Research on English Language Teaching and Learning in the Middle - East and North Afric

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).

List of contents

Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgements
Contributors

1. ELT in the Middle-East and North-Africa: A survey of the landscape
David Nunan
Part I: Teachers and teaching


2. English reading in primary school students in Lebanon
Rana Aridi, Eva Kozma, Sara Kassab, Kara McBride, Mirvat Merhi, and Rajani Shrestha


3. Teaching and assessing speaking in the context of curricular reform: The case of Israel
Orly Haim and Tziona Levi


4. Moroccan teachers' perceptions of EFL instruction in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic: Lessons learned
Adil Bentahar, Mohammed Elmeski, and Mohammed Hassim


5. The communicative orientation of EFL classrooms: The Tunisian context
Khaled el Houche


6. Matches and mismatches between Egyptian high school EFL teachers' grammar instruction practices and beliefs
Noha Abdel-hamid Ibrahim and Muhammad M. M. Abdel Latif
Part II: Identity and affect


7. EFL learner identity and L2 pragmatic choices: Evidence from Omani EFL context
Fatema Al Rubai'ey


8. Culture, Motivation, and Self-efficacy in the Sudanese EFL Context
Elham Yahia and Aymen Elsheikh


9. An English language teacher candidate's tensions in the context of Turkey: What does an identity-oriented practicum course offer?
Özgehan U¿tuk and Bedrettin Yazan
Part III: Academic writing


10. Metadiscourse in academic abstracts written by Algerian, Saudi, and native English researchers
Tarek Assassi


11. Introducing a curriculum-based tutoring model in the Foundation English Program at Qatar University
Mansoor Al-Surmi, Pakize Uludag, and Mohammad Manasreh


12. Teaching academic writing in the online environment: Challenges and benefits in the context of higher education in the UAE
Doaa Hamam and Christine Coombe
Part IV: Policy


13. Linguistic visibility in the University of Bahrain's linguistic landscape
Yasser A. Gomaa


14. Factors influencing Iranian language education policy: An empirical investigation
Mahdi Dahmardeh and David Nunan


15. Language preferences in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan: An exploratory study
Fatima Esseili


16. Factors contributing to Gaza pre-service teachers' poor proficiency in English language
Enas Abdullah Rajab Hammad
Index




About the author










Kathleen M. Bailey a Professor Emerita at the Middlbury Institute of International Studies at Monterey, USA and a TIRF Trustee.
David Nunan is Professor Emeritus of Applied Linguistics at the University of Hong Kong, President Emeritus and Distinguished Research Professor at Anaheim University in California, and a TIRF Trustee.




Summary

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).

Product details

• Authors: Kathleen (Middlebury Institute of Internat Bailey
• Assisted by: Kathleen Bailey (Editor), David Nunan (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 06.12.2023
• EAN: 9781032320267
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3232026-7
• No. of pages: 228
• Series: Global Research on Teaching and Learning English
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > School education, didactics, methodology; EDUCATION / General, FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY / English as a Second Language, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Literacy, Middle East, Regional Studies, Secondary Schools, Regional / International studies, Moral and social purpose of education, Teaching of a specific subject, Higher & further education, tertiary education, Bilingualism & multilingualism, Higher education, tertiary education, Primary & middle schools, Multicultural education, Moral & social purpose of education, Bilingualism and multilingualism, Primary and middle schools, Educational strategies and policy, EDUCATION / Teaching / Subjects / Reading & Phonics, EDUCATION / Teaching / Subjects / Language Arts