As teachers of EFL （English as a Foreign Language） in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, we are sometimes flabbergasted by the errors that the/earners make in their English scripts. Apparently, there was no pattern to the...As teachers of EFL （English as a Foreign Language） in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, we are sometimes flabbergasted by the errors that the/earners make in their English scripts. Apparently, there was no pattern to these errors. However, when the researcher observed the frequency of similar error over a few years of her experience as an EFL faculty for Saudi learners, the theory of Lexical Relations appeared to offer an answer. Therein also lies the genesis of the current study. In a positive development, the study did bring to light certain factors that directly played a role in the Saudi EFL learners＇ English errors. These have been presented in this paper with the hope that with the diagnosis in hand, it will be easier for the EFL teachers to find a solution to the dearth of English proficiency among the Saudi EFL learners.展开更多
Politicians are fond of choosing the strategies of classic rhetoric to compose messages to influence the attitudes and actions of the audience. This paper will be focusing on a discourse from George W. Bush, the forme...Politicians are fond of choosing the strategies of classic rhetoric to compose messages to influence the attitudes and actions of the audience. This paper will be focusing on a discourse from George W. Bush, the former president of United States, to see how he convinces the public and persuades them to accept his views.展开更多
文摘As teachers of EFL （English as a Foreign Language） in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, we are sometimes flabbergasted by the errors that the/earners make in their English scripts. Apparently, there was no pattern to these errors. However, when the researcher observed the frequency of similar error over a few years of her experience as an EFL faculty for Saudi learners, the theory of Lexical Relations appeared to offer an answer. Therein also lies the genesis of the current study. In a positive development, the study did bring to light certain factors that directly played a role in the Saudi EFL learners＇ English errors. These have been presented in this paper with the hope that with the diagnosis in hand, it will be easier for the EFL teachers to find a solution to the dearth of English proficiency among the Saudi EFL learners.
文摘Politicians are fond of choosing the strategies of classic rhetoric to compose messages to influence the attitudes and actions of the audience. This paper will be focusing on a discourse from George W. Bush, the former president of United States, to see how he convinces the public and persuades them to accept his views.
