Language Difficulties Faced by Saudi Diploma Students at King Abdulaziz University: A Case Study

Autor/in	Shousha, Amal Ibrahim
Titel	Language Difficulties Faced by Saudi Diploma Students at King Abdulaziz University: A Case Study
Quelle	In: Arab World English Journal, 12 (2021) 2, S. 142-157 PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Shousha, Amal Ibrahim)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2229-9327
Schlagwörter	Forschungsbericht; Foreign Countries; English (Second Language); Second Language Instruction; College Students; Barriers; Listening Skills; Speech Skills; Reading Skills; Morphemes; Grammar; Adult Students; Student Attitudes; Females; Language Skills; Writing Skills; Saudi Arabia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Collegestudent; Mündliche Leistung; Sprachfertigkeit; Reading skill; Lesefertigkeit; Morphem; Grammatik; Adult; Adults; Student; Students; Erwachsenenalter; Studentin; Schüler; Schülerin; Schülerverhalten; Weibliches Geschlecht; Language skill; Sprachkompetenz; Writing skill; Schreibfertigkeit; Saudi-Arabien
Abstract	This study aimed to explore the language difficulties faced by English diploma students and provide solutions to overcome them. The data collected in the form of a questionnaire administered to 39 female students were compared in percentages for closed-ended questions and thematically for open-ended ones. Results showed that diploma students struggled with listening, speaking and reading's higher cognitive skills such as guessing the meaning from context and reading between the lines. In addition, tenses, question formations, and reported speech were the most difficult grammatical points for them. These challenges were attributed to the institutional, dispositional, situational, academic, and pedagogical barriers faced by students as adult learners resulting mainly from the students' study gaps and their lack of contact with the English language. Solutions included the use of more varied activities and up-to-date interesting reading passages, more practice of listening and speaking inside and outside classrooms, and having a placement test before joining the diploma program. (As Provided).
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Begutachtung	Peer reviewed
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01