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Author : Simon Borg
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789948037699
Total Pages : 166 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (376 download)
Download or read book Investigating English language teaching and learning in Oman written by Simon Borg and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Rahma Al-Mahrooqi
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 9811302650
Total Pages : 323 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (113 download)
Download or read book English Education in Oman written by Rahma Al-Mahrooqi and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-07-02 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores an area that has been somewhat overlooked in the literature to date – the current status and future trends of English education in Oman. It offers a variety of theoretical and methodological approaches to the subject and explores areas of English education in Oman that have, until now, been little investigated. It explores these issues from a variety of perspectives: the professionalization of English teachers in the country; the implementation of novel teaching methodologies, curricula, and assessment approaches, into what are, in many ways, still very traditional education settings; the integration of learner identity into English language instruction; country- and culture-specific concerns with conducting research with Omani participants; the strategic demands of building stronger links between education and workforce needs; and developing learner autonomy and motivation.
Author : Rahma Al-Mahrooqi
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1443871508
Total Pages : 350 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (438 download)
Download or read book Issues in English Education in the Arab World written by Rahma Al-Mahrooqi and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2014-11-19 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Though diverse, the Arab world boasts a unique culture and native language, both of which are unlike those found in English-speaking countries. Perhaps due to the nature of these differences, Arab-Western relations have been described as existing on one of the world’s great cultural fault-lines. Debate about the potential effects, both positive and negative, of English-medium education and the learning of English in the region’s schools and universities is one expression of this. Even as debate continues, issues of politics, culture, social mobility, and identity are played out in the English language classrooms of the Arab world on a daily basis. The current volume explores some of the concerns related to the place of English and English-medium education in the Arab world. It examines issues of the relationship between English, Arabic, cultural identity and power in the region within a historical and contemporary framework; the experiences of learners from Arabic-medium secondary schools adjusting to English-medium colleges; and the challenges and potential rewards of promoting student-centered classrooms and technology in traditionally teacher-centered environments. These issues are explored from the perspectives of teachers, students, researchers and other stakeholders in Oman, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Sudan.
Author : Simon Borg
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789948152439
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (524 download)
Download or read book Researching English language teaching and teacher development in Oman written by Simon Borg and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Anne Burns
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 113518383X
Total Pages : 281 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (351 download)
Download or read book Doing Action Research in English Language Teaching written by Anne Burns and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2009-12-04 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This hands-on, practical guide for ESL/EFL teachers and teacher educators outlines, for those who are new to doing action research, what it is and how it works. Straightforward and reader friendly, it introduces the concepts and offers a step-by-step guide to going through an action research process, including illustrations drawn widely from international contexts. Specifically, the text addresses: action research and how it differs from other forms of research the steps involved in developing an action research project ways of developing a research focus methods of data collection approaches to data analysis making sense of action research for further classroom action. Each chapter includes a variety of pedagogical activities: Pre-Reading questions ask readers to consider what they already know about the topic Reflection Points invite readers to think about/discuss what they have read action points ask readers to carry out action-research tasks based on what they have read Classroom Voices illustrate aspects of action research from teachers internationally Summary Points provide a synopsis of the main points in the chapter Bringing the 'how-to' and the 'what' together, Doing Action Research in English Language Teaching is the perfect text for BATESOL and MATESOL courses in which action research is the focus or a required component.
Author : Amira Al Shabibi
Publisher : Eliva Press
ISBN 13 : 9789994989485
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (894 download)
Download or read book Omani English Language Teachers First Year in the Classroom written by Amira Al Shabibi and published by Eliva Press. This book was released on 2023-08-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The principal aim of this study is to investigate the experience of novice English language teachers in the Sultanate of Oman. Within this broad perspective, the study focuses on the critical period of transition of these novice teachers from teacher education into the actual world of teaching. It also highlights the challenges of this transition and emphasizes issues related to it such as the socialisation process and the support required in this regard. The ultimate aim of the study is to develop insights into the experience of novice ELT teachers in Oman from their own perspectives in order to make this transition easier and their experience a more positive one. The study followed the experience of four novice ELT teachers over the course of a full academic year, their first year of teaching. The study adopted a qualitative approach using semi-structured interviews as the principal method of data collection. The study highlights the interaction of a range of interrelated factors which collectively shape the experience of ELT novice teachers. It provides evidence of the complexity of this experience and focuses on the importance of considering the novice teachers' own perspectives on this experience. The study also emphasizes the impact of the workplace context on their experience, especially on their socialisation process. The study shows that the four novice teachers of this study went through a number of stages in their development during their first year of teaching. The major challenge that the participants of this study encountered was reality shock.
