Teaching and Learning English in the Arabic-Speaking World

Herausgeber: Bailey, Kathleen M; Damerow, Ryan M

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Produktbeschreibung

Contributing to the emerging body of research-based knowledge about teaching English to native speakers of Arabic, this volume presents empirical studies carried out in Egypt, Lebanon, Oman, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 200
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. Februar 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 454g
• ISBN-13: 9780415735643
• ISBN-10: 0415735645
• Artikelnr.: 39374564

Autorenporträt

Kathleen M. Bailey is a Professor of Applied Linguistics in the Master of Arts in the TESOL-TFL Program at the Monterey Institute of International Studies, and President of The International Research Foundation for English Language Education (TIRF). Ryan M. Damerow is the Executive Assistant of The International Research Foundation for English Language Education (TIRF).

Inhaltsangabe

Contents
Foreword
Yehia El-Ezabi
Preface
Kathleen M. Bailey & Ryan M. Damerow
Acknowledgments
Chapter One: Research on the Teaching and Learning of English in the
Arabic-speaking World: Questions in Search of Answers Ryan M. Damerow &
Kathleen M. Bailey
Chapter Two: Modality in Arab EFL Students' Academic Writing: Implications
for Policy, Practice, and Research Abdul Gabbar Al-Sharafi
Chapter Three: Arab Students' Use of Monitoring in their EFL Composing: The
Role of Linguistic Knowledge Muhammad M. M. Abdel Latif
Chapter Four: Arabic Native Speakers' Overpassivization in English Hassan
El-Nabih
Chapter Five: The Use of English for Education in the Arab World: An
Ethnographic Investigation of Female Emirati Pre-service Teachers'
Conceptions of English as a Medium of Instruction Melanie van den Hoven
Chapter Six: Exploring the Impact of Teacher Education Pedagogy on EFL
Reading Teacher Identities: A United Arab Emirates Case Fíodhna
Gardiner-Hyland
Chapter Seven: English Language Teaching in Lebanese Schools: Trends and
Challenges Fatima Esseili
Chapter Eight: Palestinian Teachers' Use of Questioning in Two Different
Instructional Settings of EFL Reading Enas Hammad
Chapter Nine: TV Shows, Word Coverage and Incidental Vocabulary Learning:
Implications for Arabic Speakers Learning English Mansoor Al-Surmi
Chapter Ten: Explorations in the Predictive Validity of a Regionally
Developed English Proficiency Exam: The CEPA Laila W. Rumsey
Chapter Eleven: Age of L2 Learning Makes no Difference in Instructed
Settings: Input Matters Most Kholoud A. Al-Thubaiti
Chapter Twelve: Summary and Concluding Observations G. Richard Tucker
About the Contributors