IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/ibn/eltjnl/v13y2020i3p20.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Developing the English Language Teaching Skills of Saudi Teachers of Young Learners

Author

Listed:
  • Ayman Sabry Daif-Allah
  • Fahad Hamad Aljumah

Abstract

This study aimed at investigating the impact of a program on developing the English language teaching skills of pre-service English for Young Learners (EYL) Teachers. The sample of the study consisted of 70 English language major students in Qassim University. The researchers made use of the quasi-experimental pre-test post-test control group design and data were collected quantitatively by means of questionnaires and observation checklists used for pre- post testing. Results revealed the effectiveness of the program on developing the necessary English language teaching skills for pre-service EYL teachers. The study recommended introducing appropriate teaching practices in the EFL context in general and in elementary school settings in particular.

Suggested Citation

  • Ayman Sabry Daif-Allah & Fahad Hamad Aljumah, 2020. "Developing the English Language Teaching Skills of Saudi Teachers of Young Learners," English Language Teaching, Canadian Center of Science and Education, vol. 13(3), pages 1-20, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:ibn:eltjnl:v:13:y:2020:i:3:p:20
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: https://ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/elt/article/download/0/0/41996/43677
    Download Restriction: no
    File URL: https://ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/elt/article/view/0/41996
    Download Restriction: no
    ---><---

    References listed on IDEAS

    as
    1. Antony Young, 2014. "1 + 1 = 3," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: Brand Media Strategy, edition 0, chapter 0, pages 81-99, Palgrave Macmillan.
    Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)

    Most related items

    These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.
    1. Jenny Saxton & Simone N Rodda & Natalia Booth & Stephanie S Merkouris & Nicki A Dowling, 2021. "The efficacy of Personalized Normative Feedback interventions across addictions: A systematic review and meta-analysis," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 16(4), pages 1-31, April.
    2. Pelly, Diane & Daly, Michael & Delaney, Liam & Doyle, Orla, 2022. "Worker stress, burnout, and wellbeing before and during the COVID-19 restrictions in the United Kingdom," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 115098, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.
    3. Evgenia Anastasiou & Georgia Anagnostou & George Theodossiou & Vasileios Papamargaritis, 2020. "Physicians' Brain Drain: Investigating the Determinants to Emigrate Through Empirical Evidence," International Journal of Business and Economic Sciences Applied Research (IJBESAR), International Hellenic University (IHU), Kavala Campus, Greece (formerly Eastern Macedonia and Thrace Institute of Technology - EMaTTech), vol. 13(2), pages 83-92, September.
    4. Harsman Tandilittin, 2016. "What should the Government do to Stop Epidemic of Smoking among Teenagers in Indonesia?," Asian Culture and History, Canadian Center of Science and Education, vol. 8(1), pages 140-140, March.
    5. Daniel Parnell & Andy Pringle & Paul Widdop & Stephen Zwolinsky, 2015. "Understanding Football as a Vehicle for Enhancing Social Inclusion: Using an Intervention Mapping Framework," Social Inclusion, Cogitatio Press, vol. 3(3), pages 158-166.
    6. Lawrence Mundia, 2020. "A Descriptive Profile of Selected Brunei Convicts: Viewpoint," Journal of Public Administration and Governance, Macrothink Institute, vol. 10(3), pages 619-619, December.
    7. Ahmet Kurnaz, 2018. "Examining Effects of Mathematical Problem-Solving, Mathematical Reasoning and Spatial Abilities on Gifted Students’ Mathematics Achievement," World Scientific Research, Asian Online Journal Publishing Group, vol. 5(1), pages 37-43.
    8. Lisa Kastner, 2017. "From Outsiders to Insiders: A Civil Society Perspective on EU Financial Reforms," Post-Print hal-02184200, HAL.
    9. Gabriella BERLOFFA & Eleonora MATTEAZZI & Alina ŞANDOR & Paola VILLA, 2016. "Youth employment security and labour market institutions: A dynamic perspective," International Labour Review, International Labour Organization, vol. 155(4), pages 651-678, December.
    10. International Food Policy Research Institute, 2014. "Global Nutrition Report 2014: Actions and accountability to accelerate the world’s progress on nutrition," IFPRI books, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), number 978-0-89629-564-3, June.
    11. Lisa Kastner, 2017. "From Outsiders to Insiders: A Civil Society Perspective on EU Financial Reforms," Sciences Po publications info:hdl:2441/3nka4e6nut8, Sciences Po.
    12. A. Lourme-Ruiz & S. Dury & Y. Martin-Prével, 2021. "Linkages between dietary diversity and indicators of agricultural biodiversity in Burkina Faso [Les liens entre la diversité alimentaire et les indicateurs de diversité de la production au Burkina ," Post-Print ird-03127240, HAL.
    13. Linda N Lukolo & Lukanga C Kimera & Gentz Pilbee, 2021. "Self-Ear Cleaning Practices and the Associated Risks: A Systematic Review," Global Journal of Health Science, Canadian Center of Science and Education, vol. 13(5), pages 1-44, May.
    14. Falih M. Alsaaty & Ella Carter & David Abrahams & Faleh Alshameri, 2016. "Traditional Versus Online Learning in Institutions of Higher Education: Minority Business Students¡¯ Perceptions," Business and Management Research, Business and Management Research, Sciedu Press, vol. 5(2), pages 31-41, June.
    15. Kim, Duol & Park, Heejin, 2019. "A Consequence of Coerced Free Trade: Biological Living Standards of Korea during the Port-Opening Period, 1876-1910," CEI Working Paper Series 2019-9, Center for Economic Institutions, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University.
    16. Carolyn Dudley & David B. Nicholas & Jennifer D. Zwicker, 2015. "What do we know about Improving Employment Outcomes for Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder?," SPP Research Papers, The School of Public Policy, University of Calgary, vol. 8(32), September.
    17. Kiros Terefe Gashaye & Adino Tesfahun Tsegaye & Solomon Mekonnen Abebe & Mulat Adefris Woldetsadik & Tadesse Awoke Ayele & Zelalem Mengistu Gashaw, 2020. "Determinants of long acting reversible contraception utilization in Northwest Ethiopia: An institution-based case control study," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 15(10), pages 1-19, October.
    18. Jacobs, Josephine C. & Van Houtven, Courtney H. & Laporte, Audrey & Coyte, Peter C., 2015. "Baby Boomer caregivers in the workforce: Do they fare better or worse than their predecessors?," The Journal of the Economics of Ageing, Elsevier, vol. 6(C), pages 89-101.
    19. Zlata Bruckauf & Gwyther Rees & UNICEF Office of Research - Innocenti, 2017. "Children’s Involvement in Housework: Is there a case of gender stereotyping? Evidence from the International Survey of Children's Well-Being," Papers inores898, Innocenti Research Briefs.
    20. Richard K. Lomotey & Ralph Deters, 0. "Middleware for mobile medical data management with minimal latency," Information Systems Frontiers, Springer, vol. 0, pages 1-16.

    More about this item

    JEL classification:

    • R00 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General - - - General
    • Z0 - Other Special Topics - - General

    Statistics

    Access and download statistics

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:ibn:eltjnl:v:13:y:2020:i:3:p:20. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Canadian Center of Science and Education (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://edirc.repec.org/data/cepflch.html .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.