Teaching and Learning in the Arab World (Paperback)

Contents: Abbad Alabbad/Christina Gitsaki: Attitudes toward Learning English: A Case Study of University Students in Saudi Arabia ? Michael Fields: Learner Motivation and Strategy Use among University Students in the United Arab Emirates ? Georgia Daleure: Factors Affecting Persistence in Post-Secondary Education: A Case Study of Emirati Males ? Rana Raddawi: Teaching Critical Thinking Skills to Arab University Students ? Lauren Stephenson/Barbara Harold: Emergent Leadership Development through Undergraduate Research in UAE Classrooms ? Khawlah Ahmed: Casting Arabic Culture as the ‘Other’: Cultural Issues in the English Curriculum ? Keith Kennetz/Melanie Van Den Hoven/Scott Parkman: Arab Student Attitudes towards Varieties of English ? Ahmad Al-Issa/Aida Abou Eissa: Teachers’ Attitudes and Practices toward Providing Feedback on Arab EFL Students’ Writing ? Jonathan Aubrey/Christine Coombe: An Investigation of Occupational Stressors and Coping Strategies Among EFL Teachers in the United Arab Emirates ? Robin Dada: Teacher Leadership in the Arab Gulf: Expatriates and Arab Educators Mentor Each Other ? Nettie Boivin: The Rush to Educate: A Discussion of the Elephant in the Room ? Stephanie L. Knight/Atmane Ikhlef/Dawn Parker/Malatesha Joshi/Zohreh R. Eslami/Hissa M. Sadiq/Mubarka Al-Ahraf/Ahmad Al Saai: An Investigation of Math and Science Teaching and Learning in Qatari Independent Elementary Schools ? Iqtidar Ali Shah/Neeta Baporikar: The Suitability of Imported Curricula for Learning in the Gulf States: An Oman Perspective ? Mary Ellis/Anitha Devi Pillai/Ali Al Raba’i: Bilingual Academic Discourse Skills: A Pre-Service Teacher Training Program in Bahrain ? Hala Al-Yamani: Drama as a Pedagogy in Arab Teacher Education Programs: Developing Constructivist Approaches to Teaching ? Rida Blaik Hourani/Ibrahima Diallo/Aleya Said: Teaching in the Arabian Gulf: Arguments for the Deconstruction of the Current Educational Model ? Mick King: Implementing Problem-Based Learning in the Gulf: A Case Study of Arab Students ? Sabina Ostrowska: The Effect of Course Content on Student Motivation: A UAE Study ? Melanie Gobert: Cultivating Phonological and Orthographic Awareness in Arab Learners of English ? Katherine L. Hall: Teaching Composition and Rhetoric to Arab EFL Learners ? Josephine O’Brien: Teaching English to Arab Learners: A Case for a Pedagogical Grammar.