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Alsowat*\u003Cbr>College of Education, Taif University, P.O.Box:888, Taif, Saudi Arabia\u003Cbr>Corresponding Author: Hamad H. Alsowat, [E-mail: hhhs_2005@hotmail.com](E-mail: hhhs_2005@hotmail.com) |  |\n| --- | --- |\n| ARTICLE INFO | ABSTRACT\u003Cbr>This systematic review study sought to examine the teaching of English language skills in Saudi Arabia by systematically analyzing the previous studies on language skills which were published within the past ten years and identify the research areas to be bridged in the future. The study employed the systematic review approach. The search strategy yielded 221 studies for inclusion in the systematic keyword map, and 95 studies for in-depth review. The findingsofthis systematic review revealed that students sampling presented (80.09%) in those studies, and female students participated in only (24.43%) of those studies. In addition,(73.30%) of the conducted studies were at the university level indicating a limit interest of the school-level research. In addition,(68.52%) of those studies focused on writings kills, reading skills and achievement indicating the necessity to give more attention to speaking, listening, pronunciation, vocabulary and grammar research at all education sectors in the future. The in-depth review also indicated an obvious focus on reading and writing skills and most the studies were undertaken at the university level. The findings were discussed and a number of language skills research gaps were pointed out |\n| Article history\u003Cbr>Received: June 11, 2017\u003Cbr>Accepted: September 10, 2017\u003Cbr>Published: October 31, 2017\u003Cbr>Volume: 8 Issue: 5\u003Cbr>Advance access: October 2017 |  |\n| Conflicts of interest: Non\u003Cbr>Funding: None |  |\n| Key words:\u003Cbr>English Language Teaching, ELT,\u003Cbr>Language Skills,\u003Cbr>Saudi Arabia,\u003Cbr>Systematic Review |  |\n\nINTRODUCTION  \nIn recent years, English language is considered the dominant language worldwide. This importance comes as a result of its role in education, industry, commerce, media, business, technology, trade etc. “For better or worse, by choice or force, English has ‘traveled’ to many parts of the world and has been used to serve various purposes (Sharifian, 2009:1) . English language teaching, hereinafter (ELT), “obscures the complexity of a field which incorporates teaching and learning English as second, additional or foreign language or as an international lingua franca; for specific, academic or more general purposes: in different countries and contexts; and at different levels”(Hall: 2016:1).ELT affirms itself as a specialty of particular academic interest with professorships, research grants, journals, conferences and so on (Littlejohn, 2013).Therefore, teachers and ELT professionals need tobe aware of the contemporary status of the language and of the issues for both learners, institutions and policymakers to tailor their professional practice to the circumstances of their students and to the contexts in which those students will be using the language (Seargeant, 2016) . Research on teaching English language skills in Saudi Arabia witnessed rapid development within the past decade. This development has generated hundreds of research papers that dealt with language skills, but those research papers have not been an-  \nalyzed before to explore their contribution to English language teaching in Saudi Arabia. So, this study attempts to bridge this research gap since no similar studies have been conducted in the Saudi context.  \nEducation System in Saudi Arabia  \nThe Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was established in 1932. It is the largest country in producing oil in the Middle East. It witnesses a rapid growth in all fields. Education has been given a special place over the last few years. The amount allocated for education in 2017 exc","cbCaibZ8I05L4ErX","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaibZ8I05L4ErX","pdf",968902,16,"English","# Abstract\n## Article information\n## Introduction\n## Education system in Saudi Arabia\n## Public education statistics","[{\"question\":\"What does the systematic review investigate about Saudi English language teaching?\",\"answer\":\"It examines how English language skills are taught in Saudi Arabia by systematically analyzing studies published within the past ten years.\"},{\"question\":\"How many studies were included and how many were reviewed in depth?\",\"answer\":\"The search yielded 221 studies for inclusion in the systematic keyword map, and 95 studies were selected for in-depth review.\"},{\"question\":\"What major research gap does the review highlight for future work?\",\"answer\":\"It indicates that future studies should give more attention to speaking, listening, pronunciation, vocabulary, and grammar across all education sectors.\"}]","A Systematic Review of Research on Teaching English Language Skills for Saudi EFL Students | PDF",1792068030]