Ali Farhan Abuseileek

• PhD
• Head of Department at Al al-Bayt University

This study investigates the role of gender on EFL Learners' output of discourse functions obtained from computer-mediated communications (CMC) via Skype. The study seeks to answer the question: Are there any statistically significant differences among the total means of discourse functions generated by gender groups (same-gender (male-male (MM), an...

This study aimed to identify the general trends, description and focus of research about the effectiveness of using games strategy in English language teaching and learning. That is, it investigated the strategies used, instrument, year of publication, publication type, participant, design of the study, skills and areas analyzed in the study, and l...

This study investigated the effect of using annotations and computer-mediated feedback to enhance learners, proficiency in English. The participants were 57 who were assigned randomly into two treatment conditions: in line (annotations and track changes), and marginal (annotations and comments) versus the control condition. Students in the treatmen...

A systematic assessment of the impact of public access to computers and the Internet, with findings from developing countries in South America, Asia, and Africa. Shared public access to computers and the Internet in developing countries is often hailed as an effective, low-cost way to share the benefits of digital technology. Yet research on the ec...

This study aimed to explore the effect of using text and voice chat modes on undergraduate EFL students' performance in discourse functions in English. Fifty-one undergraduate male and female students were selected as the study sample. They were randomly assigned into three groups, two experimental (CMC text chat and voice chat) and one control gro...

This study explored the effect of computer-mediated corrective feedback on the 10th grade EFL students' performance in the writing skill. Seventy-two 10th grade female students at Al Hammra secondary school for girls situated in Mafraq (Jordan) were selected as the study sample. They were randomly assigned into four groups, three experimental group...

This study aimed to explore the effect of using automatic speech recognition technology (asr) on the third grade efl students’ performance in pronunciation, whether teaching pronunciation through asr is better than regular instruction, and the most effective teaching technique (individual work, pair work, or group work) in teaching pronunciation th...

This study investigated the effect of using computer-mediated corrective feedback on EFL learners' performance in writing. Sixty-four intermediate-level learners were randomly assigned to either a no-feedback control condition or a corrective feedback, including three treatment conditions. The first is the "track changes" feature of Microsoft Word...

This study investigated undergraduate learners' attitude toward using modes of comments and track changes in giving and receiving peer corrective feedback while writing. A quantitative and qualitative study design based on two instruments was used. The first instrument was a five-point Likert scale which included ten modes of commenting and track c...

This study investigated the effect of computer‐mediated corrective feedback types in an English as a foreign language (EFL) intact class over time. The participants were 64 English majors who were assigned randomly into three treatment conditions that gave and received computer‐mediated corrective feedback while writing (track changes, word process...

This study aims to investigate the effect of using concordances and word processors on EFL graduates’ performance in academic writing. To achieve this aim, the subjects were asked to use linguistics corpora and word processors to correct their grammatical and spelling mistakes in their written papers in a course that lasted for sixteen weeks. The s...

This study explored the discourse generated by English as a foreign language (EFL) learners using synchronous computer-mediated communication (CMC) as an approach to help English language learners to create social interaction in the classroom. It investigated the impact of synchronous CMC mode on the quantity of total words, lexical range and disco...

This study aimed to explore the effects of synchronous and asynchronous computer mediated communication (CMC) oral discussions on question types and strategies used by English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners. The participants were randomly assigned to two treatment conditions/groups; the first group used synchronous CMC, while the second utili...

This study explored whether hypermedia annotation presentation in different locations of the text facilitates EFL vocabulary acquisition and reading comprehension. It also examined participants' preferences for the location of hypermedia-annotated text (at the end of the text, in the margin, at the bottom of the screen, or in a pop-up window). Data...

Since repetition is a natural phenomenon used to perform various functions in interactional discourse, adopting a pragmatic analysis to the discourse of Dr. Phil and his guests on Dr. Phil's TV show, this study attempted to explore the pragmatic functions of such repetitions as used by English native speakers. The data were gathered from conversati...

This study focuses on the effectiveness of using website games for learning vocabulary on fifth grade English as a foreign language (EFL) learners' communication skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing) development. In addition, the study investigates the effect of website game type (context, word search, compound word, recognition, and s...

This study sought to investigate the effect of computer-mediated communication CMC cooperative learning structures and presence/absence of cooperative learning techniques on improving pre-intermediate learners speaking skill. They participated in five CMC oral activities, each containing four tasks. Each activity was carried out in one of five 1.5...

This study explored the effect of cooperative learning small group size and two different instructional modes (positive interdependence vs. individual accountability) on English as a Foreign Language (EFL) undergraduate learners’ communication skills (speaking and writing) achievement in computer-based environments. The study also examined the effe...

This study investigated the effect of gloss presentation in different text locations whilst participants read EFL texts in a hypermedia environment. Seventy-eight undergraduate EFL learners read and summarized seven texts and completed a vocabulary assessment. The number of propositions recalled in each summary was recorded. The data suggest that r...

This study aims at exploring the effectiveness of using an online-based course on the learning of sentence types inductively and deductively. To achieve this purpose, a computer-mediated course was designed. The sample of the study consists of four groups taught under four treatments of grammar: (1) with computer-based learning inductively, (2) wit...

This study aims at finding out the effectiveness of two computer-mediated techniques—cooperative and collective learning—designed for teaching and learning oral skills, listening and speaking. It also aims to investigate students' attitude towards using a CALL approach and techniques for teaching oral skills. Four small groups are involved. One stu...

This study seeks to assess the efficacy of computer-based pronunciation instruction for enabling EFL learners in advanced English language classes at the university-level to perceive and produce correct stress patterns. The study focuses on using the communicative approach in learning stress patterns which is based on providing meaningful, interact...

Cooperative vs. Individual Learning of Oral Skills in a Call Environment This study aimed at exploring the effectiveness of two computer-based techniques, cooperative and individual learning, for teaching and learning oral skills - listening and speaking. It was also concerned with investigating students' attitude towards using CALL approach and te...

This paper presents results from two experiments which used computer-based grammar and teacher-driven grammar (chalk and talk) instructional methods. Each method involves teaching verb tenses using two deductive approaches (a) the initial rule-oriented approach (involves initial presentation of explicit rules followed by illustrative examples) and...

This study aimed at exploring the effect of using word processor on the development of EFL learners' performance in writing and investigating their attitude towards computer-aided writing. It was conducted at the Department of English Language and Literature, College of Arts, King Saud University during the second semester of the academic year 2004...