Reading Comprehension Instruction in English as a Foreign Language Classrooms:
نام عام مواد
[Thesis]
نام نخستين پديدآور
Alshehri, Sarah Jaber
عنوان اصلي به قلم نويسنده ديگر
Exploring Saudi English as Foreign Language Secondary School Teachers' Classroom Practices and the Challenges Encountered
نام ساير پديدآوران
Ambe, Elizabeth Bifuh
وضعیت نشر و پخش و غیره
نام ناشر، پخش کننده و غيره
University of Massachusetts Lowell
تاریخ نشرو بخش و غیره
2020
مشخصات ظاهری
نام خاص و کميت اثر
189
یادداشتهای مربوط به پایان نامه ها
جزئيات پايان نامه و نوع درجه آن
Ph.D.
کسي که مدرک را اعطا کرده
University of Massachusetts Lowell
امتياز متن
2020
یادداشتهای مربوط به خلاصه یا چکیده
متن يادداشت
English has become an influential language in the Saudi Arabian educational system and the Saudi government has launched various initiatives to improve both the quality of English language teaching and learning at secondary and college levels. However, Saudi English Foreign Language (EFL) students are still facing many challenges, especially in the area of reading comprehension. This mixed method study investigates literacy instruction in Saudi Arabian secondary schools, with particular focus on Comprehension. The study explores public secondary school EFL teachers' instructional practices and the challenges encountered when teaching reading comprehension. Quantitative data were collected through a 46 -item Likert-type survey administered to Saudi English teachers who work in public secondary schools. The survey received 387 complete responses and 208 partial responses. Qualitative data were collected through interviews, classroom observations, and artifacts (e.g., lesson plans) from a purposeful sample of 8 teachers). SPSS was employed to analyze the questionnaire. The quantitative data were analyzed by conducting frequency distributions, descriptive statistics, reliability tests and one-way ANOVA tests. Qualitative data were analyzed through thematic and content analyses. Results indicated that although Saudi EFL teachers apply a variety of instructional practices, these are limited to developing students' lower level reading skills, rather than higher critical thinking skills that employ metacognitive strategies. Instructional challenges include factors such as: lack of teachers knowledge, English language assessment policy, and a mandated curriculum that leaves little room for pedagogical flexibility. Findings of this study provided some directions for professionals and policy makers to improve pre-service teachers' training and provide in-service teachers' professional development programs that can improve practice.
موضوع (اسم عام یاعبارت اسمی عام)
موضوع مستند نشده
English as a second language--ESL
موضوع مستند نشده
Middle Eastern studies
موضوع مستند نشده
Reading instruction
موضوع مستند نشده
Secondary education
نام شخص به منزله سر شناسه - (مسئولیت معنوی درجه اول )