The Saudi 2030 Vision and Translanguaging in Language Learning in Saudi Arabia: Looking for Concord in the Future

Autor/in	Alqahtani, Muneer Hezam
Titel	The Saudi 2030 Vision and Translanguaging in Language Learning in Saudi Arabia: Looking for Concord in the Future
Quelle	In: Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, 18 (2022), S.556-568 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Alqahtani, Muneer Hezam)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1305-578X
Schlagwörter	Semitic Languages; Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; English (Second Language); Foreign Countries; Language Proficiency; Code Switching (Language); Immigrants; Multilingualism; Labor Force Development; Language Usage; Native Language; Learning Processes; Teaching Methods; Universities; Departments; Student Attitudes; College Students; Language Variation; Strategic Planning; Saudi Arabia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Arabisch; Hebräisch; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Ausland; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Immigrant; Immigrantin; Immigranten; Mehrsprachigkeit; Multilingualismus; Arbeitskräftebestand; Sprachgebrauch; Learning process; Lernprozess; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; University; Universität; Department; Abteilung; Schülerverhalten; Collegestudent; Sprachenvielfalt; Strategy; Planning; Strategie; Planung; Saudi-Arabien
Abstract	This study reviews the methods and findings of earlier translanguaging research with special emphasis on their implications in view of the national development plans stated in Saudi vision 2030. Notably, Saudi Arabia is striving to adjust to the multilingual immigrant workforce on its soil, while the Kingdom envisages a larger role for its people on other soils. In this changed paradigm, strengthening the Saudis' English communicative proficiency is an emergent need. To make pertinent pedagogical recommendations on the use of translanguaging in language learning, the study gathered data using a questionnaire administered to 72 participants from separate EFL departments at King Faisal University, and a focus group interview with three participants from one Department. Findings revealed that the Saudi EFL students strongly support the use of translanguaging in the EFL classrooms, but they are worried that it may not bring their proficiency to the desirable standard. They, thus, showed greater faith in the conventional language learning approach, viz., using only English in the EFL classes. The study concluded that learners' exposure to translanguaging is apparently not adequate in KSA for them to fully fathom its benefits, and teachers who, so far strictly keep to the English-only approach, too need to be oriented and trained in its use. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies. Hacettepe Universitesi, Egitim Fakultesi B Blok, Yabanci Diller Egitimi Bolumu, Ingiliz Dili Egitimi Anabilim Dali, Ankara 06800, Turkey. e-mail: jllsturkey@gmail.com; Web site: http://www.jlls.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01