps, as there are visible gaps in the literature to address the problem from this angle. To…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Grammar, Language Teachers, English (Second Language)
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