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April 2017  \n Australian International Academic Centre, Australia  \n|  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n|  |  |  |\n|  | Flourishing Creativity & Literacy |  |\n|  |  |  |\n\nCALL and the Saudi Arabian EFL Learners: An Action Research  \nFahad Saleh Suleiman Alfallaj  \nCollege of Science and Arts, Methnab, Qassim University, Saudi Arabia  \n[E-mail: Fh77d@hotmail.com](E-mail: Fh77d@hotmail.com)  \nDoi:10.7575/aiac.alls.v.8n.2p.122  \nURL: [http://dx.doi.org/10.7575/aiac.alls.v.8n.2p.122](http://dx.doi.org/10.7575/aiac.alls.v.8n.2p.122)  \nReceived: 08/03/2017  \nAccepted: 14/04/2017  \nAbstract  \nThere is a growing consciousness to the need to know English among the Saudi Arabian peoples. This is apparent in the painstaking efforts of the policy makers in bringing in technology as an aid to teachers, institutions diverting huge funding to the field and encouraging research in the area. Learning outcomes, however, do not reflect these efforts. This study is an effort to zero in on factors that are impeding the expected proficiency of the Saudi EFL learner with special reference to the use of CALL. Having done this, the study makes pertinent recommendations with the larger aim of bringing the EFL learners to level playing ground in the global language scene. It is an Action Research carried out in the course of the researcher’s teaching tenure at Qassim University in KSA.  \nKeywords: CALL, Action Research, Technology, Proficiency  \n1. Introduction  \nClassroom centred research (CCR) focused on the processes of teaching and learning in the EFL environment can provide invaluable insights into the product obtained. The methodology is quite simple actually: the teachers/researchers use a first-hand approach to data collection. They investigate the research question in the course of their class itself with the learners as the subjects. Contrary to other research methods, CCR is research that concentrateson the inputs to the classroom, or the outputs from the classroom. It is that type of research which is carried out by teachers to improve what goes on in their language classroom in an on-going cycle. This type of research is badly needed in language settings for the fact that teachers are combining theory with practice immediately in their classrooms. However, the onus to allow teachers sufficient time and ability to carry out problem focused or action research lies with the institution of employment. Academicians will agree that research is the key/solution to many problems that take place in the ESL classroom, especially when the research is carried by the teacher as Nunan (1989) has suggested. Language research that does not benefit the teacher and learners but benefits the academic researchers, is rather redundant (Beasly and Riodan, 1981) . For teachers, this creates a gap between theory and practice. CCR on the other hand, tries to examine what happens inside the classroom when learners and teachers come together: CCR is in fact research that treats the language classroom not just as the setting for investigation but, more importantly, as the object of investigation. Classroom processes become the-central focus (Allwright, 1983) .  \nThe researcher of the current study has been engaged in Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL) at Qassim University. This provided him with a rare opportunity to study the practical problems encountered in the use of CALL (this was until now only a conjecture among the teachers) and inspired him to undertake this Action or Classroom Centred Research in the benefit of the policy makers, University and, not to forget the centre of the teachers’ universe, the learners.  \n1.1 Previous Literature on Language Research Traditions  \nChaudron (1988) mentions that there are four traditions in ESL classroom research. These are: 1) Psychometric  \nStudies: 2) Interaction Analysis; 3) Discourse Analysis; And 4) Ethnographic Analysis.  \nWhat is crucial ","cbCaifj6yDmCyn2b","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaifj6yDmCyn2b","pdf",392822,"English","# Introduction\n## Previous Literature on Language Research Traditions\n# Psychometric Studies\n# Interaction Analysis approach\n# Discourse Analysis\n# Ethnographic Analysis","[{\"question\":\"What problem does the study address about Saudi EFL learners?\",\"answer\":\"It examines factors that impede the expected proficiency of Saudi EFL learners, with special reference to the use of CALL.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the study define its research approach?\",\"answer\":\"It is an Action Research carried out within the researcher’s teaching tenure, consistent with Classroom Centred Research principles.\"},{\"question\":\"What are the main language research traditions discussed in the paper?\",\"answer\":\"The paper reviews four traditions in ESL classroom research: Psychometric Studies, Interaction Analysis, Discourse Analysis, and Ethnographic Analysis.\"}]","CALL and the Saudi Arabian EFL Learners - An Action Research | PDF",1792067967]