TESOL Teacher Research
Perspectives from Arabia
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Beschreibung
This edited volume provides a comprehensive and detailed insight into the Teaching of English as a Second Language (TESOL) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). It describes a variety of challenges that native speakers of Arabic face when learning the English language and presents contemporary teaching strategies for supporting them. The book provides analyses of TESOL syllabi and policies currently adopted in the UAE’s K-12 education sector, addressing strengths and areas which can be improved. The book also includes a critical discussion about the difficulties of implementing Western-based TESOL methodologies in a Middle Eastern context, from the perspectives of real-world practitioners. By presenting a combination of research-based and theory-based chapters, this book is a great resource to TESOL-related graduate students, teachers-in-training, educational leaders and policy makers in the UAE and beyond.
This edited volume provides a comprehensive and detailed insight into the Teaching of English as a Second Language (TESOL) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). It describes a variety of challenges that native speakers of Arabic face when learning the English language and presents contemporary teaching strategies for supporting them. The book provides analyses of TESOL syllabi and policies currently adopted in the UAE’s K-12 education sector, addressing strengths and areas which can be improved. The book also includes a critical discussion about the difficulties of implementing Western-based TESOL methodologies in a Middle Eastern context, from the perspectives of real-world practitioners. By presenting a combination of research-based and theory-based chapters, this book is a great resource to TESOL-related graduate students, teachers-in-training, educational leaders and policy makers in the UAE and beyond.
Contains a reflective discussion about TESOL policies in the UAE Reviews the use of contemporary EFL/ESL teaching methods Addresses the challenges of being an English-Arabic bilingual child
Autor*in
Tendai Charles
Themen in »TESOL Teacher Research«
Teaching English as a second language in the Arabia Teaching English as a foreign language in the Arabia TESOL in Arabia TEFL in Arabia Using the TPR method with young L2 learners Bilingualism and policy in the UAE Game-based learning and L2 grammar acquisition Language policy in the UAE’s education sector Using code-switching as a communicative tool in Oman