Academic Oral Communication Difficulties Encountered by Yemeni Postgraduate Students in a Malaysian University

Autor/inn/en	Alghail, Ali Abdullah Ali; Mahfoodh, Omer Hassan Ali
Titel	Academic Oral Communication Difficulties Encountered by Yemeni Postgraduate Students in a Malaysian University
Quelle	In: Issues in Educational Research, 29 (2019) 2, S.301-325 (25 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1837-6290
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Academic Language; Speech Communication; Graduate Students; Foreign Students; Learning Experience; Communication Problems; Prior Learning; English (Second Language); Arabs; Malaysia; Yemen + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Academic; Language; Languages; Akademiker; Sprache; Wissenschaftssprache; Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; Lernerfahrung; Kommunikationsbarriere; Vorkenntnisse; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Arab; Araber; Jemen
Abstract	This mixed-methods study examined academic oral communication difficulties encountered by Yemeni postgraduate students in a Malaysian public university and how they overcome these difficulties. The study also examined the correlation between students' academic oral communication difficulties and their prior learning experience. Questionnaires, focus group interviews, and journal writing were used to collect data. Descriptive statistics and Spearman correlation analysis were used to analyse the quantitative data. Qualitative data were analysed using thematic analysis to identify academic oral communication difficulties encountered by the students and how they overcome these difficulties. The study revealed that the major academic oral communication difficulties encountered by these students are speaking accurately, communicating ideas fluently, speaking with clear pronunciation, and communicating ideas confidently. In the process of overcoming these difficulties, the students reported that they employed some strategies such as joining English proficiency courses and attending seminars, workshops, and conferences. Furthermore, the study revealed a strong negative correlation between most areas of academic oral communication difficulties and students' prior learning experience. Thus, it is recommended that these students need to be involved in various academic oral activities to survive in other similar contexts where they need oral skills for successful academic performance and effective communication. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01