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Almuhaysh, Marwan A. – English Language Teaching, 2020
Cohesive devices have long been a challenging aspect for second language learners of English, especially for learners whose native language is linguistically distant from English such as Arabic. This study investigates the frequency of using lexical cohesion by Arab ESL undergraduate students studying at the intensive English course at Ohio…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Foreign Students, Arabs, English Language Learners
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Abu Rabiah, Eihab – Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, 2020
Since Ure (1971) and Halliday (1985), different measures have been proposed in the research literature as a proxy for investigating lexicon advances. They are called lexical richness measures and are an important tool in assessing advance of the lexicon (Johansson, 2009). This article evaluates three lexical richness measures of progress in the…
Descriptors: Semitic Languages, Arabs, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Hassan, Hassan Mahill Abdallah; Uddin, Mohammad Kamal; Akhtar, Rana Muhammad Nadeem – Online Submission, 2019
This paper aims to investigate the extent to which teachers can play an effective role to develop students' writing skills through classroom interaction at the Arab Countries Universities. The researcher has adopted the qualitative method as well as the test as a tool for collecting data relevant to the study. It is an attempt to highlight the…
Descriptors: Role, Arabs, Writing Skills, Classroom Communication