English language learning challenges faced by secondary school students in Saudi Arabia : a case of independent schools in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Other Title(s)
التحديات التي يواجهها طلاب المرحلة الثانوية في تعلم اللغة الإنجليزية كلغة ثانية : دراسة حالة للمدارس المستقلة في مدينة جدة في المملكة العريية السعودية
Author
Source
Journal of Educitioial and Psychological Sciences
Issue
Vol. 5, Issue 21 (30 Jun. 2021), pp.141-146, 6 p.
Publisher
Publication Date
2021-06-30
Country of Publication
Palestine (Gaza Strip)
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The present study aimed to identify the difficulties that ESL/EFL students at independent private schools in Jeddah City face in their journey to learn English.
The study also intended to fill the gaps that exist in the difficulties that Saudi students experience in the classrooms of the English language.
The study followed a qualitative approach and conducted a case study to examine the learning process at private independent schools in Jeddah, with a sample of (20) teachers.
The researcher conducted In- depth interviews and followed classroom observations as a method for data collection.
The findings showed that students' pedagogical issues and challenges were common in the study's context; as students faced reading, grammar, oral and comprehension challenges related the English language use.
Other challenges were the inappropriate and inadequate language texts, inadequate application of the three main teaching approaches (structural, direct, and grammar- translation), and classroom congestion.
It was also concluded that students faced immense challenges that were normalized on the basis that these challenges were among the standard curriculum structure and changing the approaches of learning and teaching might impair the education culture in Saudi Arabia.
The researcher recommended schools to allocate more learning resources and employ more experienced language teachers.
The schools must also engage their students in educational activities to improve their proficiency in language dialogue, acting, and oral presentation.ُ
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Bishri, Jamil Khalaf. 2021. English language learning challenges faced by secondary school students in Saudi Arabia : a case of independent schools in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Journal of Educitioial and Psychological Sciences،Vol. 5, no. 21, pp.141-146.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1303213
Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Bishri, Jamil Khalaf. English language learning challenges faced by secondary school students in Saudi Arabia : a case of independent schools in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Journal of Educitioial and Psychological Sciences Vol. 5, no. 21 (Jun. 2021), pp.141-146.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1303213
American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Bishri, Jamil Khalaf. English language learning challenges faced by secondary school students in Saudi Arabia : a case of independent schools in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Journal of Educitioial and Psychological Sciences. 2021. Vol. 5, no. 21, pp.141-146.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1303213
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 162-164
Record ID
BIM-1303213