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Discourse Analysis of Argumentation from an English/Arabic Translation Perspective
(2008-06)
This thesis explores whether Arab translators translate argumentative discourse adequately. The study examines the degree of awareness among translators of the genre conventions embedded in the argumentative English source ...
Cultural Challenges in Translating for Museums From English into Arabic
(2008-10)
Museums assert that they can work alongside other cultural institutions, such as schools and universities, to contribute to social development. In that sense museums can be considered as educational and cultural platforms ...
A Comparative Study between Modals in ESL/EFL Tertiary Textbooks and Actual Use by EFL Teachers
(2008-06)
Teaching English modals to young adult and adult learners of English as a foreign language (EFL learners) is pedagogically a challenging task because some ESL/EFL tertiary textbooks do not present modals and their uses ...
Strategies and Limitations in Advertising Translation from English into Arabic
(2008-01)
This thesis examines the importance of advertising translation in today's global world. Its overall aim is to investigate strategies and limitations affecting advertising translation from English into Arabic, and concludes ...
Teaching Pragmatics to Young Learners
(2008-01)
This study is an attempt to investigate to what extent pragmatic competence can be taught to young learners in L2 classrooms. It also focuses on looking at the students' attitudes towards the activities presented to them ...
Translating Arabic Discourse of Commitment into English: Ideology in Political Speeches
(2008-12)
In this thesis, the issue of ideology in translating what may be called 'the discourse of commitment' in political speeches is discussed and analyzed. It is generally assumed that, especially in dealing with sacred and ...
Language and Culture in Business Translation from English into Arabic
(2008-06)
Today, a new communication era is emerging in the fast paced world of business and economy. A case in point is our region (the Gulf and particularly Dubai) where the economy is globally expanding and with this, demand is ...
Vocabulary Teaching Techniques in an Omani Government School
(2008-09)
Vocabulary teaching has been the subject of much discussion among the community of English as a foreign language (EFL) teachers in government schools in Oman. It is considered to be one of the causes of the general weakness ...
Topic Familiarity and Lexical Inferential Strategies in Advanced Emirati ESL Learners
(2008-08)
The present study investigated the effect of background knowledge on lexical inferencing and which strategies advanced Emirati ESL learners used to help them infer the meanings of unfamiliar vocabulary items in context. ...
Important Factors to Consider for Bilingual Education in the UAE
(2008-06)
Despite the great number of schools which claim to foster bilingualism in the UAE, the voices of many educators and parents in the media reflect the difficulties that these schools face in trying to provide balanced bilingual ...