Enhancing efl learners’ English Proficiency and Intelligence by implementing The Eclectic Method of Language Teaching

7. Research Methodology:
This research is primarily a Mixed Method Approach followed by the researcher’s classroom 
observations and quantitative data, to obtain specific information in a short period. The quantitative 
data analysis permitted the researcher to analyze and interpret the student’s improvement in the 
given situation using the Eclectic Method in the EFL classroom. The actual time frame of this 
research work is one semester or a total of 15 instructional weeks with eight contact hours per 
week. 
The target group of this study was chosen randomly out of the two sections, which the 
researcher was teaching that semester as a routine instruction system. The target group consisted 
of 58 students who were the first-level Science Undergraduates. Their English course, which is 
named the Intensive English Program, is a part of the foundation course which they need to study 
to complete their graduation level. It was, however, a heterogeneous group with mixed ability 
where some were true beginners, and others were average or advanced. The first two weeks were 
of complete observation to identify the individual needs of the learners and investigate their 
problems and issues related to English Language Learning. Based on this observation and 
experience various teaching activities directed towards those issues and learning styles were being 
designed. Later, students’ assessment sheets in the form of Progress Tests were analyzed and 
interpreted. To receive the most compatible data, the researcher completed the whole research in 
the language classroom of the college campus.

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Arab World English Journal (AWEJ) Volume 11. Number 1March 2020
Enhancing EFL learners’ English Proficiency and Intelligence
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Arab World English Journal
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The study hypothesized that the Eclectic Method of language learning elevates the teaching 
process and improves learners’ English proficiency. The earlier language teaching methods or 
approaches were not suitable enough to help the learners acquire communicative competence or 
language Proficiency. Whereas the Eclectic Method is a complete blend of all the strategies which 
helped the teachers teach and the learners learn effectively.