Majed Abdullah Alharbi
Biographic Data
| ID | 6205237 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Majed Abdullah Alharbi |
| GIVEN NAMES | Majed Abdullah |
| FAMILY NAME | Alharbi |
| SIGNATURE | ALHARBI M A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Majmaah University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2392-9985 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Unheard or Unwilling? Exploring the Dynamics of Silence and Silencing in Saudi Female EFL Classrooms
This study explores the complex phenomenon of learner silence and silencing among Saudi Arabian female university students in English as a Foreign Language (EFL) classrooms. Using a mixed‐methods approach, data were collected through structured observations of 72 students across three English classes, semi‐structured interviews with four EFL instructors, and a focus group discussion with five students. Rather than viewing silence as a passive or …
Exploring Saudi EFL Learners’ Engagement with ChatGPT
This study explores Saudi EFL learners’ perceptions, attitudes, and intentions regarding using ChatGPT as an AI-mediated tool for English language learning. Employing a mixed-methods design, 181 students completed a survey, and 4 participated in follow-up interviews to offer a more nuanced understanding of learner experiences. Quantitative findings reveal high perceived usefulness ( M = 3.9), a generally pleasant user experience ( M = 3.95), and …
Sociocultural and Power-Relational Dimensions of Multilingual Writing
Deconstructing the compartmentalization of multilingual writers and treating cultural and linguistic rhetorical tactics as a resource but not a problem are at the centre of Kalan’s (2021) newly published book. A book titled Sociocultural and Power-relational Dimensions of Multilingual Writing: Recommendations for Deindustrializing Writing Education catches my interest as a second (L2) language learner and writer in a time when standardized writin…
Communication barriers in the EFL classroom
This study has been conducted with eighty undergraduate EFL students at Qassim University, over a period of six weeks, with forty students each in control and experimental groups. The results from the mixed-method analysis show that the experimental group achieved higher scores in listening skills and general comprehension than the control group. There were, also, four listening difficulties experienced by students namely, lack of time to learn, …
Attitudinal stance toward translanguaging in Saudi Arabia
With the global demand to engage in a reflexive critique of using English‐only as a medium of instruction, teachers of English in higher education need to find ways to support and scaffold students in the process of learning, and translanguaging (TL), as defined by García and Lin, could be a useful tool for this purpose. Teaching English in Saudi higher education is a worthwhile context to investigate the pervasive practices of TL due to the imme…
Attitudinal stance toward translanguaging in Saudi Arabia
With the global demand to engage in a reflexive critique of using English‐only as a medium of instruction, teachers of English in higher education need to find ways to support and scaffold students in the process of learning, and translanguaging (TL), as defined by García and Lin, could be a useful tool for this purpose. Teaching English in Saudi higher education is a worthwhile context to investigate the pervasive practices of TL due to the imme…
Attitudinal stance toward translanguaging in Saudi Arabia
With the global demand to engage in a reflexive critique of using English‐only as a medium of instruction, teachers of English in higher education need to find ways to support and scaffold students in the process of learning, and translanguaging (TL), as defined by García and Lin, could be a useful tool for this purpose. Teaching English in Saudi higher education is a worthwhile context to investigate the pervasive practices of TL due to the imme…
Sociocultural and Power-Relational Dimensions of Multilingual Writing
Deconstructing the compartmentalization of multilingual writers and treating cultural and linguistic rhetorical tactics as a resource but not a problem are at the centre of Kalan’s (2021) newly published book. A book titled Sociocultural and Power-relational Dimensions of Multilingual Writing: Recommendations for Deindustrializing Writing Education catches my interest as a second (L2) language learner and writer in a time when standardized writin…
Communication barriers in the EFL classroom
This study has been conducted with eighty undergraduate EFL students at Qassim University, over a period of six weeks, with forty students each in control and experimental groups. The results from the mixed-method analysis show that the experimental group achieved higher scores in listening skills and general comprehension than the control group. There were, also, four listening difficulties experienced by students namely, lack of time to learn, …
Exploring Saudi EFL Learners’ Engagement with ChatGPT
This study explores Saudi EFL learners’ perceptions, attitudes, and intentions regarding using ChatGPT as an AI-mediated tool for English language learning. Employing a mixed-methods design, 181 students completed a survey, and 4 participated in follow-up interviews to offer a more nuanced understanding of learner experiences. Quantitative findings reveal high perceived usefulness ( M = 3.9), a generally pleasant user experience ( M = 3.95), and …
Unheard or Unwilling? Exploring the Dynamics of Silence and Silencing in Saudi Female EFL Classrooms
This study explores the complex phenomenon of learner silence and silencing among Saudi Arabian female university students in English as a Foreign Language (EFL) classrooms. Using a mixed‐methods approach, data were collected through structured observations of 72 students across three English classes, semi‐structured interviews with four EFL instructors, and a focus group discussion with five students. Rather than viewing silence as a passive or …
EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (3 works) · Linguistics (3 works) · Multilingual Education and Policy (3 works) · Pedagogy (3 works) · Mathematics education (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Second Language Learning and Teaching (2 works) · Sociocultural evolution (2 works) · Sociology (2 works)