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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 ...
A Thesis in the Use of Computer Assisted Language Learning in a Whole Language Contest
(2005-05)
How can technology be used to enhance the delivery of whole language and motivate students? The hybrid use of whole-language teaching and technology is considered in the context of a first-year English writing programme ...
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, ...
Enhancing Students' Growth in Reading by Developing their Reading Strategies
(2006-08)
Research on reading comprehension has shown that proficient readers are those who construct meaning on their own using effective higher level reading skills and strategies. Also, reading researchers argue that effective ...
The Role of Culture in Teaching English as an International Language in the Arabian Gulf: A Case Study
(2005-12)
English as an International Language (EIL) has become the lingua franca of the world today. An important factor of this widespread use of English is the fact that most people speaking the language today are not native ...
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' ...
The Need for Domestication: An Annotated Translation of a Personal Development Text from English to Arabic
(2005-06)
This work discusses problems related to the need to domesticate encountered during the translation of the prologue, introduction, and part of Chapter I of a book titled The Different Drums by American psychiatrist and ...
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 ...
Cultural Schema and Reading Comprehension: A Means to an End
(2006-08)
Studies on good readers have identified a number of reading comprehension strategies to be highly useful. These strategies range from the simple to the complex. A strategy that has been recommended by cognitive scientists ...
Teachers' and Students' Practices and Attitudes Toward Arabic (L1) Use in ELT
(2006-06)
The debate over whether or not English language classrooms should include the students' first language has been a controversial issue for a long time. Findings in research reveal two opposing views: On one end of the ...