Browsing Dissertations for Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) by Issue Date
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Native versus the non-native English speaking teacher: the adult student's perspective in the UAE
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Insights into spelling mistakes experiences by UAE students
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2010-12)Purpose – This paper aims to study the particular difficulties experienced by UAE grade 12 students in learning English spelling. The purpose is to examine the students’ written work in CEPA (Common Educational Proficiency ... -
A Study on the impact of receptive and productive vocabulary levels on the success of learners on English for Academic Purposes (EAP) programmes
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2011-12)This paper will focus on the argument that the ability of English L2 students to cope on university foundation programmes is more hindered by limitations in their knowledge of more commonly used ‘higher frequency’ vocabulary ... -
Native and Nonnative English-speaking EFL Teachers’ Beliefs about Teaching Grammar and their Classroom Practices in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi Government High Schools
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2012-01)The main purpose of this exploratory study was to investigate the native English-speaking (NESTs) and the nonnative English-speaking (NNESTs) EFL teachers’ self-reported beliefs towards grammar teaching and their classroom ... -
Classroom Interaction in Second Language Teaching and Learning in the Vocational Education Development Centre (VEDC)
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2012-03)The purpose of this study is to investigate the influence of classroom interaction in second language (L2) teaching and learning. The study also highlights the impact of interactional feedback in second language acquisition ... -
Students’ and teachers’ attitudes toward the use of learners’ mother tongue in English language classrooms in UAE public high schools
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2012-03)There are two opposing approaches regarding the impact of using learners’ mother tongue in learning English as a foreign or second language: the monolingual and bilingual approaches. The former adopts the English-only ... -
The Effectiveness of Task-Based Language Learning Approach in Teaching English as a Second Language to the Students at the Vocational Education Development Centre in Abu Dhabi, UAE
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2012-03)This study aims to investigate the effectiveness of the recently introduced task-based learning approach for language learning at the VEDC in Abu Dhabi, a centre for male students who have previously disengaged from formal ... -
The Impact of Social and Economic Factors on Students’ English Language Performance in EFL Classrooms in Dubai Public Secondary Schools
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2012-03)The purpose of this study is to assess the impact of social and economic factors on students’ English language performance in EFL classrooms in Dubai public secondary schools. The design exploited in this study is a mixed ... -
Promoting the speaking skill: a comparative study between group work classes in Fujeirah English and Non-English speaking schools
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2012-03)This study mainly investigates the Arab students` speaking behaviour within small group work activities in English and Non-English Speaking Schools (ESS and NESS). The Non-English Speaking Schools here refer to Arab schools. ... -
The Impact of Using Computers on the Writing Performance of Tenth Grade SStudents in the Institute of Applied Technology (IAT) in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE)
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2012-03)The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of using computers on the writing performance of tenth grade, English as a Foreign Language (EFL), students at the Institute of Applied Technology (IAT) in Abu Dhabi, ... -
Teaching Arabic as a Second Language in International School in Dubai A case study exploring new perspectives in learning materials design and development
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2012-04)Teaching Arabic as Second/Foreign Language (TASL/TAFL) is still, in many parts of the world, based on intuition and unprincipled methods. Many textbooks and materials designed for this purposes still use outdated pedagogy ... -
Teaching English Grammar to Arabs: An Exploratory Study into the Context of University Undergraduate EFL Classrooms in the UAE
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2012-04)This study examines university teachers’ beliefs about grammar teaching in EFL undergraduate university classrooms in the UAE. It looks at the importance of grammar instruction in this context, the optimal method of teaching ... -
The Use of Code-switching in the Iranian Bilingual Classroom and its Impact on Second Language Acquisition: A Case Study
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2012-09)There has been a widespread interest on the use of L1 in the L2 classroom and scholars have been paying further attention to the concept of code-switching through the past few decades. Code-switching is the alternation of ... -
Case Study into the impact of Exam Based Classes on students’ English Language proficiency in Secondary Technical Schools and Vocational Education Development Centre in the United Arab Emirates
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2012-11)This study investigates the most effective type of English classes for Vocational Education Development Centre and Secondary Technical School students in the United Arab Emirates. Exam based classes, in comparison to general ... -
Depth and Breadth of Vocabulary Knowledge: Assessing their Roles in Reading Comprehension of High-School EFL Learners in the UAE
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2012-11)The present study examined the relationship between breadth and depth of vocabulary knowledge and reading comprehension in an English as a foreign language (EFL) context. It was conducted through two phases, quantitative ... -
An Investigation into the Effect of the Implementation of the Integrated Curriculum on Young Omani Learners
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2012-12)The current study is mainly an experimental research initiated to examine the effect of implementing the integrated curriculum approach on some selected grade two learners in Oman who in the time of this study were ... -
The Effect of Parental Involvement on ESL Students’ Achievement and Classroom Behaviour
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2013-03)Involving parents in education is one of the most critical issues that directly impact the educational process in the UAE, which has recently witnessed a major education revolution in all trends. Teaching English as a ... -
Analysis of Two Critical Friends’ Feedback in light of Heron’s Six Category of Interventions: A Case Study
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2013-03)This study examines two critical friends’ feedback sessions in a learning environment in the UAE. Based on Heron’s six category interventions, this study explores the merits of critical friendship as an alternative feedback ... -
The Influence of Extensive Reading on EFL G12 students’ Vocabulary Acquisition and the main facilitating factors
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2013-04)The current study investigates the real influence of extensive reading as an approach of reading on foreign language vocabulary acquisition; it explores whether extensive reading materials can enhance EFL students' lexical ... -
The Effect of Oral Feedback in Secondary Classrooms on Arab Female Students’ Acquisition of English Past Tense
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2013-04)The present study investigated the effect of oral feedback on Arab female students’ uptake and acquisition of English regular and irregular past tense in the context of secondary EFL classrooms in the UAE. It adopted a ...