Browsing Masters Theses by Author "3491f39d-2883-4ffb-9475-3805ac78d1c1"
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Assessment Through Student Portfolios in Omani Schools
Al-Amri, Khalid Ali (2006-06)Why do Omani teachers not use student portfolios as effective alternative tools of assessment? Why do they only depend on traditional testing to evaluate students progress in the English language? Although the Ministry ... -
A Comparative Study between Modals in ESL/EFL Tertiary Textbooks and Actual Use by EFL Teachers
Al-Jaboori, Ali (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 ... -
Cultural Schema and Reading Comprehension: A Means to an End
Dimassi, AbdelFattah Othman (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 ... -
Explicit Vocabulary Learning Through Technology
Jeddi, Abdelbasset Ben Mohammed (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 ... -
Exploring the Usefulness of a Documentary Film Making Project for Saudi Arabian College Students
Malki, Maryam Ameen (2009-08)English language teachers face many difficulties and problems when teaching a second or a foreign language, one of which includes motivating students to speak in oral communication classes. Speaking in English as a foreign ... -
Guided Reading for Second Language Learning in Bahrain: Is it Worth it
Ali, Afrah Hassan (2010-05)Much research has shown that Extensive Reading (ER) is beneficial for second language learning. It helps in building up the four language skills, and in developing positive attitudes and motivation to learn the language. ... -
The Impact of CALL on the Learning and Teaching of ESL Writing: A Study of Students' and Teachers' Attitudes
Al Janahi, Mona Humaid (2011-01)Computers and computer technologies are gradually becoming ubiquitous tools in some English second language writing classrooms. The aim of this study was to examine the perceptions and attitudes of secondary- and ... -
Interlanguage Morphophonology: Can Persistent Errors be Overcome?
Ali, Nejib Ben Othman (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 ... -
Omani Teachers' Attitude Toward Classroom Research
Al Farsi, Basim Ahmed (2006-06)Although there has been a lot of research done to investigate teachers' attitudes toward classroom research, there has been little research, if any, in the Gulf area, and especially in Oman. In fact, classroom research is ... -
The Process Approach and UAE High School Students' Attitudes Towards Writing
Aouina, Hichem Taieb (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 ... -
The Role of Mentoring in ESL Classrooms in the United Arab Emirates
El Din, Azza Mahmoud Gamal (2011-06)It is widely accepted that an effective mentoring program helps novice teachers with varied backgrounds in their professional development. Appointing experienced teachers to guide and support novice teachers is one way to ... -
The Role of Reflection in ELT: University of Sharjah Teachers' Views
Zehra, Ambreen (2012-06)Reflection is a vast and vague concept. If it is simple to reflect in some ways, in other ways it is complicated. We cannot find out what is going on in someone's mind until it is externalized in the form of actions. ... -
Teacher and Student Views Towards the Role of Grammar Instruction in UAE Universities
Landolsi, Siham (2011-01)Grammar teaching has always been a very controversial topic in the field of second language acquisition. Whether or not to teach grammar remains an unresolved issue. However, there has been a common accord toward the value ... -
Teachers' and Students' Attitudes Toward the Use of Music in UAE English Language Classrooms
Hejjawi, Lina (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 ... -
Test-Taking Strategies and EFL Students on Academic Probation at the American University of Sharjah
Kawash, Lilaian (2005-06)Although there is a lot of research on test-taking strategies (TTSs) and the effect they have on students' test scores, there is no specific research on why students at the university level are placed on academic probation. ... -
A Thesis in the Use of Computer Assisted Language Learning in a Whole Language Contest
Ward, Jason (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 ... -
UAE High School Students' Attitude Towards Traditional and Computer-Mediated Peer Response
Al Arini, Muntaha Mohammad (2010-08)Using blogs has recently become popular in learning ESL. However, not much research has been done in use of blogs in ESL writing classes. In this research, I conducted a study in my English writing classes to explore how ...