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Download full textAl-Jarf, Reima – Online Submission, 2021
Undergraduate students majoring in Islamic Studies in Saudi Arabia need to take an English-for-Specific-Purposes (ESP) course each year of the B.A. program. The material for all four courses was developed in-house by a group of instructors at those colleges. A review of the course material, particularly reading texts, showed many inadequacies. It…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Semitic Languages, Translation, Vocabulary Development
Al-Jarf, Reima – Online Submission, 2022
Due to COVID-19, there was a sudden shift to distance learning (DL) without prior preparation. Students and faculty surveys showed that 51% of the students were dissatisfied with EL, online communication with their instructors, had difficulty understanding the online class lectures and material and had concerns about exams. Even when face to face…
Descriptors: Translation, COVID-19, Pandemics, Second Language Learning
Al-Jarf, Reima – Online Submission, 2012
Many EFL/ESL college students, enrolled in colleges and universities that use English as a medium of instruction have difficulty understanding lectures in specialized courses delivered in English such as engineering, medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, biology, biochemistry, anatomy, physiology and others. To help students improve their listening…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Internet, Web Sites, Instructional Materials
Al-Jarf, Reima – Online Submission, 2009
King Saud University (KSU) launched the SharePoint Server in September 2007. A website was created for each faculty and all faculty had to upload their publications, conference presentations and course materials. Since SharePoint is also a Learning Management System (LMS) with tools such as forums, blogs, wikis, a calendar, announcements, RSS…
Descriptors: Learning Management Systems, College Faculty, Computer Software, Teacher Attitudes
Al-Jarf, Reima – Online Submission, 2006
In 2004, a Saudi student at the College of Engineering, King Saud University (KSU) designed and launched an informal students' forum that aimed at communicating students' voices to university professors and administrators. Students could register for free, post academic and career problems and suggestions, and participate in the discussion. Soon…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Undergraduate Students, Student Attitudes, College Faculty
Al-Jarf, Reima – Online Submission, 2005
Undergraduate students majoring in Islamic Studies at the women's colleges in Saudi Arabia need to take an English-for-Specific-Purposes (ESP) course each year of the B.A. program. The material for all four courses was developed in-house by a group of instructors at those colleges. An examination of the course material in general and reading…
Descriptors: Islam, Religious Education, Single Sex Colleges, Females