Author : Eli Hinkel
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136863958
Total Pages : 1016 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (368 download)
Download or read book Handbook of Research in Second Language Teaching and Learning written by Eli Hinkel and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2011-01-25 with total page 1016 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This landmark volume provides a broad-based, comprehensive, state-of-the-art overview of current knowledge and research into second language teaching and learning. All authors are leading authorities in their areas of expertise. The chapters, all completely new for Volume 2, are organized in eight thematic sections: Social Contexts in Research on Second Language Teaching and Learning Second Language Research Methods Second Language Research and Applied Linguistics Research in Second Language Processes and Development Methods and Instruction in Second Language Teaching Second Language Assessment Ideology, Identity, Culture, and Critical Pedagogy in Second Language Teaching and Learning Language Planning and Policy. Changes in Volume 2: captures new and ongoing developments, research, and trends in the field surveys prominent areas of research that were not covered in Volume 1 includes new authors from Asia, Australia, Europe, and North America to broaden the Handbook’s international scope. Volume 2 is an essential resource for researchers, faculty, teachers, and students in MA-TESL and applied linguistics programs, as well as curriculum and material developers.
Author : Simon Borg
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (241 download)
Download or read book Classroom research in English language teaching in Oman written by Simon Borg and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Mark Warschauer
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521667425
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (674 download)
Download or read book Network-Based Language Teaching: Concepts and Practice written by Mark Warschauer and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2000-01-13 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of research in on-line communication for second language learning inlcudes use of electronic mail, real-time writing and the World Wide Web. It analyses the theories underlying computer-assisted learning.
Author : Ali Al-Issa
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0429941277
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (299 download)
Download or read book Worldwide English Language Education Today written by Ali Al-Issa and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-10-29 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the ideologies, policies, and practices of English language education around the world today. It shows the ways in which ideology is a constituent part of the social realities of English language teaching (ELT) and how ELT policies and practices are shaped by ideological positions that privilege some participants and marginalize others. Each chapter considers the multiple ideologies underlying the thinking and actions of different members of society about ELT and how these inform overt and covert policies at the national level and beyond. They examine the implications of investigating ELT ideologies and policies for advancing socio-political understandings of practical aspects such as instruction, materials, assessment, and teacher education in the field. Introducing new persepctives on the theory and practice of language teaching today, this book is ideal reading for researchers and postgraduate students interested in applied linguistics and language education, faculty members of higher education institutions, English language teachers, and policy makers and planners.
Author : Miriam Henry
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135098190
Total Pages : 206 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (35 download)
Download or read book Educational Policy and the Politics of Change written by Miriam Henry and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-01-11 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Governments around the world are trying to come to terms with new technologies, new social movements and a changing global economy. As a result, educational policy finds itself at the centre of a major political struggle between those who see it only for its instrumental outcomes and those who see its potential for human emancipation. This book is a successor to the best-selling Understanding Schooling (1988). It provides a readable account of how educational policies are developed by the state in response to broader social, cultural, economic and political changes which are taking place. It examines the way in which schools live and work with these changes, and the policies which result from them. The book examines policy making at each level, from perspectives both inside and outside the state bureaucracy. It has a particular focus on social justice. Both undergraduate and postgraduate students will find that this book enables them to understand the reasoning behind the changes they are expected to implement. It will help to prepare them to confront an uncertain educational world, whilst still retaining their enthusiasm for education.
Author : Simon Borg
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 0521152631
Total Pages : 254 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (211 download)
Download or read book Teacher Research in Language Teaching written by Simon Borg and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2013-03-28 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on original research, this book explores the fundamental relationship between research and practice in English language teaching. Teacher Research in Language Teaching uses empirical evidence taken from an international survey of over 1,700 teachers and educational managers, over a period of six years. It examines their views of research, whether they read ELT research, and whether they do their own research. The author goes on to explore the process which teachers go through in learning to do research, and the research cultures within teaching institutions. The book concludes with a review of the key findings to emerge from the research and a discussion of strategies through which language teacher research engagement can be promoted more productively.
