Abstract
The Sheltered Instructional Observation Protocol SIOP is a model designed to assist teachers in organizing and planning the lessons delivery through different stages. This model is also useful in enhancing the students’ achievement and minimizing any chance of educational failure. However, EFL teachers need to be trained in order to guarantee successful implementation of this model. This study examined the implementation of the SIOP model from teachers’ perspectives after they attended an introductory workshop in a private school in Riyadh city, Saudi Arabia. The study adopted the qualitative approach for collecting and analyzing the data. The sample of the study consisted of seven English language teachers (4 females & 3 males). Two data collection instruments were used, namely, observational sessions and a semi-structured interview. Most of the researcher interaction with the sample was done online due to the outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic. The workshop and the interviews were done through Zoom video communication. The central findings of this study reveal that the majority of the teachers have covered all SIOP components during their lessons. Moreover, it was found that there is a relationship between the implementation of the SIOP model and the students' learning motivation. Furthermore, the results showed that the SIOP implementation might help in enhancing the teachers’ proficiency. Besides, it was revealed that most of the teachers had a positive attitude towards the implementation of the SIOP model. However, they claimed that time and place might hinder any future implementation of the SIOP model. This study recommends a larger sample size, longtime study application and a life sample workshop to guarantee better results. It also provides significant implications which might be useful for EFL teachers, policy makers and interested researchers. 
Highlights
To keep up with the world's globalization, learning English as a foreign language or alternative language has become crucial in several countries (Warschauer, 2000)
This study examined the implementation of Sheltered instructional observation protocol (SIOP) model in a private Model school in Riyadh from the perspectives of teachers
Based on a qualitative research design where the data was collected using an observation session and a semi-structured interview, the participants showed a significant application of the SIOP components in their lessons
Summary
To keep up with the world's globalization, learning English as a foreign language or alternative language has become crucial in several countries (Warschauer, 2000). The Arab countries in general and Saudi Arabia in particular are among the countries in which learning English is vitally significant (Alrashidi & Phan, 2015). In this regard, Alrashidi and Phan (2015) applauded that English is the only foreign language taught in Saudi schools. The low proficiency level of Saudi students in school affects their achievement at the university level since they still did not reach the required level of proficiency In this connection, it is claimed that EFL teachers are facing challenges to provide content knowledge and language activities for students with low proficiency level in English (Inceli, 2015). This model is designed to help teachers in the lesson planning elt.ccsenet.org
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