Promoting the speaking skill: a comparative study between group work classes in Fujeirah English and Non-English speaking schools
| dc.Location | 2012 LB 1525.34 A45 | |
| dc.Supervisor | Dr Amanda Howard | |
| dc.contributor.author | Ali, Khalid Sayed Shalaby | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2013-05-23T10:30:41Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2013-05-23T10:30:41Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2012-03 | |
| dc.description.abstract | 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 purpose is to examine whether that speaking behaviour differentiates from a context to another or not and why. Such major issues were explored through this study as the students` oral participation in class, their perspectives towards what they need and what they should do themselves to be competent speakers, as well as their attitudes towards small group work as a motivating approach for speaking. To achieve these objectives a mixed method research paradigm including class observation, questionnaires and interviews was adopted. The point was to cover the topic from all sides and create a superior research. The findings showed a discrepancy in speaking behaviour between the English and Arab group work contexts in terms of the students` oral participation and the teachers` teaching strategies. It was revealed that ESS students have more speaking and critical thinking abilities than students in Arab schools. Also, the findings showed the ESS teachers` more awareness in conducting group work activities than teachers in Arab schools too. However, the role of group work in promoting speaking was determined by all participants. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.other | 90070 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://bspace.buid.ac.ae/handle/1234/189 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | The British University in Dubai (BUiD) | en_US |
| dc.subject | speaking skill | en_US |
| dc.subject | non-English speaking schools | en_US |
| dc.subject | English speaking schools | en_US |
| dc.subject | Arab students` | en_US |
| dc.subject | attitude | en_US |
| dc.subject | critical thinking | en_US |
| dc.title | Promoting the speaking skill: a comparative study between group work classes in Fujeirah English and Non-English speaking schools | en_US |
| dc.type | Dissertation | en_US |