Munassir AlhamamiKing Khalid University | KKU · Department of English
Munassir Alhamami
Doctor of Philosophy in Second Language Studies
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Introduction
Prof. Munassir Alhamami, Full Professor and Vice Dean of Research and Graduate Studies at King Khalid University, Saudi Arabia, holds a Ph.D. in Second Language Studies from the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, an M.A. in TESOL from Trinity Western University, and a B.A. in English (honors) from King Khalid University. Specializing in language learner beliefs, multilingualism, and technology in education, he has published extensively in applied linguistics on topics
Additional affiliations
May 2020 - May 2024
May 2016 - May 2020
March 2015 - May 2016
Education
May 2012 - May 2016
May 2009 - December 2012
August 2004 - December 2007
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Publications (53)
Background
The assessment of communication skills in Arabic-speaking children has been challenged by a lack of culturally and linguistically appropriate tools. The Arabic children’s strong communication scale (ACSCS) was developed in response to this need, adapting the children’s communication checklist-2 (CCC-2) to better suit the Arabic context....
This study explores the educational methodologies employed by Saudi English as a foreign language (EFL) teacher, with a specific emphasis on contrasting teacher-centered approaches and student-centered approaches. Additionally, the research examines the teachers' personal beliefs regarding the most effective approach for implementation in EFL class...
Background
The Children’s Communication Checklist-Second Edition (CCC-2) uniquely assesses overlooked communication elements such as pragmatics and context use, which are rarely addressed by conventional language assessments. This study focuses on the psychometric assessment of the CCC-2’s Arabic version, tailored to evaluate communication challeng...
Communication disorders in children are multifaceted and often difficult to diagnose accurately due to their complex nature. The Children’s Communication Checklist (CCC) is a widely used diagnostic instrument for identifying and diagnosing children with and without communication disorders. This review aimed to conduct a thematic examination of exis...
Language of instruction policy plays a major role in the success of education, impacting stakeholders from different backgrounds, such as instructors, students, parents, and government officials. This article presents an analysis of English as a medium of instruction (EMI) research conducted in Arab world (AW) countries since the year 2000. A keywo...
This study investigated the effectiveness of using movies to improve the listening skills of Saudi EFL students and their attitudes towards movie-based activities. A questionnaire was administered to 147 participants, 113 of whom were female and 34 of whom were male. The participants were divided into four age groups: 18-20 years, 21-25 years, 26-3...
Academic writing is a vital skill for university students (Hyland, 2022), but it can be a daunting task to master. It is crucial to understand the specific challenges and, more importantly, the root causes of these challenges in order to overcome them. The main objectives of this mixed methods study are to investigate the challenges of academic wri...
Applied linguists address translanguaging from a variety of angles to comprehend its effectiveness, applicability, and how it supports or undermines social and educational goals in various bilingual and multilingual environments around the world. A small number of studies have been carried out to demonstrate the reality of pedagogical translanguagi...
Introduction: This paper analyzes published healthcare studies about “English as a medium of instruction” (EMI), indexed in the Scopus database from 2013 to 2022.
Methods: The author used published criteria of systematic reviews and limited the findings to healthcare education using several key terms; this returned 137 articles. The author then dow...
Teachers play a vital role as key stakeholders in the educational process. They have comprehensive insights into specific challenges that schools encounter, and their perspectives can provide in-depth presentations on particular issues faced within schools. This study investigated the perceptions of Saudi K-12 teachers on the use of technologies in...
Teachers play a vital role as key stakeholders in the educational process. They have comprehensive insights into specific challenges that schools encounter, and their perspectives can provide in-depth presentations on particular issues faced within schools. This study investigated the perceptions of Saudi K-12 teachers on the use of technologies in...
"Introducing Digital Language Learning and Teaching (DLL&T): An Undergraduate Coursebook" is a comprehensive resource for language educators and learners navigating the integration of digital technologies in education. It spans the evolution of digital tools from early phonographs to modern mobile apps, detailing their application in language educa...
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This study advances the understanding of English as a medium of instruction (EMI) in computer science education by exploring computer instructors’ perspectives. Its unique contribution lies in a qualitative approach that uncovers the prac...
Listening comprehension is a critical skill for English as a foreign language (EFL) learners, and it is particularly challenging for Saudi EFL learners due to the differences between Arabic and English phonology. This study investigated the listening strategies used by EFL learners. The Listening Comprehension Strategy Inventory (LCSI) was administ...
This study investigated the impact of FC on Saudi secondary school students' grammar proficiency. The participants in this study were 61 Saudi female students from the second level of secondary school. The participants were divided into two groups: the control group consisted of 30 students, and the experimental group consisted of 31 students. The...
This research assesses the effectiveness of the "We Can Series," a set of EFL
textbooks used in Saudi Arabian elementary schools, from the viewpoints of male and female
teachers. Employing a quantitative methodology, the study gathered data via a questionnaire
adapted from Alharbi (2017), encompassing 49 items across five evaluation criteria: layou...
