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Cheating by Students in English Tests in Private Schools in the UAE: Cheating Techniques and Teacher/Administrator Responses
Al Jawabreh, Huda (2009-12)Cheating has recently become an increasingly discussed problem in the field of academia. It is a common behavior of some students at schools, which concerns ESL/EFL teachers in educational settings. Cheating has developed ... -
Evaluating an Additional Measure for the American University of Sharjah English Placement Test: Using Analytical Scoring
John, Mary Anne (2009-06)The English Placement Test (EPT) at the American University of Sharjah (AUS) has been accurately placing the majority of newly admitted students into appropriate course levels, but there is a small number of students who ... -
Evaluating Reading Comprehension Testing in Kuwait
Barman, Meshari A. (2016-05)In order to improve Kuwait eighth grade intermediate stage reading comprehension tests, it is important to obtain concrete information about the usefulness of these tests. This study is an evaluation of the current eighth ... -
Exploring the Use of E-Portfolios in Madares Al-Ghad Schools in the United Arab Emirates
Tabib, Faiza (2011-08)The use of electronic portfolios (e-portfolios) is gaining widespread popularity around the world. Currently e-portfolios are very popular in higher and further education, particularly in North America and Britain. The ... -
Exploring Washback Effects on IELTS Teachers' Cognition and Teaching Practices
Afzal, Sobia (2016-12)Examining the washback effects of high-stakes tests, such as the IELTS, on teachers' cognition and their teaching practices could provide deeper insight into the process of teaching and learning in test preparation courses. ... -
Investigating Teachers' Attitudes Toward Task-Based Language Teaching in a Vocational School in the UAE
Jasim, Imad Abdulkareem (2011-06)Task-based language teaching (TBLT) is an approach to teaching a foreign/second language that attempts to engage language learners in interactionally authentic language use through having them perform communicative tasks. ... -
Investigating Views of "Nativeness" of English Teachers in a Multilingual, Multicultural Setting
Al-Shammari, Sarah (2011-06)The native-/non-native-English-speaking teacher dichotomy has aroused much debate over the years. While many students and parents have assumed that native English speakers (NESs) are naturally the best choice for English ... -
Oral ESL Test Anxiety with Emirati Secondary School Students
Blake, Christopher (2011-06)In the UAE and globally, high-stakes testing is prevalent in second language learning. One important and integral part of high-stakes English language tests is the oral proficiency interview, which can be a pre-requisite ... -
Teacher Talk: Linguistic Characteristics and Adjustments
Dodu, Yana Igorevna (2013-05)This study describes linguistic characteristics of English language (EL) teachers' spoken input to second language learners in classrooms in the UAE, and compares them to the results of researchers who have investigated ... -
Teachers' Views of Call Implementation in Ras Al Khaimah English Language Classes: Obstacles and Opportunities
Al Mazrooei, Fatema Obaid (2010-08)Technology integration can be considered as an extremely useful practice in teaching English; therefore, this research investigated teachers' views about obstacles with implementation of technology in English language ... -
Washback Effect of the CEPA English Test on Teaching in an Educational Zone in the UAE
Al Sheraiqi, Khawla Rashed (2010-08)Studies conducted to investigate the washback effect of standardized tests have found that the influence which a test might have on teaching can be positive or negative (see Cheng, 2005; Shohamy, 2001; and Wall & Alderson, ...