Abstract The King Abdullah scholarship program has opened the door for a massive number
of Saudi students to travel overseas for higher education. The United States has been …

This study examined the attitudes of 40 Saudi students enrolled in an intensive English
program at a US university towards the utility of English and their willingness to invest effort …

Over recent decades, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), in view of the growing importance
of English as a lingua franca within the globalised knowledge economy (Kirkpatrick and …

Abstract Learning English in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) can be a challenging
experience. Nevertheless, being proficient in English language guarantees better job …

The study used qualitative and quantitative techniques to investigate Arab university
students' motivation for studying English as a foreign language, attitudes toward studying …

Over the past several decades, there has been a growing interest in learning the English
language in colleges and universities throughout Jordan. However, the real reasons for …

This paper documents the learning journey of three Saudi Arabian students, two boys and a
girl, who were selected to be part of the King Abdullah Scholarships Programme (KASP) …

I. INTRODUCTION he aim of this investigation is to use one method (quantitative) to
investigate the motivation and attitude of Arab students (Jordan, Egypt, Saudi and United …

Motivation has an important role in education for both learning and teaching, leading
learners to be engaged in their learning process and teachers to be enthusiastic in their …

Every year, thousands of people from all over the world travel to Saudi Arabia to teach
English. As well, yearly, thousands of Saudi students receive a large portion of their English …