| Autor: |
Eman F. Al-Nafjan, Sajjadllah Alhawsawi |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2022 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Ampersand, Vol 9, Iss , Pp 100090- (2022) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2215-0390 |
| DOI: |
10.1016/j.amper.2022.100090 |
| Popis: |
We provide a scoping overview of research into the topic of teaching English composition in the tertiary Saudi context. Our aims are to identify current trends, research design and conduct, and determine future agendas within this area. This bibliometric study examines papers in this area over the past two decades. A total of 133 papers that have been published between January 2000 and December 2020 were collected and analyzed in respect to the following themes: (a) context and participants, (b) topics, (c) research methodology and data sources, and (d) journals and publications. The results show that the majority of the participants were gender segregated and undergraduates majoring in English or preparatory year students. The most common topics are perceptions and computer assisted language learning. Quantitative methods were overwhelmingly present with 75.9% of the papers with either an exclusively quantitative or mixed-method approach; surveys being the most frequently used data source in both cases. The papers were found to be published mainly in a few journals, some of which might be considered predatory. The reasons why many have resorted to publishing in these low-impact journals are discussed. |
| Databáze: |
Directory of Open Access Journals |
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