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Table 1. Instruments Reliability

Instrument

Cronbach’s alpha

No. of  items 

Reliability

(Sqrt. of  

Cronbach’s alpha)

Students’ 

questionnaire 

.884

57

0.94

Proficiency test 

.713

4

0.84

Taking into consideration that the acceptable reliability for an instrument is at least 

(0.60), the study showed two instruments were reliable as shown in Table 1.

Results and Discussion

This section presents the results which are organized to answer the four research 

questions. In addition, the results are also discussed, and their implications are shown.

Why Do the TAs at the U of K Need the English Language?

Section B in the questionnaire sought to answer this research question. It asked the 

participants about the purposes for which they need English. It attempted to identify the 

purposes behind the TAs’ need for the English language. The results are shown in Table 2.