Applied Linguistics In The Middle East And North Africa

Author : Atta Gebril
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing Company
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2017-07-18
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027265791

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Applied Linguistics in the Middle East and North Africa by Atta Gebril Pdf

This volume offers a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of applied research efforts in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). This region has not received due attention in the literature and this publication provides a much-needed contribution to the existing body of knowledge. The editor recruited a number of renowned scholars who either work in the MENA countries or have experience doing research in this region to contribute to this project. The selection of chapters ensured representation of applied linguistics efforts in North Africa, the Levant, and the Gulf. The book looks into language research within social and educational MENA contexts. The final part of the book provides a forward-looking perspective about applied linguistics research and practices in the Middle East and North Africa. The book is primarily written for those interested in applied linguistics, particularly researchers, graduate students, and language professionals in the MNEA region.

Author : Sahbi Hidri
Publisher : Springer
Page : 716 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2018-11-23
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783319985336

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English Language Teaching Research in the Middle East and North Africa by Sahbi Hidri Pdf

This edited collection examines a range of English Language Teaching (ELT) research in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). While the MENA context has witnessed considerable change in recent years, it has so far been under-represented in ELT research at both the regional and the international level. This book aims to fill that gap by surveying the current state of the field, examining in detail a range of issues and concepts, and suggesting future directions for further research. It will be of interest to ELT researchers and practitioners in general - not just those based in MENA contexts themselves.

Author : Samantha Curle,Holi Ibrahim Holi Ali,Awad Alhassan,Sergio Saleem Scatolini
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 215 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2022-06-16
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9781350238558

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English-Medium Instruction in Higher Education in the Middle East and North Africa by Samantha Curle,Holi Ibrahim Holi Ali,Awad Alhassan,Sergio Saleem Scatolini Pdf

English-Medium Instruction (EMI) is a rapidly growing global phenomenon in countries where English is a second or foreign language. This book focuses on empirical research studies conducted on this growing trend in the Middle East and North Africa, an under-researched area with regards to the effects and challenges of the implementation of EMI in higher education. The contributors are researchers with first-hand experience in countries in the region, including Iran, Kuwait, Morocco, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, and Turkey. Each chapter follows a consistent structure, allowing comparisons to be drawn between policies and practices in different countries. Topics covered include investigating perceptions and attitudes of both students and lecturers, opportunities and challenges afforded by EMI, as well as the evolution of EMI practices. By exploring these issues, through the lens of a decolonial critical approach, this volume informs theory underlying research into the phenomenon of EMI in the region.

Author : Sahbi Hidri,Christine Coombe
Publisher : Springer
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2016-09-27
Category : Education
ISBN : 9783319432342

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Evaluation in Foreign Language Education in the Middle East and North Africa by Sahbi Hidri,Christine Coombe Pdf

This book presents evaluation cases from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) context, investigating the various facets of evaluation in different parts of the MENA region and beyond. In 19 chapters, it explores cases from Tunisia, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Sudan, Syria, the UAE, Turkey, Iran and Morocco. The book highlights the impact of evaluation on a range of stakeholders, arguing that it has repercussions at the individual, societal, economic, cultural and political levels, that it also has an ethical dimension, and that it is tailored to people’s needs, helping them to remain abreast of the effectiveness and efficiency of programs. Further, the book explores controversial issues concerning different evaluation themes, such as teacher and staff evaluation, assessment practices, text genre analysis evaluation, assessment of productive skills, textbook and ICT evaluation, evaluation of ELT certificates and programs, quality assurance, ESP needs analysis, assessment literacy, and dynamic assessment. It addresses key challenges, such as who the “right people” to implement evaluation are, and the appropriate use of evaluation results to avoid any misuse or harm to any stakeholder. In closing, the book calls for further research venues on the relevance of evaluation, testing and assessment in the MENA context and beyond.

Author : Hayo Reinders,Christine Coombe,Andrew Littlejohn,Dara Tafazoli
Publisher : Springer
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2019-05-04
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783030134136

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Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching by Hayo Reinders,Christine Coombe,Andrew Littlejohn,Dara Tafazoli Pdf

This edited collection presents a study of innovation in teaching, learning, assessment and teacher development practices in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). The thirteen research-based chapters in this collection examine recent innovations in English language teaching, drawing on classroom, administrative and learning experiences from seven of the countries in the region. The major trends analyzed across the volume include the language skills of reading and writing and the prevalence of technology and technology-enhanced instruction. It highlights that innovative teaching, learning and assessment practices that are now in place in virtually all levels of English language teaching and learning from primary school to university to adult education sectors, and reflects on possible ways forward for innovation in the field of ELT. This book will provide valuable insight for scholars of applied linguistics and practitioners working in language policy,

Author : Robert Kirkpatrick
Publisher : Springer
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2016-12-15
Category : Education
ISBN : 9783319467788

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English Language Education Policy in the Middle East and North Africa by Robert Kirkpatrick Pdf

This volume offers insights on English language education policies in Middle Eastern and North African countries, through state-of-the-art reports giving clear assessments of current policies and future trends, each expertly drafted by a specialist. Each chapter contains a general description of English education polices in the respective countries, and then expands on how the local English education policies play out in practice in the education system at all levels, in the curriculum, in teaching, and in teacher training. Essays cover issues such as the balance between English and the acquisition of the national language or the Arabic language, as well as political, cultural, economic and technical elements that strengthen or weaken the learning of English. This volume is essential reading for researchers, policy makers, and teacher trainers for its invaluable insights in the role of each of the stakeholders in the implementation of policies.

