Language Intensive Exposure in EFL Curriculum: Attitudes towards the Unlock Textbook Series at Birzeit University as a Case Study

Autor/inn/en	Qassrawi, Rania; Abuhussein, Haya Fayyad; Rafidi, Tina Jaber; Yousef, Rula
Titel	Language Intensive Exposure in EFL Curriculum: Attitudes towards the Unlock Textbook Series at Birzeit University as a Case Study
Quelle	In: Cogent Education, 10 (2023) 1, Artikel 2166626 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
DOI	10.1080/2331186X.2023.2166626
Schlagwörter	English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Language Teachers; College Faculty; Intensive Language Courses; Instructional Effectiveness; Teacher Attitudes; Textbooks; Foreign Countries; Student Attitudes; Comparative Analysis; Attitude Measures; Case Studies; Undergraduate Students; Palestine + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Language teacher; Sprachunterricht; Fakultät; Intensivkurs; Sprachkurs; Unterrichtserfolg; Lehrerverhalten; Textbook; Text book; Schulbuch; Lehrbuch; Ausland; Schülerverhalten; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Palästina
Abstract	Language-intensive exposure and immersion can be regarded as key factors in developing proficient language learners. In the context of teaching English as a foreign language (EFL), the current research was conducted to compare two modes of teaching English using the "Unlock Textbook Series" published by Cambridge University Press at Birzeit University, Palestine. This research effort aimed at investigating the intensive and non-intensive students' attitudes towards the Unlock Textbook Series in addition to the effectiveness of the intensive and non-intensive modes of teaching based on EFL instructors' perspectives. In a descriptive design, two quantitative instruments were utilized to obtain data; a student questionnaire was implemented with students from the two tracks; intensive and non-intensive, whereas an attitudinal scale was used to examine the effectiveness of the two modes of teaching according to EFL instructors' perspectives. The participating students were (182) non-intensive and (100) intensive students. As for the instructors, fifteen (15) BZU instructors of English participated on the condition of teaching the two tracks. The findings revealed that there were statistically significant differences in the intensive and non-intensive students' attitudes towards the "Unlock Textbook Series" based on students' perspectives in favor of the intensive students. Additionally, it was shown that the intensive mode was more effective than the non-intensive based on instructors' perspectives. Accordingly, some recommendations were suggested. (As Provided).
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