English As a Foreign Language in Saudi Arabia by Christo Moskovsky Michelle Picard & Michelle Picard

Author:Christo Moskovsky,Michelle Picard & Michelle Picard
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Taylor & Francis (CAM)

Attitudes to English in the Saudi/Arab EFL context

There has been some research on the role of attitudes in the Arab and Saudi EFL contexts. Malallah’s (2000) study in Kuwait revealed that Kuwaiti EFL learners’ attitudes towards English are essentially positive. Malallah also found that English was perceived by participants as a prestigious, interesting, and likeable language, but it was not preferred over Arabic. Al-Bassam (1987) conducted a study involving 270 female participants from three high schools in Saudi Arabia. The purpose of her study was to investigate the relationship among three variables – attitudes, motivation, and achievement in the Saudi EFL context. The findings of the study showed a strong positive correlation between positive attitudes toward English and higher achievement scores on the English placement test. For more on Saudi EFL learners’ attitudes (and other affective factors), see the relevant part of the review of Saudi EFL research in Chapter 1.

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