القدرات اللغویة والکتابیة للطلاب الصم وضعاف السمع ببرنامج السنة التأهیلیة بجامعة الملک سعود Linguistic and Writing Abilities of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students of the Preparatory Year Program, King Saud University

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 129-152
Author(s):  
علی بن حسن الزهرانی
Keyword(s):  
Hard Of Hearing ◽  
King Saud University ◽  
Preparatory Year

scholarly journals Saudi EFL University Instructors’ Barriers to Teaching the Speaking Skills: Causes and Solutions

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Noura Abdulaziz Abdulmohsen Al HAssan
Keyword(s):  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Preparation Programs ◽  
King Saud University ◽  
Self Confidence ◽  
Study Results ◽  
University Instructors ◽  
Speaking Skill ◽  
Barriers To Teaching ◽  
Preparatory Year ◽  
Speaking Skills

The aim of this study was to investigate the causes and the solutions of Saudi EFL university instructors’ barriers to teaching the speaking skill. The sample of the study consisted of 132 randomly-selected EFL preparatory year instructors at Al-Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, and King Saud University in Riyadh city. Three instruments were utilized to collect data for the study: the first one was a questionnaire, the second was semi-structured interviews, and the third one was lectures observations. The researcher designed a five-point Likert scale questionnaire to collect the data of the study which was validated by a panel of raters consisting of ten university professors and instructors. To ensure reliability, Cronbach Alpha formula was calculated. Besides, The findings of the study revealed that the causes of Saudi EFL university instructors’ barriers to teaching the speaking skill in the preparatory year were as follows: students’ use of L1 during group work or pair work, lack of vocabulary, fear of making mistakes, lack of self-confidence, and lack of motivation. Furthermore, the study results advocated the following solutions to Saudi EFL university instructors’ barriers to teaching the speaking skill: enhancing students’ self-confidence to speak without fear, correcting students’ mistakes kindly, meeting students’ needs in speaking textbooks, and adopting recent motivating techniques, increasing the motivating speaking activities in textbooks, and testing the speaking skill. Finally, the study concluded that teacher training and preparation programs should help EFL instructors overcome and avoid such teaching barriers in teaching the speaking skills

scholarly journals English as a Foreign Language (EFL) Learners’ Perceptions on the Effectiveness of the Internet to Enhance their Learning

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 25
Author(s):  
Ziad Abdulrahman Al-Muwallad
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
English Language ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Language Teachers ◽  
The Internet ◽  
King Saud University ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Students Attitudes ◽  
Preparatory Year

This study attempted to investigate the vital role of the internet in enhancing the learning of reading. In addition, the study aimed to measure the students’ attitudes towards the internet and to identify to what extent the internet was employed in their reading classes. Moreover, the study aimed to explore the challenges that they encountered while using the internet in their learning of reading. In order to achieve these goals, the researcher used the descriptive analytical approach and used the questionnaire as the main data collection tool. The study sample comprised 50 Saudi EFL male students in the preparatory year at King Saud University in Saudi Arabia. The findings of the study showed that students perceived that the internet is important in the process of reading comprehension learning and teaching with positive attitudes towards the internet. Results showed that the top challenges of using of the internet for reading learning/teaching are lack of students’ knowledge to know what to read on the internet, the short time of the class, and the students’ lack of the skills and knowledge to use the internet for academic purposes. Furthermore, the results showed that the students mostly used the internet for playing games, social networking, and learning vocabulary. It is recommended that English language teachers should be encouraged to use the internet in their language classes as it is valuable for their students to enhance their reading comprehension skills.

scholarly journals The Impact of Training Using the Concept Planning Strategy to Develop University Concepts and Language Skills of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students at King Saud University

2019 ◽  
pp. 182-207
Keyword(s):  
Training Program ◽  
Hard Of Hearing ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
King Saud University ◽  
Planning Strategy ◽  
Concept Planning ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact

The study aimed at exploring the impact of training using the concept planning strategy to develop the university concepts and language skills of deaf and hard of hearing students at King Saud University. The study sample consisted of 30 deaf and hard of hearing students enrolled in the deaf and hard of hearing project at King Saud University Second semester (2018, 1439). The proposed training program, using the concept planning strategy, greatly influenced the development of the cognitive aspects of deaf and hard of hearing students. The concept planning strategy also helped deaf and weak students organize and express their ideas.

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