Faculty of Foundation Studies-Lecturer, Gulf College, Sultanate of Oman
Online published on 20 May, 2017.
This study examines the level of exposure to English and level of proficiency of students in Gulf College.
The study uses the quantitative research and descriptive correlation to measure the level of exposure and level of proficiency of the respondents. Purposive sampling is employed in the study. Three hundred forty nine (349) respondents who are enrolled in the International Foundation Programme are taken in the study.
Results show that years of studying English and exposure to reading English materials are high while exposure to English media is moderate. The level of English proficiency in terms of listening, reading, writing, identifying of errors and correct usage skills is low, whereas the level in terms of speaking and vocabulary is very low.
Consequently, the level of listening skills, reading skills, writing skills, identifying of errors skills and correct usage skills is significant while the level of speaking skills and vocabulary skills is not significant.
Level of exposure to English, English proficiency, Listening skills, Speaking skills, Reading skills, Writing skills
