https://repository.sustech.edu/handle/123456789/26025 2026-04-08T12:54:26Z https://repository.sustech.edu/handle/123456789/26095 Investigating the Difficulties Facing Students of Postgraduate Diploma at University of Khartoum in Translating Prepositions from Arabic into English Ali, Mohamed Mubarak Abuzaid; Badawi, Abbas Mukhtar Mohamed This study aims at investigating the difficulties facing the postgraduate diploma students in translation at University of Khartoum in translating the prepositions from Arabic Language into English Language. To achieve the goal of this study the researchers used descriptive analytical method and employed a diagnostic test as a tool for data collection. The study assumed that the students are not aware of English Language preposition equivalent in Arabic Language and the first language (mother tongue) affects the students significantly and that the students makes errors in most of the prepositions. In the light of the results of this study, the researchers come up with a number of recommendations such as Teachers should make some concentrated classes to teach prepositions in both Languages before they begin teaching translations methods. Students should exert more effort to study English language in general and the preposition of both languages specifically. Students should practice translation more, so they reduce the number of errors. جامعة السودان للعلوم والتكنولوجيا 2021-03-30T00:00:00Z https://repository.sustech.edu/handle/123456789/26094 Factors Affecting Students’ Attitudes toward Learning EFL Malik, Ahmed Ibrahim Abdul Salam; El Tahir, Ahmed Babikir The purpose of this study is to investigate the different factors that affect students’ attitude towards learning English language, such as the behavioral, cognitive and emotional aspects of attitude. Hence, it aims to investigate the interlaced relationship among those different factors. An adapted questionnaire is employed as a measuring instrument asking the participants about their different attitudes toward learning English language. However, the researcher uses percentages to show the results of the questionnaire. The SPSS16 software is used for the results obtained. The findings indicate that there are multiple factors that affect the students’ attitude toward learning English such as the feeling of being more educated is a determining factor in learning English, worrying about the process of learning English is detrimental to the students learning ability, the status of English as the language of science and technology makes learners more knowledgeable, the desire to speak English fluently plays a major role in enhancing the students learning process. In addition to that the difficulty of English could be challenging, having more opportunities inside the class room proved helpful, how the class is conducted is a major factor makes students more or less interested in attending the class. Finally, the texts books taught is also holding a leading factor in affecting the student’s attitudes towards learning English either positively or negatively. The study recommends that more studies should be conducted to investigate other variables such as socio-economic and cultural level, income level, and education level of the parents. Also the study recommended that further studies with larger samples be undertaken to develop more understanding of these factors. Furthermore, qualitative studies could be done to find out the factors affecting students’ attitudes towards learning English. A possible further research topic could be to interview other universities and faculties’ students to find out more about their attitudes towards learning English. جامعة السودان للعلوم والتكنولوجيا 2021-03-30T00:00:00Z https://repository.sustech.edu/handle/123456789/26093 Colonialism and Identity in African Literature Siddig, Alawia Hassan Mohammed; Alabas, Siddig –Sawsan Al-Fadul This study aimed at documenting the impact of colonialism on African identity and the implicated liaison between African colonial literature and the African identity. Most of the literary genres in the continent during colonialism were revolving around the agitation against colonizers who were endeavoring to obliterate the African cultures, values, traditions and social aspects. The study could also shed light on the tremendous efforts made by African writers throughout the continents in showing the African identity through their writings moreover to the most outstanding literary products which could appropriately bring the international recognition to the African literary work. The researcher portrayed the way Africans were leading their lives during the pre-colonialism and the unstultified remarkable changes during colonialism. جامعة السودان للعلوم والتكنولوجيا 2021-03-30T00:00:00Z https://repository.sustech.edu/handle/123456789/26090 Impediments to E-Learning Adoption in Public Tertiary Institutions in Sudan Mohammed, Fatima Abdulahi Hamid; Ali, Emad Ali Alawad This paper is an attempt to find out the impediments to E-learning adoption in public tertiary institutions in Sudan. The descriptive and analytic statistic method was followed as it fits the nature of the present study and in the conduct of the data needed the study drew on quantitative and qualitative data retrieved from questionnaires administered to a sample of twenty five (25) Sudanese professors and lecturers who were exposed to this experience during Corona pandemic (2020). Statistical and thematic analysis was conducted for the collected data and the results obtained were to great extent consistent with what had been hypothesized. On this basis, a number of recommendations have been suggested, the most notable of which are: E-learning should be one of the skills of staff members and a part of the development of all those involved in the educational process in colleges and universities. Besides what had been mentioned, infrastructure and software should be adequately cared of as they are the basis for e-learning implementation. جامعة السودان للعلوم والتكنولوجيا 2021-03-30T00:00:00Z