This study investigated the impact of FC on Saudi secondary school students' grammar proficiency. The participants in this study were 61 Saudi female students from the second level of secondary school. The participants were divided into two groups: the control group consisted of 30 students, and the experimental group consisted of 31 students. The...
This study aims to investigate the impact of English as a Medium of Education (EME) on students' academic performance and attitudes, as well as content instructors' perspectives. The study employs a multi-method design by analyzing data from three resources: alumni records (n=7272), a survey of content instructors (n=341), and a questionnaire admin...
Learning Arabic as a second language (ASL) in Arabic-speaking countries is yet to be investigated thoroughly. The present study examines 61 ASL learners from 25 countries in seven Saudi universities using a quantitative and qualitative questionnaire, with Ajzen's theory of planned behaviour used as a theoretical framework to elicit and analyze the...
This paper hypothesizes that higher proficiency in the medium of instruction (MI) is a precondition for effective instructional communication (IC), with the latter being essential for higher cognitive processes, positive affects, and better performance in the learning environment. The reported study used questionnaires comprising open-ended questio...
Language rights are essential to human rights, including using English as a medium of instruction (EMI) in higher education. However, in non-Anglophone countries, using EMI in undergraduate programs may contribute to human rights violations and inequalities. This qualitative study explores the lack of justice and fairness in EMI policy implementati...
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Designing language-learning materials that target the needs of specific groups of students can be a challenge because students' needs vary. There is a research gap in identifying learning materials that meet the needs of a specific group of students. The study objective is to utilize open educational resources to design English for specific purpose...
Learners’ attitudes are important for language learning. The attitude toward behavior construct, established in social psychology, was selected to elicit and examine learners’ attitudes toward face-to-face and online language learning. Data were collected using two instruments—questionnaires and interviews with two groups: face-to-face (n = 681) an...
Linguistics hegemony, linguistics imperialism, and linguistic colonialism are serious issues that have not gained enough attention in applied linguistics research. English as a medium of instruction (EMI) in non-anglophone countries is a type of linguistics imperialism (Phillipson, 2018). EMI policy has led to adverse outcomes in several aspects su...
Achieving science undergraduate programs learning outcomes relies on the students’ proficiency in the language of instruction, a challenge that many policymakers ignore. This study is to understand the influence of English as a medium of instruction (EMI) policy in four undergraduate science programs, namely, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and Mathem...
Background
Using English as a medium of instruction (EMI) in non-English speaking countries to teach healthcare subjects has been questioned in various international healthcare educational contexts, despite the numerous benefits it offers to students and institutions.
Purpose
The present study collected data to examine the impact of the EMI policy...
The policy- English as a medium of instruction (EMI)—in computing education plays an important role in achieving the outcomes of computer science programs. This study examines the effects of Saudi Arabia’s English as a medium of instruction (EMI) policy in undergraduate computer science programs at public universities. Study data was collected from...
Contribution: This study examines the influence of English as the medium of instruction (EMI) in the engineering college of a public university in a non-native English-speaking country, Saudi Arabia. The study analyzes alumni grade-point average (GPA) records and their English proficiency levels at the first year according to their transcripts. Als...
Although a multilingual and multicultural work environment increases the diversity and exchange of experiences, it can also create and increase language barriers. This qualitative study explored language barriers in a multilingual Saudi hospital through 37 interviews of physicians, nurses, other healthcare workers, and patients. The resulting analy...
This study used a mixed-methods design to investigate the effects of language learners’ subjective norm (SN) beliefs on learning English as a foreign language (EFL). To examine the perceived social pressure to learn EFL, two experiments were conducted in a Saudi university: a face-to-face language learning (FLL) experiment and an online language le...
This mixed-methods study investigates the beliefs of language learners about their ability to attend language classes and learn the language in face-to-face and online settings using Ajzen’s perceived behavioral control (PBC) construct. Two treatments were conducted in two contexts: a face-to-face language-learning context (n = 684) and an online l...
The grade point average (GPA) of students in their English as a foreign language (EFL) course plays an essential role in the educational and vocational careers. These grades also influence the curriculum design and program policy of EFL. This study uses Ajzen’s theory of planned behavior (TPB) model to predict the grades EFL students would receive...
This study contributes to and expands the existing body of knowledge on the subject by examining the needs, expectations, and challenged by pre-service English as a foreign language (EFL) teachers in a language learning and technology (LL&T) course. This study was conducted in a Bachelor of Arts program at a Saudi university. Research results are b...
Different languages, dialects, accents, or other forms of language (a.k.a. codes or varieties of language) are used in various healthcare facilities around the world. However, only a limited number of studies have explored the switching of varieties in healthcare environments. Hospitals in Saudi Arabia are multilingual and multicultural workplaces,...
