A Case Study on the Effectiveness of Bilingual Instructors Compared with Monolingual Instructors at a Private University in Saudi Arabia

Autor/inn/en	ElJishi, Ziad; Taylor, Terumi; Shehata, Heba
Titel	A Case Study on the Effectiveness of Bilingual Instructors Compared with Monolingual Instructors at a Private University in Saudi Arabia
Quelle	In: International Journal of Education and Literacy Studies, 10 (2022) 1, S.109-123 (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2202-9478
Schlagwörter	Teacher Effectiveness; Bilingual Teachers; College Faculty; Bilingual Education; Monolingualism; Learner Engagement; Teaching Methods; Foreign Countries; English (Second Language); Semitic Languages; Teacher Attitudes; Second Language Instruction; Saudi Arabia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Effectiveness of teaching; Instructional effectiveness; Lehrerleistung; Unterrichtserfolg; Fakultät; Bilingual teaching; Bilingualer Unterricht; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Ausland; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Arabisch; Hebräisch; Lehrerverhalten; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Saudi-Arabien
Abstract	The purpose of the study was to compare the instructional effectiveness of bilingual instructors compared to monolingual instructors. The case study design was non-experimental using a mixed methods approach. The data was collected from surveys, interviews, and classroom observations of monolingual and bilingual instructors (n=120) at a private university in Saudi Arabia. The survey and interview results showed bilingual instructors in favor of the bilingual method while monolingual instructors were not. Classroom observational data showed more incidents of student engagement recorded in the bilingual instruction compared to the classrooms where monolingual instruction took place. The implications of the study demonstrate the need for a policy change to allow bilingual instruction in the classroom and for preference given to the hiring of bilingual instructors as a means to facilitate student understanding of concepts in the classroom and in empowering second language acquisition of native Arabic speaking students. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01