Attitudes of Saudi Arabian learners to online communication in EFL

Kadwa, Mohammed Siddique

dc.contributor.advisor	Nchindila, Bernard Mwansa
dc.contributor.author	Kadwa, Mohammed Siddique
dc.date.accessioned	2013-04-09T09:47:15Z
dc.date.available	2013-04-09T09:47:15Z
dc.date.issued	2012-06
dc.identifier.citation	Kadwa, Mohammed Siddique (2012) Attitudes of Saudi Arabian learners to online communication in EFL, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/8880>	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10500/8880
dc.description.abstract	The rapid pace with which internet technology has entered our daily lives provides an opportunity for English language teachers to incorporate some such platforms in their teaching. This study investigates the attitudes of Saudi Arabian learners towards online communication in EFL. It takes place in a university preparatory program at Taibah University in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Questionnaires and interviews were used to gather data pertaining to the attitudes’ of Saudi Arabian learners to online communication in EFL. In order to achieve its aims, this study uses both quantitative and qualitative data to inform EFL practitioners of learners’ attitudes towards English, online communication in general and online communication for EFL purposes.	en
dc.format.extent	1 online resource (xi, 99 leaves)
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.rights	University of South Africa
dc.subject	Online communication	en
dc.subject	E-learning (electronic learning)	en
dc.subject	Attitudes	en
dc.subject	LMS (learner management system)	en
dc.subject	EFL (English as a foreign language)	en
dc.subject	Preparatory year	en
dc.subject	Saudi Arabia	en
dc.subject	CLT (Communicative language teaching)	en
dc.subject	Taibah University	en
dc.subject.ddc	428.00711538
dc.subject.lcsh	English language -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- Saudi Arabia -- Foreign speakers -- Case studies	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Internet in higher education -- Saudi Arabia -- Case studies	en
dc.subject.lcsh	College students -- Saudi Arabia -- Attitudes -- Case studies	en
dc.title	Attitudes of Saudi Arabian learners to online communication in EFL	en
dc.type	Dissertation	en
dc.description.department	Educational Studies	en
dc.description.degree	M.A. (TESOL)