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Lending Ears to EFL Learners: Language Difficulties

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2012

Sahail M. Asassfeh ,
Yousef M. Al-Shaboul ,
Wael Zuraiq  and
Sabri Alshboul
Sahail M. Asassfeh*
Affiliation:
The Hashemite University, Jordan
Yousef M. Al-Shaboul
Affiliation:
The Hashemite University, Jordan
Wael Zuraiq
Affiliation:
The Hashemite University, Jordan
Sabri Alshboul
Affiliation:
The Hashemite University, Jordan
*
Address for correspondence: Sahail M. Asassfeh, Joint Assistant Professor (Dept. of Curriculum and Instruction & Dept. of English), The Hashemite University, Jordan. E-mail: suhail_habashneh@yahoo.com
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Abstract

This study investigates the main English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learning difficulties Jordanian English-major undergraduates encounter from their perspective. For this purpose a questionnaire was developed and administered to 270 (50 male and 220 female) participants. The study addressed the four basic language skills (listening, speaking, reading and writing). The independent variables included gender, grade point average (GPA), and academic major. Ordered according to their difficulty, the skills were speaking, reading, writing and listening respectively. Some specific language learning problems are also discussed. Appropriate conclusions and recommendations are provided accordingly.

Keywords

EFL learning difficultyEnglish language skillsArab learners
Type
Articles
Information
The Educational and Developmental Psychologist , Volume 28 , Issue 1 , 01 July 2011 , pp. 33 - 46
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2011

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