Project sheet 6

Identify relevant literature in relation to the topic “ Speaking Performance and Problems Faced By
Students of The English Department at The College Of Arts and Sciences, Qassim University”

Details of paper: 1.Abdulbari Mahboob.

▪ Author or authors 2. Published: 6/24/2022
▪ Year of publication
3. Saudi EFL Learners' Speaking Skills: Status, Challenges, and Solutions.
▪ Title of article
▪ Name of journal 4.Arab World English Journal (AWEJ).
▪ Volume and issue numbers 5. Volume 13. Number2.
▪ Page numbers 6. Pp. 328-337
▪ URL and data accessed (if online) 7.https://dx.doi.org/10.24093/awej/vol13no2.22

(a) What is the main topic of this research? Why was this The main topic is Speaking Skills: Status, Challenges, and Solutions for Saudi English language learners. There are
topic worth investigation? opinions that it is one of the most important issues in the English language department all over the world, but here on the
research page, the problem of Saudi students in the skill of speaking the English language is devoted.

(b) What specific questions did the research try to answer?

What are Saudi EFL learners' main challenges in English-speaking skills in and outside the classroom?

(c) What published material (‘literature’) has been used to 1. Al-Awaied, S., & Al-Hattami, A. A. (2014). A comparative
provide the background or context to the topic being study of proficiency in speaking and writing among EFL learners in Saudi Arabia.
researched? 2. Alhmadi, N. S. (2014). English speaking learning barriers in Saudi Arabia: A case study of Tibah
University. Arab World English Journal.
3. Al Hosni, S. (2014). Speaking Difficulties Encountered by Young EFL Learners. International
Journal on Studies in English Language and Literature.

(d) What methods were used to collect data? Who were • The research used two methods in its research, the first method was the questionnaire and the
involved as participants? other method was the interview .
• Participants in this study were female students from the English Department, second-year level,
College of Arts, University of Bisha in Saudi Arabia. The total number of respondents was 50, and
all were female.

(f) How were data analysed? What findings were produced? The study found that Saudi female EFL learners, starting English studies at a late stage, struggled with
English-speaking skills due to limited background knowledge. The teaching methods were teacher-centered,
with insufficient class time, and the syllabus was not appropriate for their daily needs. The lack of practice and
motivation from teachers made learners anxious and afraid of making mistakes.

(g) How might these findings inform the development of The findings in this study demonstrated that education, especially the English language department in Saudi
educational provision, teaching and students’ learning? Arabia, lacks many courses that support and develop speaking skills. These results drive the development and
provision of the Education and English Department's speaking skills courses.

(h) What is my/our opinion of this research? What are its
strengths and weaknesses? What criticism do I/we have
of the investigation? How might it have been improved?
In my personal opinion, I see that this research page is one of the most important research and studies conducted in the
English Language Department, especially since it is a study that took place in Saudi Arabia, and we lack such research and
studies in the English language specialty in Saudi universities.
I have a criticism of an important point mentioned in the research, which is a study measuring the speaking skill of female
students in one of the Saudi regions (Bisha), which is one of the regions where adequate communication educational means
are not available due to the small population there. I hoped that the study had been conducted in areas where better
educational methods were available than the city of Bisha. Such as Riyadh and Qassim

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