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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 ...
Motivated Repetition in Fictional and Nonfictional Texts in English and Arabic Translation
(2006-07)
In this dissertation, the issue of markedness is discussed and the translation of motivated repetition is analyzed. It is generally assumed that people repeat words and sometimes sentences merely as some kind of embellishment, ...
Live Simultaneous Interpreting of Political Speeches into Arabic
(2006-12)
To exploit available theoretical material in interpreting, in a manner that forces us to rely less on intuition and more on methodical experience and systematic practice, is a rich field to be explored. This dissertation ...
Understanding Teachers' and Students' Use and Attitudes of Web 2.0 in ESL Classrooms at the American University of Sharjah
(2010-05)
In an age of rapid change and massive dependence on the Internet, students nowadays are exposed to the Internet and its applications in many aspects and means. This exposure has led to students developing an expectation ...
Coherence in the Translation of Al-Ghazali's: Al-Munqidh Min Ad-Dalal
(2011-06)
This thesis discusses translators' sensitivity towards argumentative classical texts. One major assumption this research intends to question is the ongoing debate of "translation as a cohesive string of words" vs. "translation ...
Online Monitoring of Outdoor Non-Ceramic Insulators
(2011-06)
Transmitting power using overhead lines is heavily used by power utilities due to their lower cost compared with underground cables. However, overhead lines have shown great influence on power system due to frequent power ...
Multi-Level Adaptive Video Streaming Over Wireless Channels
(2010-05)
Delivery of digital video over wireless networks offers added functionalities and advantages over traditional wired video systems. However, reliable video streaming over wireless channels is fraught with several challenges. ...
Selective Removal of Dual Dyes from Aqueous Solutions Using Metal Organic Framework (MIL-53(Al))
(2019-11)
Organic dyes released from many industries such as textile, leather, and paper industries can be a threat to the environment and living creatures. Adsorption stands out as one of the favorite dye removal methods among the ...
Combining Saliency with Prediction for Endoscopic Diagnosis
(2020-05)
Healthcare sector has advanced tremendously in the past few years. With the advancement in technology, many image diagnostic techniques have been introduced to help doctors in identifying diseases and abnormalities inside ...