Teaching EFL Writing in the 21st Century Arab World (eBook, PDF)

Realities and Challenges

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Teaching EFL Writing in the 21st Century Arab World addresses a range of issues related to researching and teaching EFL writing in different countries in the Arab World including Egypt, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Tunisia, UAE and Yemen. Both theoretically and practically grounded, chapters within discuss the different contexts in which EFL writing is taught, from primary school to university. The book sheds light on how EFL writing is learned and taught at each educational stage, exposing the different challenges encountered in the teaching and learning. The focus on EFL writing in the Arab World makes this a unique and long overdue contribution to the field of research around EFL writing and will be an invaluable resource for researchers, curriculum designers and students.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. August 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781137467263
• Artikelnr.: 46898363

Autorenporträt

Hassan Abouabdelkader is Professor of English and coordinator of the English Program at the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Arts et Métiers, Moulay Ismail Univerity, Meknès, Morocco. He completed his PhD in TEFL methodology at Mohamed V University, Rabat and the Institute of Education, University of London. He served as a teacher for twenty years at the Ecole Normale Supérieure, Meknès and is an active academic with several publications.
Abdelhamid Ahmed is Curriculum & Instruction Coordinator of the Core Curriculum Program (CCP) at Qatar University. He is experienced in teaching and researching EFL writing as shown in his MEd and PhD, as well as other research publications. He obtained his PhD in Education (Applied Linguistics) at the Graduate School of Education, University of Exeter, UK. His areas of expertise include EFL writing problems, assessing writing, electronic written feedback, reflective journals, teacher training and teaching practice.

Inhaltsangabe

1 Introduction. -2 EFL Writing Instruction in an Egyptian University Classroom: An Emic View. -3 The Teaching of EFL Writing in Morocco: Realities and Challenges. -4 Shared Writing in Omani Young Learner Classrooms. - 5Palestinian University Students' Problems with EFL Essay Writing in an Instructional Setting. -6 Examining the Characteristics of Tunisian Advanced EFL Learners’ Essays. -7 Academic Writing in the UAE: Transforming Critical Thought in the EFL Classroom. -8 Do two wrongs make a write(r)? Some effects and non-effects of WCF on Arabic L1 Students’ English Academic Writing. -9 Teaching and Learning EFL Writing at Yemeni Universities: A Review of Current Practices. -10 Conclusion.