English as a Foreign Language in Saudi Arabia: New Insights into Teaching and Learning English (Routledge Research in Language Education)

"English as a Foreign Language in Saudi Arabia : New Insights into Teaching and Learning English offers a detailed discussion of key aspects of teaching and learning English in the Saudi context and offers a comprehensive overview of related research authored or co-authored by Saudi researchers. It provides readers with an understanding of the unique cultural, linguistic, and historical context of English in Saudi Arabia--with a focus on the principal factors that may influence successful teaching and learning of English in this country. Uniquely, the book looks separately at issues pertaining to in-country English learning and learners, and those pertaining to in-country English teaching and teachers. The volume also explores issues concerning Saudi learners and teachers in overseas contexts. Lastly, the book touches on the future of English as a Foreign Language and TESOL in Saudi Arabia and its implications for the field"-- Read more... "English as a Foreign Language in Saudi Arabia : New Insights into Teaching and Learning English offers a detailed discussion of key aspects of teaching and learning English in the Saudi context and offers a comprehensive overview of related research authored or co-authored by Saudi researchers. It provides readers with an understanding of the unique cultural, linguistic, and historical context of English in Saudi Arabia--with a focus on the principal factors that may influence successful teaching and learning of English in this country. Uniquely, the book looks separately at issues pertaining to in-country English learning and learners, and those pertaining to in-country English teaching and teachers. The volume also explores issues concerning Saudi learners and teachers in overseas contexts. Lastly, the book touches on the future of English as a Foreign Language and TESOL in Saudi Arabia and its implications for the field"-- Provided by publisher EFL teaching and learning in Saudi Arabia : 25 years of research / Christo Moskovsky -- A brief history of English and English teaching in Saudi Arabia / Tariq Elyas & Michelle Picard -- Cultural and linguistic factors in the Saudi EFL context / Musaad Alrahaili -- Learning English in Saudi Arabia / Fakieh Alrabai -- Teaching English in Saudi Arabia / Saleh Alqahtani -- Educational mobility and EFL students and teachers in Saudi Arabia : navigating diverse sociocultural and pedagogical spaces / Rachel Burke -- The future of EFL and TESOL in Saudi Arabia / Michelle Picard. This book offers a detailed discussion of key aspects of teaching and learning English in the Saudi context and offers a comprehensive overview of related research authored or co-authored by Saudi researchers.