This thesis examines the development of students’ English speech through investigating EFL teaching strategies in Saudi primary schools. The EFL teaching strategies implemented by Saudi teachers in English classes were analyzed extensively to find out better ways to support the development of students’ English speech. The research findings offer new insight into teaching EFL from the cultural-historical viewpoint. The study discovers conditions created in English classes to support the development of students’ English speech. It argues that EFL teaching strategies used in primary schools better to be oriented based on cultural-historical theory to support students’ English speech development. Moreover, it declares that the English language acquisition and English speech development are interrelated as the students need to acquire the English language in order to be able to construct correct English words and sentences to be used in meaningful communication. Cite as: Mandili, W. E. (2019). A Cultural-historical Study on English speech Development of Saudi Students through Investigating EFL Teaching Strategies in Primary Schools. Early Childhood, Education, Monash University AU. (Ph.D..Thesis). Retrieved from Arab World English Journal (ID Number: 255. May 2020, 1255. DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.24093/awej/th.255 A cultural-historical study on English speech development of Saudi students through investigating EFL teaching strategies in primary

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沙特学生英语口语发展的文化历史研究——小学英语教学策略调查

本论文通过对沙特小学英语教学策略的调查，考察学生英语口语的发展。对沙特教师在英语课上实施的EFL教学策略进行了广泛分析，以找出更好的方法来支持学生英语口语的发展。研究结果为从文化历史的角度教授 EFL 提供了新的见解。该研究发现了在英语课堂中创造的条件，以支持学生英语口语的发展。认为小学EFL教学策略最好以文化历史理论为导向，以支持学生的英语口语发展。而且，它声明英语语言习得和英语语音发展是相互关联的，因为学生需要掌握英语语言才能构建正确的英语单词和句子，用于有意义的交流。引用为：Mandili, WE (2019)。通过调查小学英语教学策略对沙特学生英语口语发展的文化历史研究。幼儿教育，澳大利亚莫纳什大学。（博士论文）。摘自阿拉伯世界英语杂志（ID Number: 255. May 2020, 1255. DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.24093/awej/th.255 通过调查研究沙特学生英语语言发展的文化历史研究小学英语教学策略 通过调查小学英语教学策略对沙特学生英语口语发展的文化历史研究。幼儿教育，澳大利亚莫纳什大学。（博士论文）。摘自阿拉伯世界英语杂志（ID Number: 255. May 2020, 1255. DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.24093/awej/th.255 通过调查研究沙特学生英语语言发展的文化历史研究小学英语教学策略 通过调查小学英语教学策略对沙特学生英语口语发展的文化历史研究。幼儿教育，澳大利亚莫纳什大学。（博士论文）。摘自阿拉伯世界英语杂志（ID Number: 255. May 2020, 1255. DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.24093/awej/th.255 通过调查研究沙特学生英语语言发展的文化历史研究小学英语教学策略