The language of instruction policy in science university programs is chosen by different stakeholders. The voice of science university students (SUSs) has been neglected in many science programs around the world. A review of the literature shows that among all stakeholders, SUSs are influenced most-both positively and negatively-by the medium of in...
The objectives of this study are to investigate the usefulness of the flipped language learning approach in a reading course, and to understand students’ attitudes and self-efficacy toward it. A quasi-experimental pretest-post-test design was employed. Two treatments were designed, namely, face-to-face and online, using the flipped classroom approa...
The perception of the English as Foreign Language (EFL) teachers in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) is extremely crucial since their perceived views regarding the commercial English learning textbooks plays a major role in framing their attitudes towards such textbooks. These textbooks are published by different international publishers and used exte...
The perception of the English as Foreign Language (EFL) teachers in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) is extremely crucial since their perceived views regarding the commercial English learning textbooks plays a major role in framing their attitudes towards such textbooks. These textbooks are published by different international publishers and used exte...
The majority of the published studies on multilingualism concentrate on education, while only a few published papers describe this concept outside the education environment. The current descriptive study uses Makkah City as an example to describe two multilingual phenomena: Umrah and Hajj as examples of permanent and temporary multilingualism pheno...
Digital technologies surround language learners and teachers. However, they have limited knowledge of how such technologies function and how to use them in language learning and teaching. In our rapidly changing world, learners and teachers should be assisted to enable them to understand the roles of digital technologies in language learning proces...
The majority of the published studies on multilingualism concentrate on education, while only a few published papers describe this concept outside the education environment. The current descriptive study uses Makkah City as an example to describe two multilingual phenomena: Umrah and Hajj as examples of permanent and temporary multilingualism pheno...
The perception of the English as Foreign Language (EFL) teachers in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) is extremely crucial since their perceived views regarding the commercial English learning textbooks plays a major role in framing their attitudes towards such textbooks. These textbooks are published by different international publishers and used exte...
This mixed-methods study investigates language learners’ intention to attend a class and learn a foreign language in face-to-face and online settings using Ajzen's theory of planned behavior (TPB). The data were collected using interviews, questionnaires, and treatments with participants in two groups: a face-to-face language learning (FLL) group (...
This study investigates the effectiveness of three vocabulary-teaching methods on Saudi students' acquisition of English word meanings in their L1 using technology. Ninety-nine EFL students tried each of the three methods: (a) associating the words' meanings with relevant audios, (b) associating the words' meanings with relevant images, (c) associa...
Technology has developed significantly, and information technology has become an important field for students in order to get a better job and high salary. However, students need to improve their English language skills and vocabulary in the context of information technology to increase their opportunities (Neri, Cucchiarini, Strik, and Boves, 2002...
Abstract: This study investigates Arab university scientists ’ views of the status of English and Arabic in the 21st century, and their attitudes towards using English and Arabic as media of instruction in science faculties in the Arab world. Twenty-seven science instructors at a Saudi University coming from different backgrounds responded to a wri...
This paper explores the learners’ beliefs and attitudes toward one of the 21st century learning environment “YouTube” using a reliable instrument in the field of social psychology “Ajzen Theory of Planned Behavior TPB” to know what factors shape the students’ intentions to use YouTube for language learning purposes. 54 students participate in this...
This paper implements English for Specific Purpose (ESP) lesson for the students who need to develop their English language skills in the field of engineering in general. First, the paper introduces the lesson and describes the context by the use of the guidelines from the ESP literature. Next, the paper implements the lesson proposal rationalizes...
This paper navigates into the YouTube website as one of the most usable online tools to learn
languages these days. The paper focuses on two issues in creating YouTube language learning
videos: pedagogy and technology.
After observing the existing YouTube LLVs, the study presents a novel rubric that is
directed towards a pedagogically sound bas...
This paper develops a new English for specific purposes program at King Khalid University for
the students of the College of Computer Science. First, the paper describes the setting where the
course is taught. Then, it illustrates the Philosophy of Language Education (POLE) of the
program that will be used to create this academic paper. After th...
This applied research report presents a unit for an oral communication course for IT specialists to improve their speaking, listening, and pronunciation through activities that are adapted from the IT work environment. First, the paper presents a background about the intended students and curriculum. Next, it presents three lessons' objectives with...
This paper discusses the use of online social media tools for language teachers’ professional
development. The paper highlights the importance of the free social media tools for language
professionals’ development by presenting some of the influential social media tools that can be
utilized by language teachers to develop their careers by creating...
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Question (1)
How many students should be in EFL/ESL classroom? I would appreciate it if you could help me to find a scientific published study or published international standard that specifies the maximum number of EFL students in the classroom without social distance. Is there any TESOL standard that mentions the maximum number of students inside ESL or EFL classes?
I am looking for a published research study or standard that specifies the maximum number of students inside an EFL or ESL classroom without social distance.
