Attitude is considered as one of the most crucial factors for learning a second or foreign language for a specific purpose. It plays a major role in arousing student's interest and motivation towards learning. The main purpose for conducting this research is to identify the attitude among engineering students in Saudi Arabia towards learning English for a specific purpose. This research used qualitative and quantitative methods. Surveys were conducted from students of a Saudi Engineering university; furthermore teachers and mentors were interviewed to analyze the attitudes of students towards learning English. Findings suggest negative attitudes towards learning English. Interviews however identified several ways through which attitudes of students can positively change towards learning English for specific purpose. It could be concluded that although the number of students having positive attitude towards learning English is a handful but it could significantly be improved through introducing advanced language course and enhanced instructional methods to motivate students towards learning English for specific purpose. Finally, some implications would help in tapping motivation of students and changing their attitudes.

Abstract-Background:Willingness is an important factor that is instrumental in carrying out an activity successfully. Learning a foreign language is useful for having a meaningful and effective way of communication with different members of a society. This paper examines willingness among Saudi students towards learning English as a second language. It will also explore some of the difficulties that are faced by students learning English. Method: The paper used mixed methodological approach i.e. qualitative (literature) and quantitative data (survey). A survey was conducted where questionnaires were used for gathering information related to the research topic. There were 658 participants who belonged to the educational institutions of Saudi Arabia. Results: 50 % of the participants showed that they had a willingness to learn English as a second language. It was also examined that students were willing to learn and communicate in English with individuals in their groups that had English as a native language. Findings: It was revealed that there are several factors such as motivation level, social and cultural factors that affects students' willingness to learn and communicate in English. Conclusion: Therefore, this study concludes that Students in Saudi Arabia are willing to learn and communicate in English as their second language. Moreover, the paper suggests some recommendations for overcoming EFL students' willingness to communicate in English.Index Terms-Saudi students, EFL, willing to communicate and communication strategy

Optimum resources utilization in computing devices especially power is among the prime areas of research from the very beginning of computer systems. However, its importance in the current era has been significantly increased due to the diverse nature of devices and their real time applications. On the other hand, paradigm is shifting towards sustainable resources that are green/environment friendly (low emission) in nature and produce relatively low energy/power. Real time systems (RTS) are relatively power-hungry due to their time constrained nature. So, there is room to investigate the scheduling algorithms (schedulers) with minimum (low) power consumption. On the other hand simulators are the software that mimic the real time environment for various parameter testing without actual implementation that could be costly as well as complex to build in the beginning. In this study, we are intended to develop a simulator for scheduling Real-Time Systems (RTS) with Reduced Power Consumptions (RPC). That is potentially an environment where various algorithms can be tested over different case studies to examine their performance pertaining RPC for RTS.

This research study addressed the issue of the implications of language differences for the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) implementation processes in Saudi public universities as a specimen of organizations where employees come from different linguistic backgrounds. In these universities, Arabic is the dominant language for different reasons including linguistic identity and accessibility. ERP units in these universities are required to use Arabic for all the ERP applications, screens, and practices for linguistic identity purposes. There are several employees in these universities who cannot understand Arabic and therefore cannot comprehend the ERP system resulting in problems and difficulties in their work delivery. This study designed a survey in order to investigate the impact of linguistic diversity on ERP implementation and data was collected from 788 participants in 7 Saudi public universities. The rationale of this study is that these Saudi universities have employees from different countries that speak different languages and at the same time require ERP applications, screens, and practices to be done in Arabic. Results clearly indicate that linguistic barriers pose a big challenge to ERP implementation processes and have a negative impact on various ERP implementation practices. It is suggested that universities should select ERP systems that include multi-language capabilities, encourage employees to adopt English as a foreign functional language, and provide opportunities for employees to improve their language skills for the successful implementation of ERP systems.

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