• DocumentCode
    2911014
  • Title

    The Effect of Arabic Language on Reading English for Arab EFL Learners: An Eye Tracking Study

  • Author

    Al-Khalifah, Kholod S. ; Al-Khalifa, Hend S.

  • Author_Institution
    Coll. of Languages & Translation, Al-Imam Mohammad bin Saud Islamic Univ., Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    15-17 Nov. 2011
  • Firstpage
    287
  • Lastpage
    290
  • Abstract
    This paper presents an pilot study that applies eye tracking technology to analyze the effect of Arabic language on reading English for Arab EFL learners. The outcome of this study reveals a strong relationship between the way Arabic is read and the reading of English text for EFL students.
  • Keywords
    computer aided instruction; natural language processing; Arab EFL learner; Arabic language; English as a foreign language; English text reading; eye tracking technology; Computers; Data mining; Educational institutions; Heating; Materials; Measurement; Software; Arabic Reading; EFL; English Reading; Eye Tracking; Orthography; Reading Time;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Asian Language Processing (IALP), 2011 International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Penang
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-1733-8
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IALP.2011.18
  • Filename
    6121522