Exploring English writing problems of English major student-teachers at Kuwait University
Other Title(s)
استكشاف مشكلات الكتابة باللغة الانجليزية للطلبة المعلمين تخصص لغة إنجليزية في جامعة الكويت
Author
Source
Journal of Educational and Psychological Sciences
Issue
Vol. 19, Issue 4 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.601-628, 28 p.
Publisher
University of Bahrain Deanship of Graduate Studies and Scientific Research
Publication Date
2018-12-31
Country of Publication
Bahrain
No. of Pages
28
Main Subjects
Educational Sciences
Languages & Comparative Literature
Topics
- Higher education
- Student teachers
- Kuwait
- Twenty-first century
- English language
- Written expression
- Kuwait University
Abstract EN
The study aimed to explore the writing problems which English major student-teachers from the College of Education at Kuwait University face.
Sixty participants in their first and second year of study were involved.
Gender, year of study and educational districts were tested for significant differences.
Employing a quantitative data collection method, a 3-point Likert-scale questionnaire covering 26 items in three domains (punctuation, spelling, and language usage) was administered.
The findings show that English studentteachers still have problems in their writing after studying English for 12 years before joining University.
In punctuation, students confuse between a colon and a semicolon.
They forget to use commas between words in a list.
In spelling, they get confused between the spelling of /p/ and /b/.
Students also get confused between words of similar spelling but different in meaning.
As for their language use, they need constant guidance during composition writing, and they depend on translating words from Arabic to English to write their sentences.
The study recommended introducing advanced writing courses based on students’ needs and focus on areas of weakness in students' writing, introducing group/pair writing sessions, encouraging peer correction, encouraging frequent use of dictionaries, and developing reading habits among English language student-teachers.
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Yasin, Wafa Salim. 2018. Exploring English writing problems of English major student-teachers at Kuwait University. Journal of Educational and Psychological Sciences،Vol. 19, no. 4, pp.601-628.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-905632
Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Yasin, Wafa Salim. Exploring English writing problems of English major student-teachers at Kuwait University. Journal of Educational and Psychological Sciences Vol. 19, no. 4 (Dec. 2018), pp.601-628.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-905632
American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Yasin, Wafa Salim. Exploring English writing problems of English major student-teachers at Kuwait University. Journal of Educational and Psychological Sciences. 2018. Vol. 19, no. 4, pp.601-628.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-905632
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 624-268
Record ID
BIM-905632