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Pragmatics and the Translation of Self-Help Discourse
(2016-12)
Traditionally, books are meant to instruct, entertain or both. A new wave of books has emerged known as self-help, promising its readers with better lives. These recipe format books present their own characteristics, notably ...
Exploring the Usefulness of a Documentary Film Making Project for Saudi Arabian College Students
(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 ...
Test-Taking Strategies and EFL Students on Academic Probation at the American University of Sharjah
(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. ...
Omani Teachers' Attitude Toward Classroom Research
(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 ...
Evaluating Reading Comprehension Testing in Kuwait
(2016-05)
In order to improve Kuwait eighth grade intermediate stage reading comprehension tests, it is important to obtain concrete information about the usefulness of these tests. This study is an evaluation of the current eighth ...
Implicit Vocabulary Acquisition in Project-Based Learning with iPad Technology
(2015-06)
This study aims to investigate the pedagogical impact of extensive reading and listening in project-based learning on the implicit acquisition of vocabulary. The study involved twenty-seven female ESL student participants ...
CEFR in UAE Public Schools: Pedagogical Impacts
(2017-01)
The Ministry of Education (MOE) in Dubai used the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) to develop the English Curriculum Framework (ECF) in 2011 - a framework that was piloted in 39 Madares Al Ghad (MAG) Schools ...
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 ...
Translation and Representation of Political Discourse in the Media
(2011)
It is generally assumed that the purpose of translation is to bridge the gap between cultures and provide a better understanding of the other. However, this understanding is often shaped to suit a certain agenda. Given ...
English Language Testing on iPads: Advantages and Disadvantages
(2015-12)
Recently, tablet computers, such as iPads, have been incorporated into many school curricula, and studies have been conducted to explore the effectiveness of iPads as educational tools. This study goes one step further and ...