Abstract:
Background. Given the importance of English a global language and one of the four official languages used in FIFA, it is essential to acquaint students who are specialised in Physical Education with English sport terminology. Objectives. This study aims to determine the knowledge level of physical education students in Saudi universities’ faculties and departments in relation to English sports terms. A survey was used to collect the relevant data from the participants. Methods. The study sample consisted of 600 students, who were selected using stratified random sampling during the academic year 2013-2014. The results indicate that the average percentage of correct answers was only 8.58%. Results. The results also suggest that there are statistically differences for study variables related to students’ performance. Those students who actively play sports performed better than those who do not. Moreover, those students who have at least one non-Arab parent performed better than students who are of Arab parents. The researchers also found that graduates of international schools outperformed their private and public school peers. Finally, fourth year students achieved higher results than the more junior ones. Conclusion. The paper concludes with recommendations to review our language policy in general and to consider the addition of a unit or a chapter specific to English sports terminology in the curriculum to be taught to students in lectures. The researchers also recommend using and developing this test as a standard to determine the level of students’ proficiency and the extent of their knowledge of English sports terminology
Machine summary:
The study seeks answers the following research questions: - What is the total extent of students’ knowledge of English sports terms in the departments of physical education faculties and departments in Saudi universities?
T-test results for the cognitive knowledge in detecting the translation of the sports phrases for the students at selected the Saudi universities according to the Student's Parents origins {مراجعه شود به فایل جدول الحاقی} 69 Total Knowledge of English Sports Terminology Table 8.
One-way ANOVA results for the cognitive knowledge in detecting the translation of the sports phrases for the students at selected Saudi universities according to the school sector {مراجعه شود به فایل جدول الحاقی} Table 9.
One-way ANOVA results for the cognitive knowledge in detecting the translation of the sports phrases for the students at selected Saudi universities according to the studying year level {مراجعه شود به فایل جدول الحاقی} Table 11.
Scheffe post hoc test for the cognitive knowledge in detecting the translation of the sports phrases for the students at selected Saudi universities according to the year of study {مراجعه شود به فایل جدول الحاقی} (*) indicate significant differences between the two categories Table 10 shows the results of a one-way ANOVA according to the students’ year of study.
(1) Dear student, Peace upon you The researchers perform a study titled: Measuring the total knowledge of English Sports Terminology by the Physical Education Students at Saudi Universities So, they ask students to respond on the test questions through writing translation to the term in place.