Aishah for Languages

I finished my first research paper titled ''Teaching Strategies to Promote Motivation in SLA Learner''. I thank Allah first and last. Then my instructor, Dr. AbdulAziz Al-Fageeh, guided me through this inspired journey. My research paper explores the most effective teaching strategies to promote and protect SLA learners' motivation. It is supported by academic sources and experts' experiences in the field.  Abstract This research paper is about the teaching strategies used by English teachers in SLA  classrooms to promote SLA learners' motivation. 62 English teachers from different school  grades administered and completed a questionnaire. The study investigated what the most  effective teaching strategies to promote motivation. How often do the teachers use these  strategies, and what challenges they face when trying to motivate SLA learners. The result  showed that the most effective strategies are to provide a positive classroom atmosphere,  clear i...

  In this lecture, we discussed many aspects of second language acquisition. It was a valuable and rich lecture with its content. Those aspects are SLA theories, multiple perspectives in SLA, diversity in learners, language acquisition stages, language transfer, contrasts between L1 and L2, and the psychology of SLA. In this essay, I will dig deeper into the aspects and explore them further. First, according to Troike (2006), a second language is the language that people learn after their first language. It does not matter if it is the third or fourth; it is for any language after the first language. Learning a second language includes formal and informal language contexts. Formal learning, such as language classes. Informal learning, such as communication with natives (Troike, 2006). Second language acquisition theories concerning the language field in different angles. Krashen (1982) stated that to acquire a language, it is important to have a comprehensible input beyond the ...

Classroom observation is an essential tool to help a researcher who will become a teacher in the future to understand the educational environment realistically and directly. The aim is to observe the classroom, teaching strategies, and teacher-student interactions. This observation is a requirement in ''Second language acquisition'' subject. It has been done by observing grade 2. Here is the observation report: Observation focus: The teaching strategies that the teacher used during the lesson. Observer: Aishah Hasan Date: 27 April 2025. Class level: grade 2. Lesson duration: 50 minutes. Number of students: 30. Book: We can! 2, KSA edition. Lesson topic: Unit 2 - My Things - Rhythms and listening. Language used: Arabic, which is the native language for students. English is used for simple commands and for the lesson's vocabulary. Lesson procedures: 1. The teacher started reading the words and wrote it on the board. 2. She brought authentic samples of the words. She b...

In this project, we aimed to present our department through a simple and precise overview that anyone can understand its nature. It clarifies the importance of this field and the opportunities it provides for education. We put information briefly about the department on a roll-up, notes, and a video on the screen with more expanded information. A brief review of the video content:  TEFL project video ·        What is TEFL? It is the field of teaching English to non-native speakers in countries where English is not the primary language. ·        What are the main objectives of TEFL? 1.       Developing communication skills in speaking, listening, reading, and writing. 2.       Enhancing academic and career opportunities for students in global contexts. 3.       Fostering cross-cultural understanding and intercultural competen...

  The Role of Motivation in SLA Aishah Hasan AlAlShaykh (446813518)   Department of Teaching English as a Foreign Language King Khalid University (Eng-6503) Second Language Acquisition   Instructor: AbdulAziz Fageeh April 2025     The Role of Motivation in SLA    Every learning process must contain basic components to ensure that it goes smoothly. Motivation is one of them; it is considered a key factor in influencing the learning process. In this essay, light will be shed on motivation's role in second language acquisition, such as definition, types, theories, and challenges with solutions that face learners in SLA.    Motivation in the SLA field has huge explorations and studies. There are many definitions of motivation. The first one is as Zareian and Jodaei (2015) mentioned; it is the effort, desire, and positive attitude toward learning a language (Zarein and Jodaei, 2015). The second one, according to Ai et ...

 Fifth’s lecture reflection      In the first part of this lecture, we discussed with Doctor Abdulaziz about our reflections. He pointed out the gaps and what we can do to improve our writing. For me, I have to change the structure itself and rearrange it, adding some details and implications. So that we can write a research paper easily. The second part we discussed was about aspects of SLA, which are theories and hypotheses, key concepts, factors affecting SLA, elements, principles, and components of SLA. I am interested in motivation, which is under the component’s category, and consider it an essential tool for SLA. In this reflection, I will explore motivation’s impact on SLA through many points of view and add my opinion on its implications in real life.      Gardner (1968) identified that motivation is an essential factor that determines the success of SLA, and it appears from the situations regarding the language and its community (Gardner, 196...