Learning From Abdallah: A Case Study of an Arabic‐Speaking Child in a U.S. School

Palmer, Barbara C.; El-Ashry, Fathi; Leclere, Judith T.; Chang, Sara

doi:10.1598/rt.61.1.2

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“…Melvin & Stout (1987cited in Akasha, 2013 said that "Authentic texts give students direct access to the culture and help them use the new language authentically themselves, to communicate meaning in meaningful situations rather than for demonstrating knowledge of a grammar point or a lexical item" (p. 44). Dong (2004) agrees with idea of Melvin & Stout (1987) and Palmer et al (2007) to include authentic text. Arabi language and Arabi literature should be introduced to increase the participation and interest of students in the classroom activities (Wingfield & Karaman, 2001).…”

Section: Factors That Cause Speaking Difficulties To Efl Learnerssupporting

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“…The debate about the use of L1 for teaching English in the EFL context of Arab nations have divergent opinions. Palmer et al (2007) disagreeing with Abdo & Breen (2010) suggests that Arabic should be allowed to be used at school to help students learn English language skills. In addition to using Arabic, Palmer et al (ibid) recommends that text books must be appropriate and accommodative to the culture and linguistic needs of Arab students.…”

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Pedagogical Practices Employed in Teaching and Learning Speaking Skills at Taif University

Soomro¹

2018

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The aim of instructing speaking skills is to help students develop better oral communication. That is possible if teachers employ better techniques to enhance the use of English in the class and motivate their learners to utilize important strategies for practicing speaking skills. The current study investigates pedagogical practices in use by English professionals to teach speaking skills to their students, and strategies and approaches applied by leaners to improve their speaking skills. Questionnaire survey was conducted by recruiting 184 male and female undergraduate students from different streams at Taif University. The data was analyzed through SPSS and presented with the help of descriptive tables. The results of this study reveal that teachers moderately employed important techniques and strategies in their teaching. Among the strategies and techniques which were not frequently employed by English professionals were: role-play, group work, pair discussion, picture description, dialogue, debating, and storytelling. Students also lacked in utilizing important strategies which hinder their progress in developing better speaking skills. The attitude of learners towards learning a foreign language was negatively affected by the level of difficulties faced by them. The study concluded that teachers' role is very important to develop a favorable learning environment and involve students to practice English through various useful techniques and strategies necessary for the development of speaking skills.Keywords: pedagogical practices, strategies, techniques, attitude, difficulties and learners' experience of speaking skills BackgroundEnglish is an international language; it can be utilized to communicate with people either native or non-native ones. However, it has more application in academic sector because all students in the universities require English to study and search information in this language. That is why a number of universities in the world would have to put English as a necessary academic requirement. At higher education stage English language is mostly incorporated as medium of instruction (Murray & Christison, 2010). It is most essential to have fluency in communication when speaking English as foreign language (EFL) or second language (ESL) when it comes to oral communication. Moreover, it is complex phenomena to communicate but simultaneously most significant to make progress in various fields (Al-Sibai, 2004, p. 3).The aim of instructing speaking skills is to make students' oral commination better. That is why the main objective of teaching activities in the class should be enhancing language use of students (Haozhang, 1997). Previously, the oral skills were ignored deliberately with a misconception that they will develop naturally later on and was believed that the cognitive skills in writing activities will generate oral skills (Chaney, 1998). Further, Ur (1996 believes that among all four skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing) speaking is the most important one beca...

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Section: Factors That Cause Speaking Difficulties To Efl Learnerssupporting

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Section: Factors That Cause Speaking Difficulties To Efl Learnersmentioning

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Pedagogical Practices Employed in Teaching and Learning Speaking Skills at Taif University

Soomro¹

2018

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“…A research study conducted by Al-Khresheh (2010) concludes that Arab EFL leaners face difficulty in the order of words while using a simple sentence of English. There are a few negative and positive transfers which hinder and facilitate the leaners to acquire English Language skills (Palmer et al, 2007).…”

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EFL Learners’ Attitude towards Developing Speaking Skills at the University of Taif, Saudi Arabia

Soomro¹,

Farooq²

2018

IJEL

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Speaking is the most difficult as well as the most complex of all the four skills, as it requires expertise in, and exposure to, the target language. Different factors are found responsible for poor speaking skills among EFL learners in general and Saudi EFL learners in particular. The current study investigates the influence of various factors related to teachers, learners, and learning environment on the students' attitude towards learning speaking skills. The questionnaire survey was employed to elicit responses from 184 undergraduate EFL male and female students in Taif University. Data analyzed through SPSS reveals that out of five variables only one was insignificant, whereas all other variables showed significant positive effect. In the light of the findings, it could be inferred that lack of measures on the part of teachers and learners as well as the classroom setting/environment do not fully facilitate both the male and female students to learn speaking skills in a better way. The poor level of their skills in English is attributed to the variety of teachers', learners', and environment related factors. And these factors affect negatively on the attitude of learners towards learning speaking skills.

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“…We examined several cases over time to collect data from multiple sources of information (e.g., questionnaires, interviews and observations) (Palmer, El-Ashry, Leclere, & Chang, 2007). The data we collected abled us to mark teacher beliefs and practices in a natural setting and the intra-subject understanding generated a detailed case description and case-based themes (Feagin, Orum & Sjoberg, 1991).…”

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Little Steps at Improving Preschool Teachers Practices through Counseling Skills in Qatar

Al-Thani¹,

Nasser²

2012

IES

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The study focused on the effects of basic counseling skills program, such as listening, understanding, respecting, and empathizing, to elementary school teachers in Qatar. Through a three-hour intervention program, the authors used a self-reported questionnaire, interview questions and classroom observations to examine changes in how preschool teachers' dealt with students' in the classroom. Our findings suggest basic counseling skills had an impact on teachers as it encouraged them to understand terms such as "counseling," which basic counseling skills had allowed teachers to improve the quality of students-teacher relationships and their relationships with others. Teachers became aware of their practices as reflective practitioners to improve their practice.

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Learning From Abdallah: A Case Study of an Arabic‐Speaking Child in a U.S. School

Cited by 17 publications

References 14 publications

Pedagogical Practices Employed in Teaching and Learning Speaking Skills at Taif University

Pedagogical Practices Employed in Teaching and Learning Speaking Skills at Taif University

EFL Learners’ Attitude towards Developing Speaking Skills at the University of Taif, Saudi Arabia

Little Steps at Improving Preschool Teachers Practices through Counseling Skills in Qatar

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