English language learning has never been as important for the non-native speakers as it is now in today’s globalized world. With the huge advancement of technology and proliferation of satellite media, it has become synonymous with success to achieve mastering over English language skills. Many rich and affluent countries in Middle East have been focusing on teaching EFL and EFL on a priority base to enable their academic and workforce to compete in a highly competitive global world. Saudi Arabia is no exception. As one of the leading countries in world affairs, Saudi Arabia needs English language skills more than ever.
Saudi Arabia has been on this road of modernization for the last few decades and the country is striving for achieving international
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Grammar is integrated as part of the main four skills of language being taught at Dammam University. Students are exposed to a comprehensive course of Oxford Q Skills. It is mainly a book of reading and writing and a book of listening and speaking. Grammar is a minor component in the overall scheme of teaching communication skills to the students. This communicative course is mostly taught by native speakers who don’t focus too much on the efficacy of grammar as one of the basic skills to give command over …show more content…
Discussing some topics related to the importance of grammar to language learning and general language level of learner.
3. Constructing the tools of the study [pre-post grammar level test and a pre-post attitude questionnaire].
4. Selecting the sample of the study and assigning them either to experimental or control group.
5. Getting base line data: pre-assessment of students’ grammar knowledge and language level and pre-assessment of their attitudes towards it.
6. Teaching the selected grammar components to the experimental group students as a separate language skill.
7. Getting post data: post-assessment of students’ grammar knowledge and language and post-assessment of their attitudes towards it through surveys and interviews.
8. Statistical analysis of data.
9. Results and discussion.
10. Future recommendations.
Saudi Arabia is going through an unprecedented growth in the fields of science, technology, economy and health. Education is also a field which has rapidly grown especially in the field of language learning. This is explained by Al-Seghayer (2014), “Policy-makers, stakeholders, and other decision-making bodies in Saudi Arabia view the English language as an important tool for the development of the country in terms of both international relations and scientific-technological advancement. In Saudi Arabia, English has the official status as the primary foreign language and the country continues to show considerable interest in English language