Abstract
English as an additional language is inevitable in the Saudi Arabian education system. This study is an analysis of some of the causes of English learning problems. The goals of the study were to find out the root cause of the problems in learning English; to find out if there was a significant difference in the causes of the problems that students were comparing due to various attributive variables such as gender, location, habit of reading English daily newspapers, and a habit of listening to English news. The methodology for collecting information was a survey method. The sample consisted of 500 students with 307 boys and 193 girls. The data collected was analyzed. The result of this study showed that the environment was the main cause of learning English. Boys had more problems compared to girls. Another important finding was that rural students felt more problems than urban students.
Highlights
As Saudi Arabia becomes globalized, there is a sense of English as a global language, not just a foreign language of the United States or the United Kingdom
The students studying in rural areas believed boldness and resources as the main cause of problems in learning English than urban students (Table 3)
The result of this study showed that the environment was the main cause of learning English
Summary
As Saudi Arabia becomes globalized, there is a sense of English as a global language, not just a foreign language of the United States or the United Kingdom. Arabs in different contexts are more likely to have witnessed, or experienced benefits to have more skills than before. These changes in functions and benefits have resulted in change in the status of English from that of a foreign language to a global language. In the field of teaching, English is growing day after day because of good and dedicated teachers; the researchers contributed something to the English language teaching and in addition many linguists have made imprint in the field of applied linguistics
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