Towards Developing a Language Course for Hajj Guides in Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah, a Needs Assessment

Autor/inn/en	Abdellah, Antar; Ibrahim, Mahdi
Titel	Towards Developing a Language Course for Hajj Guides in Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah, a Needs Assessment
Quelle	In: International Education Studies, 6 (2013) 3, S.192-232 (21 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1913-9020
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Islam; Islamic Culture; Religious Factors; Tourism; Leaders Guides; Muslims; English (Second Language); Communication Skills; English for Special Purposes; Needs Assessment; Language Proficiency; Questionnaires; Language Skills; Mixed Methods Research; Interviews; Saudi Arabia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Islam; Kultur; Tourismus; Führungsinstrument; Muslim; Muslimin; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Kommunikationsstil; Bedarfsermittlung; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Fragebogen; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Saudi-Arabien
Abstract	Hajj guides in the second holy city in Islam deal with some million visitors and pilgrims to the holy Prophet's mosque. Although they are well trained in terms of hospitality and guidance, they seem to lack the basic communication skills in English. As most of the visitors and pilgrims resort to English as an international language, the need arises for developing a systemic ESP course for these Hajj guides. This study assesses the English language needs of these guides. Data gathering methods--including a questionnaire, a proficiency test and unstructured interviews--allowed testing of the questions via triangulation to validate the results. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01