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Teacher Written Feedback and Students' Writing: Focus and Nature
(2010-12)
Over the last twenty years, the focus on the teaching of writing has shifted from product to process. Students' writings today undergo a series of drafting stages which teachers correct and comment on, and students need ...
Explicit Vocabulary Learning Through Technology
(2009-06)
Functional language proficiency requires mastery of a large number of words. It is therefore necessary for L2 learners to learn a large vocabulary in a short period of time. In classroom contexts, there appears to be no ...
Teacher Talk: Linguistic Characteristics and Adjustments
(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 ...
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 ...
Reflective Teaching: Impact, Supports, and Barriers from UAE-Based ESL Teachers' Perspectives
(2016-12)
A reflective practice requires conscious efforts by teachers to critically examine their pedagogy with the aim to enhance the quality of their teaching and instill positive transformations in their classrooms. Reflective ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Motivational Influences on Adult Arab Learners of English in the UAE
(2015-06)
This study explores the motivational influences that impact seven Arab undergraduate learners of English in the UAE as they pursue two semesters of study. The study investigates the role of English in the participants' ...
Oral ESL Test Anxiety with Emirati Secondary School Students
(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 ...