Author : Kathleen Bailey,David Nunan
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2023-12-06
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9781003818380

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Research on English Language Teaching and Learning in the Middle East and North Africa by Kathleen Bailey,David Nunan Pdf

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). With chapters written by TIRF Doctoral Dissertation Grant awardees and internationally known scholars, the volume addresses contemporary challenges and considerations to teaching English in the MENA context. With empirical research covering a wide range of under-studied contexts, this book provides important insights and future directions to improve research and instruction. Offering up-to-date research at the primary, secondary, and post-secondary levels, this volume is an essential resource for language education programs and pre-service teachers. Chapter 7 of this book is freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF at http://www.taylorfrancis.com under a Creative Commons [Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND)] 4.0 license.

Author : Yasir Suleiman
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2013-12-16
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781136787843

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Language and Identity in the Middle East and North Africa by Yasir Suleiman Pdf

The question of identity in relation to language has hardly been dealt with in the Middle East and North Africa, in spite of the centrality of these issues to a variety of scholarly debates concerning this strategically important part of the world. The book seeks to cover a variety of themes in this area.

Author : Yasir Suleiman
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2013-12-19
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317849377

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Language and Society in the Middle East and North Africa by Yasir Suleiman Pdf

This book investigates issues of central importance in understanding the role of language in society in the Middle East and North Africa. In particular, it covers issues of collective identity and variation as they relate to Arabic, Berber, English, Persian and Turkish in the fields of gender, national affiliation, the debate over authenticity and modernity, language reforms and language legislation. In addition, the book investigates how some of these issues are realized in the diaspora at both the micro and macro levels.

Author : Milton George,Sergio Saleem Scatolini
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2020-01-17
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781527545755

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Education and Society in the Middle East and North Africa by Milton George,Sergio Saleem Scatolini Pdf

In the past, the Middle East and the so-called Muslim world used to be beacons of learning and critical thought. Although historical variables—such as conquest, internal conflict, and colonization—demoted their position on the global stage, changes are now in the offing. In these interesting times, a growing number of educators, thinkers and visionaries are trying both to find and to generate new approaches to the past, present, and future of the region. This book is a collection of articles which reflect on various aspects related to education and society in the Middle East and North Africa (also known as the MENA region), their peoples and educational processes. It provides a platform for people to join the global conversation and to contribute to it with data which are relevant to regional concerns, research and practices. This is necessary because many of the theories and research findings which are still being used to understand the region were generated elsewhere and, despite their lack of regional representativeness, were generalized as the most trustworthy interpretive tools across the world. Hence, there is a need for the world to open up to the voices from the MENA region.

Author : Linh Phung
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 251 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2024-06-17
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9783031460807

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Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching by Linh Phung Pdf

Author : Charles Albert Ferguson
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 824 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2019-05-14
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783111619767

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Linguistics in South West Asia and North Africa by Charles Albert Ferguson Pdf

Author : Yasir Suleiman
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 301 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2013-12-19
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317849384

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Language and Society in the Middle East and North Africa by Yasir Suleiman Pdf

This book investigates issues of central importance in understanding the role of language in society in the Middle East and North Africa. In particular, it covers issues of collective identity and variation as they relate to Arabic, Berber, English, Persian and Turkish in the fields of gender, national affiliation, the debate over authenticity and modernity, language reforms and language legislation. In addition, the book investigates how some of these issues are realized in the diaspora at both the micro and macro levels.

Author : Christopher J. Hall,Patrick H. Smith,Rachel Wicaksono
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 532 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2017-05-18
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781351849661

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Mapping Applied Linguistics by Christopher J. Hall,Patrick H. Smith,Rachel Wicaksono Pdf

Mapping Applied Linguistics: A guide for students and practitioners, second edition, provides a newly updated, wide-ranging introduction to the full scope of applied linguistics. This innovative book maps the diverse and constantly expanding range of theories, methods and issues faced by students and practitioners around the world, integrating both sociocultural and cognitive perspectives. Practically oriented and ideally suited to students new to the discipline, Mapping Applied Linguistics provides in-depth coverage of: multilingualism, language variation and Global Englishes literacy, language teaching and bilingual education discourse analysis language policy and planning lexicography and translation language pathology and forensic linguistics The new second edition features contemporary examples of global applied linguistics research and practice, and includes updated further reading and new fieldwork suggestions for each chapter. The companion website at cw.routledge.com/textbooks/hall provides a wealth of additional learning material, including activities, flashcards and links to the latest online resources. Mapping Applied Linguistics is essential reading for students studying applied linguistics, TESOL, general linguistics and language and literacy education at the advanced undergraduate or master’s degree level. It also provides a gateway for practitioners and specialists seeking to better understand the wider scope of their work.

Author : Peter Siemund,Jakob R.E. Leimgruber
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2020-11-29
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780429873911

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Multilingual Global Cities by Peter Siemund,Jakob R.E. Leimgruber Pdf

This volume sets out to investigate the linguistic ecologies of Singapore, Hong Kong, and Dubai, with chapters that combine empirical and theoretical approaches to the sociolinguistics of multilingualism. One important feature of this publication is that the five parts of the collection deal with such key issues as the historical dimension, language policies and language planning, contemporary societal multilingualism, multilingual language acquisition, and the localized Englishes of global cities. The first four sections of the volume provide a multi-levelled and finely-detailed description of multilingual diversity of three global cities, while the final section discusses postcolonial Englishes in the context of multilingual language acquisition and language contact.