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Arab Students' Attitudes Toward Western Culture and Motivation to Learn English
(2007-01)
Motivation is a central component for students learning a second language. Attitude towards the target language, its culture, and its people have been proved to have a significant bearing on the motivational orientation ...
Enablers for Adoption of E-Learning Technology in Anti-Money Laundering Training in UAE Banks
(2007-05)
Like other organization-wide compliance training regimes, e-Learning technologies also provide an ideal platform for anti-money laundering training in the banking sector. The past 9/11 environment and the recent monetary ...
Court Interpreting in the Sultanate of Oman
(2007-06)
In this dissertation, the situation of court interpreting in Oman is discussed and the challenges that face court interpreters are further investigated. This thesis touches upon significant issues about court interpreting ...
Integrating Oral Communicative Skills into the English Curriculum in Dubai Schools
(2007-01)
Formal English language instruction in many parts of the world has shown limited success in developing efficient speaking skills even after years of studying. In Dubai schools, where English is the medium of instruction, ...
Professional Development for Teachers of English in the UAE
(2007-01)
Because of the importance of professional development in the improvement of teaching and education, and the importance of English as a language and subject of study in the UAE, this study focused on English teachers' ...
Exploring the Use of CLT in Saudi Arabia
(2007-01)
Many studies have been conducted to investigate the success of Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) adoption in EFL countries. Some of these studies advocate the implementation of CLT teaching, whereas many studies in ...
UAE High School Students' Perceptions of Teachers' Feedback on their Writing
(2007-01)
For most teachers, marking students' papers and responding to their writing is a daunting and tedious task. It is also a practice that could carry potential dangers and requires careful consideration. However, feedback ...
Translating Emirati Dialect in Dramatic Texts
(2007-05)
In this dissertation, the issue of translating the dramatic texts of the United Arab Emirates into English is discussed, and the translation of sub-genres (poetic diction - fairy tales) in a form of a dialect as a means ...
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 ...
Predicting Stock Prices in Dubai Financial Market Using Neural Networks and the Polynomial Classifiers
(2007-05)
Predicting stock prices has always been the aim of investors in stock markets around the globe and has been considered as one of the most challenging applications of modern Time Series Forecasting. Accordingly, there were ...