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Papers by Najah Alzahrani
BioScience, 1989
... Students would seem to be able to determine a teacher's attitude towards... more ... Students would seem to be able to determine a teacher's attitude towards their subject and the profession from a young age and Cothran (2003) quotes an American high school student as saying, I feel...if the teacher doesn't want to be there, - they're ... Designer Lynn Dennett ...
This study aims to shed light on the reasons that influence Saudi students' learning experiences,... more This study aims to shed light on the reasons that influence Saudi students' learning experiences, self-esteem, and attitudes in English language education in the EFL context as linked to their language proficiency. However, Saudi students' experiences differed in the ESL context, as the study's findings revealed. This study was conducted to understand the students' perspectives about their different language learning experiences in ESL and EFL settings. The participants in this study were ten students who had learned English in both EFL and ESL classrooms, which gave the study a clear understanding of the English language learning circumstances in both environments. A qualitative approach was used in this study to enable the researcher to discover the participants' English language learning experiences and to assist the researcher to learn extensively about those experiences. Moreover, the data analysis revealed that the students' experiences were influenced by certain factors in the EFL context. The data findings showed that the Saudi students' experiences in EFL differed from those in ESL in terms of their self-esteem, attitude. The students reported that each learning context contributed to their learning in a different manner. EFL contributed to their basic English to some extent, regardless of its accompanying negative factors; however, ESL contributed more effectively to their language acquisition, with positive factors that they found more relevant to their success in the language.
Many studies have argued that males and females differ from each other on many fronts, and it see... more Many studies have argued that males and females differ from each other on many fronts, and it seems education is not an exception. There has been convincing evidence to suggest males and females do not inherently posses the same degree of desire to learn a second language. Supporting studies by Robert Gardner, the founder of the motivation theory, have shown that motivation is a connection between desire, effort and attitudes. Gardner states that motivation is a mixture of these three elements. Of course, not all students have the same types of desires and attitudes, particularly when we consider the numerous disparities between the sexes. Researchers have emphasised the importance of motivation and how motivation is necessary in any type of classroom. A good number of these researchers focused on ESL classes because they found that motivation is the prevalent factor that will make or break a student's mastery of the target language and ultimately, the student's long-term success. Motivation plays a significant role in second language acquisition. However, motivation is
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BioScience, 1989
... Students would seem to be able to determine a teacher's attitude towards... more ... Students would seem to be able to determine a teacher's attitude towards their subject and the profession from a young age and Cothran (2003) quotes an American high school student as saying, I feel...if the teacher doesn't want to be there, - they're ... Designer Lynn Dennett ...
This study aims to shed light on the reasons that influence Saudi students' learning experiences,... more This study aims to shed light on the reasons that influence Saudi students' learning experiences, self-esteem, and attitudes in English language education in the EFL context as linked to their language proficiency. However, Saudi students' experiences differed in the ESL context, as the study's findings revealed. This study was conducted to understand the students' perspectives about their different language learning experiences in ESL and EFL settings. The participants in this study were ten students who had learned English in both EFL and ESL classrooms, which gave the study a clear understanding of the English language learning circumstances in both environments. A qualitative approach was used in this study to enable the researcher to discover the participants' English language learning experiences and to assist the researcher to learn extensively about those experiences. Moreover, the data analysis revealed that the students' experiences were influenced by certain factors in the EFL context. The data findings showed that the Saudi students' experiences in EFL differed from those in ESL in terms of their self-esteem, attitude. The students reported that each learning context contributed to their learning in a different manner. EFL contributed to their basic English to some extent, regardless of its accompanying negative factors; however, ESL contributed more effectively to their language acquisition, with positive factors that they found more relevant to their success in the language.
Many studies have argued that males and females differ from each other on many fronts, and it see... more Many studies have argued that males and females differ from each other on many fronts, and it seems education is not an exception. There has been convincing evidence to suggest males and females do not inherently posses the same degree of desire to learn a second language. Supporting studies by Robert Gardner, the founder of the motivation theory, have shown that motivation is a connection between desire, effort and attitudes. Gardner states that motivation is a mixture of these three elements. Of course, not all students have the same types of desires and attitudes, particularly when we consider the numerous disparities between the sexes. Researchers have emphasised the importance of motivation and how motivation is necessary in any type of classroom. A good number of these researchers focused on ESL classes because they found that motivation is the prevalent factor that will make or break a student's mastery of the target language and ultimately, the student's long-term success. Motivation plays a significant role in second language acquisition. However, motivation is