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Majed Alqahtani

Research process Background of the study Statement of the problem Focus of the study Literature review Methods Findings Conclusion

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British higher education system Increasing the number of students Students’ preparation Students’ academic background Students’ culture Strong and mutually relationship

between KSA & UK

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Students’ level of EnglishStudents’ lack of knowledge Teachers, Lecturers, etc lack of

knowledge Students’ preparation

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Motivation Aims Expected Limitation

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Therefore, the following research questions have been set for the study:

What are the language needs of the Saudi students in British postgraduate programmes?

What are the critical culture challenges that Saudi Students face in the British tertiary academic context?

What is the best preparation needed for Saudi students as they enter British postgraduate programmes?

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Two analytical framework I.Language needs II.Cross-culture communication

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Richterich (1983:2): “Needs analysis is the very concept of language needs has never been clearly defined and remains at best ambiguous”.

Needs analysis is what learners will be required to do with a foreign language in a target situation, and how learners might best master the target language during the period of training (West, 1994, p.1).

Uzpaliene and Kavaliauskiene (2003:35) go further by describing needs analysis as a complex process which is usually followed by syllabus design, selection of course materials teaching/learning a course and evaluation.

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First, Present situation analysisA.Means analysisB.Aim of learning

Second, Target situation analysisA.Necessities B.LacksC.Wants

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Learning style Education system differences

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The present study is descriptive in its methods and policy-oriented in its purpose.

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Mixed methods of (questionnaire, interview, and observation)

Onwuegbuzie and Turner (2007:123) defined mixed methods:

“mixed methods research is the type of research in which a research or team of researchers combines elements of qualitative and quantitative research approaches (e.g. use of qualitative and quantitative view points, data collection, analysis, inference techniques) for the board purposes of the breadth and depth of understanding and corroboration".

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Section 1: Background and general information Section 2: Saudi students, experience in learning English

language in Saudi Arabia Section 3: Current Saudi students' preparation for

entering tertiary institutions in the UK. Section 4: English language difficulties in British

Academic Mode. Section 5: Cultural experiences and difficulties in the

British academic mode. Section 6: Students' preferences in EAP class (preferences

in teaching style) Section 7: Learning strategies

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These interviews were composed of three sets:

o First set was conducted with postgraduate students.

o Second set was conducted with students studying in the EAS programme.

o Third set was conducted with teachers teaching in the EAS programme.

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No Students’ name School Level of study

1 S 1 Education PhD

2 S 2 Management MBA

3 S 3 Chemistry PhD

4 S 4 Education PhD

5 S 5 Biology PhD

6 S 6 Management PhD

7 S 7 Computer Msc

8 S 8 Management Msc

9 S 9 Health PhD

10 S 10 Management Msc

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No Name Subject of teaching Gender

1 T 1 Listening & note taking F

2 T 2 Reading & writing F

3 T 3 Writing M

4 T 4 Speaking & presentation skills F

5 T 5 Grammar F

6 T 6 British culture F

7 T 7 Reading F

8 T 8 M

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No Name Level of English Gender

1 S Upper - intermediate F

2 S Upper – intermediate M


4 S Upper – intermediate F




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EAP classes

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1. Managing the data 2. Immersing the data 3. generating categories and themes 4. Coding the data5. Offering interpretation

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Difficulties in speaking and listening Academic skills e.g. research Academic life e.g. punctuality Culture differences e.g. supervisor Participating in the class e.g. gender and age Learning system e.g. discussion based High expectation Lack of knowledge e.g. teachers and students

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Research process Background of the study Statement of the problems Focus of the study Literature review Methods Findings Conclusion

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