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Nurah S. Alfares – International Journal of Game-Based Learning, 2025
Vocabulary is crucial for mastering English as a Foreign Language (EFL) skills. Digital Game-Based Learning (DGBL) platforms like Wordwall can enhance active learning by providing multiple-choice, missing, and matching words. The current study aimed to addresses the impact of the Wordwall platform on EFL learners in Saudi Arabia. This study…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Vocabulary Development
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Saleh, Alaa Mamoun; Ahmed Althaqafi, Abeer Sultan – SAGE Open, 2022
Vocabulary is an essential element of English language learning. There are many strategies, which teachers can use in teaching vocabulary, especially to young learners. One of these strategies is using educational games to teach vocabulary more effectively. The aim of this quasi-experimental study is to investigate the effect of using educational…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Vocabulary Development, Educational Games
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Hassan A. Alshumrani – Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education, 2024
Vocabulary is often considered as a key predictor of second language ability, and how teachers and learners' beliefs and conceptualizations about vocabulary affect their teaching and learning has recently gained unprecedented momentum in the field of second language education. However, despite their importance, there is a paucity of research that…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Alnufaie, Mohammad R. – Arab World English Journal, 2022
Strategy instruction is essential in the literature of language learning/learner strategies. This paper employs a literature review to determine how much strategy instruction is addressed in language learning research in Saudi Arabia, how many instruments have been used and what kind of strategies are taught. A search was conducted on articles…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Learning Strategies, Spelling
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Samar Mansour Alqahtani; Hind Abdulaziz Alfadda – International Journal of Education and Literacy Studies, 2025
This study examines the impact of WebQuests on the vocabulary and reading skills of ESL students in Saudi Arabia's technical colleges. The primary objectives of the study are to determine whether WebQuests can improve the vocabulary and reading skills of ESL learners and to explore their perceptions regarding the use and impact of WebQuests on…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Web Based 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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Khalaf Alharbi – Interactive Learning Environments, 2024
This study focuses on developing specific vocabulary learning strategies to assist the receptive knowledge of English for Specific Purposes (ESP). It aims to provide a practical framework for teaching technical vocabulary. The study introduced the Multimedia Strategic Vocabulary Learning (MSVL) model and investigated its effects on teaching…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, English for Special Purposes, COVID-19, Pandemics
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Alhatmi, Sultan – SAGE Open, 2022
In EFL classes, teachers utilize a variety of word instruction techniques to help their students discover as well as retain new target words. A questionnaire on word instruction techniques was administered online to 87 Saudi EFL teachers representing the three school levels in Saudi Arabia (i.e., primary, intermediate, and high) with the purpose…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Vocabulary Development
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Alqraini, Faisl M. – South African Journal of Education, 2021
Teaching a homograph by using context clues is more effective than just teaching vocabulary separately. The goal of the study reported on here was to teach 12 homographs to d/Deaf and Hard of Hearing (d/Dhh) students in the sixth grade by applying metacognitive skills to understand the meanings and contexts in sentences. A single case design…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teaching Methods, Deafness, Hearing Impairments
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Alsahafi, Morad – SAGE Open, 2023
This study investigates the relationship between depth of academic vocabulary knowledge and academic success among Saudi English-as-a-foreign-language university students. Fifty fourth-year university students majoring in English completed a vocabulary depth test, the Word Associates Test (WAT), based on the Academic Word List (AWL). Then,…
Descriptors: Correlation, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Vocabulary Development
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Alhajaji, Banan Hassan; Algmadi, Jalila Saleh; Metwally, Amal Abdelsattar – International Journal of Higher Education, 2020
Vocabulary is an essential element of language learning. Wide ranges of vocabulary along with grammatical competence guarantee learners to communicate in the language effectively. This study proposes an edutainment method for learning vocabulary by simply combining education and entertainment. This study aims to gain insights about learners'…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Vocabulary Development, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction
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Althobaiti, Saad – English Language Teaching, 2020
This interpretivist research aimed at exploring students' opinions regarding two spelling instruction techniques, Copy, Cover, and Compare (CCC) and Flip Folder. Twenty high school students who previously received spelling instruction using one of these two techniques participated in semi-structured focus group interviews to give their opinions…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Spelling Instruction, Instructional Effectiveness, Teaching Methods
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Assiri, Ahmad I.; Siddiqui, Ahlullah – English Language Teaching, 2021
This research aims to assess the importance of Extensive Reading (ER) in developing reading comprehension, vocabulary development, and speaking fluency among English as a Foreign Language (EFL) students at King Khalid University (KKU). Most EFL students appear to be under pressure and confront anxiety while acquiring English language competency in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Reading Strategies, Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary Development
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Abu-Ayfah, Zahra A. – English Language Teaching, 2020
The rapid growth of mobile device technology and the emergence of new mobile device applications such as Telegram have created new opportunities for EFL students. Accordingly, the current study investigated the EFL College students' perceptions of using Telegram for English language learning. The participants of the present study were 300 EFL…
Descriptors: Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, College Students, Student Attitudes
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Cobb, Tom; Horst, Marlise – Canadian Modern Language Review, 2019
The vocabulary research of the 1980s and 1990s brought a breath of fresh air into the language classroom. Teachers in many remote EFL locations had long suspected that vocabulary was their learners' main challenge, but there was little research evidence to confirm this or say what to do about it. Then, suddenly, work by Nation, Laufer, Meara,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocabulary Development, Computational Linguistics, Grammar
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