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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. ...
The Process Approach and UAE High School Students' Attitudes Towards Writing
(2006-08)
Many students have negative attitudes towards writing and they feel frustrated because they do not know what to do to improve it. One of the main reasons behind this attitude is the adoption of the product approach that ...
Investigating Reading Strategies in Government High Schools English Classes in Ras Al Khaimah
(2009-06)
Reading is a skill that involves more than decoding letters or recognizing words. It, in fact, integrates a variety of strategies, skills, and processes, and thus it is not as simple to describe as one might think. These ...
Educators' and Parents' Attitudes Towards Code Switching By Arab Bilinguals: Pedagogical Implications
(2006-05)
This study explores educators' and parents' attitudes towards the phenomenon of Arabic-English code switching (CS) in the culturally and linguistically diverse context of the UAE. Arabic-English language mixing is a ...
L2 Teachers' Perception Towards the Use of Computers in L2 Language Instruction
(2008-05)
The way people communicate with others, conduct research, and gather information has changed due to the dramatic changes in computer technology. Computers have become prevalent everywhere and their presence in schools has ...
UAE High School Students' Attitudes Towards Using Authentic Materials
(2006-08)
This study is an attempt to investigate the impact of using authentic materials on some of my high school students, especially those who have poor attitudes towards learning the English language. In fact, lack of motivation, ...
Ajaaj and National Identity: A Comic Book with a Serious Mission
(2009-10)
Translation is often influenced by its social, political and cultural context. These factors soon begin to define the very concept of translation, its role, directions and traditions down to the strategies adopted by the ...
Impact of English on Young Arabs' Use of Arabic in the UAE
(2009-12)
English language education has become a vital part of many educational systems in the world. In the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the official language is Arabic, but with the diversity of the population, English is used as ...
Interlanguage Morphophonology: Can Persistent Errors be Overcome?
(2009-12)
EFL speakers need clear and intelligible speech to make their communication more successful. Good pronunciation is essential for speakers to communicate their ideas and understand others easily. Whether second language ...
Teachers' and Students' Attitudes Toward the Use of Music in UAE English Language Classrooms
(2007-01)
Much research stresses the value of music and its usefulness in language learning, but casual observation suggests that music is seldom used in university and secondary school English classes in government schools in the ...