Author : Rahma Al-Mahrooqi
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1443870048
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (438 download)
Download or read book Using Technology in Foreign Language Teaching written by Rahma Al-Mahrooqi and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2014-10-17 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Language learning is a complex and challenging endeavor. For students to achieve the desired proficiency in English as a Foreign Language (EFL) their institutions need to invest time, effort and huge resources in order to cater for different learning styles. To be cost effective, many language-teaching institutions strive to provide intensive foreign language (FL) instruction to reduce the time period needed to learn the target language. This explains the current interest in combining differe...
Author : Mark Brundrett
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134550804
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (345 download)
Download or read book Achieving Competence, Success and Excellence in Teaching written by Mark Brundrett and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2002-01-31 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explains how different levels or qualities of teaching can be identified and achieved. It outlines the criteria for successful educational practice, while suggesting ways of achieving the highest measure of excellence.
Author : Mohammed Al-Hadhrami
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (137 download)
Download or read book Improving the Standard of English Language and Communication Amongst SQU Students in Oman written by Mohammed Al-Hadhrami and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: English language has become a global means of communication and interaction. It is a universal language used in certain functions such as business and notably in teaching and learning science and technology. Mastering English language doesn't only facilitate the process of learning but also an essential requirement in most of the occupations, employment and market. In Omani context, English language has been the main condition in job applications for both the governmental and the private sectors. Therefore, this research investigates the challenges facing English language and its level of usage among the students as medium of communication at Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) since it's the only public university in the Sultanate of Oman. Besides, it examines to what level English language has been used in the campus and its development. The study provides some scientific approaches and empirical suggestions that the standard of the English can be enhanced and developed at SQU. It shed a light for the University management at SQU on how to improve English usage amongst students and the mechanism that can be used as a motivator as well as how to instigate students to speak or use English as a second language. For research methods, this research has used qualitative research by conducting interview with the academic staff at SQU and the analysis was done using interview protocol to generate the "themes" and solutions to the problem. In addition to this, it analyzed some students' assignments and reports using "Content Analysis" to generate the similarities and contrasts. Looking into findings, the research revealed that the inadequacy practice of English language outside the classroom from the part of the students is the main reason behind the low improvement of English among SQU students. Lack of abilities in mastering English grammar rules and lack of public speaking have constituted to the problem. Besides, lack of classroom expression and presentation found to be one of the major problems for students poor English. As a suggestion for overcoming these problems and implication, a culture of reading and writing most take place personally amongst students by showing their initiatives. Strong emphasis on English language for new students and at foundation level; additional English course for existing students, establishing public speaking and debate as well as student's conference in English.
Author : Kathleen Bailey
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1003818382
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (38 download)
Download or read book Research on English Language Teaching and Learning in the Middle East and North Africa written by Kathleen Bailey and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-12-06 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The tenth volume in the TIRF-Routledge series, this book features research on the teaching and learning of English in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). With chapters written by TIRF Doctoral Dissertation Grant awardees and internationally known scholars, the volume addresses contemporary challenges and considerations to teaching English in the MENA context. With empirical research covering a wide range of under-studied contexts, this book provides important insights and future directions to improve research and instruction. Offering up-to-date research at the primary, secondary, and post-secondary levels, this volume is an essential resource for language education programs and pre-service teachers. Chapter 7 of this book is freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF at http://www.taylorfrancis.com under a Creative Commons [Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND)] 4.0 license.
Author : Husna Suleiman S. Al-Jadidi
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (645 download)
Download or read book Teaching English as a Foreign Language in Oman written by Husna Suleiman S. Al-Jadidi and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This thesis reports on research conducted between 2004 and 2007 into the teaching of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) in tertiary education institutions in Oman. The research was an exploration of English language teaching pedagogy with a particular focus on bilingual (English and Arabic) versus monolingual (English only) teaching and the role of first language (Arabic) usage in the classroom.
