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Digital-native trends in teaching ESP to engineering students in Saudi Arabia

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Type Article
ISSN 19164742
information source ERIC
Author Khan, Abdul Wadood. Department of English Language and Translation, College of Languages and Translation, King SaudUniversity, Riyadh, KSA.
Pages pp. 13-21
General Note Peer reviewed
Source English Language Teaching. Vol. 12, no. 9, 2019
Publisher Toronto: Canadian Center of Science and Education، 2019
Publisher address 1120 Finch Avenue West Suite 701-309. Toronto, ON M3J 3H7. Canada. Canadian Center of Science and Education. T: 0014166422606. F: 0014166422608. ies@ccsenet.org. http://www.ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/es.
ERIC document no. EJ1224344
Electronic Location Full text (PDF)  PDF
Descriptors Engineering education  -  Modern language instruction  -  English  -  Teaching methods  -  Student attitudes  -  Electronic learning  -  Learning processes  -  Language of instruction  -  Instructional innovation  -  Educational trends  -  Telecommunications  -  Saudi Arabia
Language of document English
Country United States
The internet has redefined every aspect of human life-personal routines, business practices, and education. Advances in information and communication technology have also influenced English language learning and teaching in classrooms. This study explores the effectiveness of eLearning tools in teaching English for Specific Purposes (ESP) courses to engineering students in Saudi Arabia. To achieve the objectives of the study, a questionnaire with 15 questions about the employment of eLearning tools in Saudi universities was distributed to 60 ESP instructors selected from across universities in Saudi Arabia based on convenience sampling. The analysis of the data is inferential and interpretive. The results reveal that the adoption of eLearning tools in ESP classrooms is perceived by instructors to be effective for teaching the English language to engineering students. However, as per the result, eLearning tools along with traditional teaching methods are considered more convincing for teaching ESP to engineering students. (As Provided)

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Khan, Abdul Wadood. (2019). Digital-native trends in teaching ESP to engineering students in Saudi Arabia . English Language Teaching. Vol. 12, no. 9, 2019. pp. 13-21 Retrieved from search.shamaa.org