Professors and Students' Perceptions About English as an International Language (EIL) in Speaking Instruction in Saudi Arabia
نام عام مواد
[Thesis]
نام نخستين پديدآور
Alkhalaf, Shatha
نام ساير پديدآوران
Thrush, Emily
وضعیت نشر و پخش و غیره
نام ناشر، پخش کننده و غيره
The University of Memphis
تاریخ نشرو بخش و غیره
2019
يادداشت کلی
متن يادداشت
76 p.
یادداشتهای مربوط به پایان نامه ها
جزئيات پايان نامه و نوع درجه آن
Ph.D.
کسي که مدرک را اعطا کرده
The University of Memphis
امتياز متن
2019
یادداشتهای مربوط به خلاصه یا چکیده
متن يادداشت
Driven by the critical period hypothesis (CPH), Kachru's (1985) World Englishes paradigm, and Krashen's (1982) theory of second language acquisition (SLA), this study examined instructors and learners' attitudes toward English as an International Language (EIL) speaking instruction in Saudi Arabia and whether exposure to EIL speaking instruction influenced participants' beliefs. Participants consisted of 23 professors teaching in the Department of English at Qassim University and 30 Saudi undergraduate students majoring in English at Qassim University. A mixed-methods approach was employed. Quantitative data were collected using a Likert-scale survey, and qualitative data were collected using a semi-structured interview. For the survey, two questionnaires were employed, one for professors and one for students. Participants answered almost half the questions, watched a 4-min video, and answered the rest of the questions. The video exposed them to the concept of EIL to determine whether teaching EIL in speaking would influence their perceptions of English instruction in Saudi Arabia. To better understand the answers, two participants from each group were interviewed. Saudi professors and students had positive perceptions of EIL and were already aware of it as a concept. In addition, exposure to EIL speaking instruction had a slightly positive influence on their perceptions, supporting the study hypothesis.
اصطلاحهای موضوعی کنترل نشده
اصطلاح موضوعی
Educational evaluation
اصطلاح موضوعی
Foreign language instruction
اصطلاح موضوعی
Foreign language learning
اصطلاح موضوعی
Higher education
اصطلاح موضوعی
Instructional design
اصطلاح موضوعی
Linguistics
اصطلاح موضوعی
Middle Eastern studies
اصطلاح موضوعی
Multicultural education
نام شخص به منزله سر شناسه - (مسئولیت معنوی درجه اول )