Effectiveness of the Remedial Courses on Improving EFL/ESL Students' Performance at University Level in the Arab World

Autor/inn/en	Al Othman, Fadel H. M.; Shuqair, Khaled M.
Titel	Effectiveness of the Remedial Courses on Improving EFL/ESL Students' Performance at University Level in the Arab World
Quelle	In: International Journal of Higher Education, 2 (2013) 3, S.132-138 (7 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1927-6044
Schlagwörter	English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Remedial Instruction; Language Skills; Teaching Methods; Arabs; Instructional Effectiveness; College Students; Learning Motivation; Standardized Tests; Language Tests; Language Teachers; College Faculty; Learning Strategies; Sustained Silent Reading; Literary Genres; Foreign Countries + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Förderkurs; Language skill; Sprachkompetenz; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Arab; Araber; Unterrichtserfolg; Collegestudent; Motivation for studies; Lernmotivation; Standadised tests; Standardisierter Test; Language test; Sprachtest; Language teacher; Sprachunterricht; Fakultät; Learning methode; Learning techniques; Lernmethode; Lernstrategie; Stilles Lesen; Literarische Form; Ausland
Abstract	Many hypotheses have been passed by professors in the language teaching profession concerning the effects of remedial courses in enhancing the skills of students in the English language. Most people share the sentiment that remedial courses are quests in vain when it gets to improving the skills of students learning English as a first or second language (EFL/ESL). Others claim that the teaching strategy is the key to attaining the positive results in students taking remedial courses. This research looks into evidence presented by other researchers about the effectiveness of remedial courses. The research material used is mainly secondary. Through a comprehensive exploration of the information from various researchers, the paper has presented those researchers' findings on the issue. The research hypothesis is, "remedial courses have no effect in increasing the performance of EFL/ESL students." The research findings indicate that the remedial courses in the Arab universities have been ineffective in increasing English language skills of students learning EFL/ESL. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01