With the increasing use of modern technological media in various areas of life, it has become necessary to develop teaching methods to deal with this change. One key to modernizing teaching methods is the integration of digital visual media into the educational process. The use …
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Over the last decade, an extensive body of literature has demonstrated the essential role of formulaic language in learning and teaching a second language (L2) (Martinez & Schmitt, 2012). Educators and policy makers in the Ministry of Education in Saudi Arabia have expressed the…
Students in Saudi Arabia need opportunities to develop higher-order thinking and problem-solving skills, but teachers typically rely upon knowledge transmission in face-to-face teaching. Flipped learning (FL), which integrates the features of online and face-to-face learning, ha…
The study examined the acculturation experiences of Asian Indian immigrant math and science teachers in a K-12 urban school district. The study was preceded by a pilot study in 2008 to develop a protocol for dissertation, which examined the acculturation experiences of professio…
This study investigated how curriculum can develop students’ ability to critically engage with cultural difference, specifically with regard to learning about Islam and Muslims. The significance of this study lies in its synthesis of both academic and practitioner perspectives o…
Reading is considered a foundation of learning, playing a vital role in the students' achievement at schools through the academic years. Teaching reading is a demanding task that requires extensive work and effort from teachers to develop reading and writing skills throughout th…
This study highlights the experiences of former high school students in learning and using their Heritage Language (HL) in their homes, communities, and community schools. The study also reveals the major challenges in maintaining and promoting Arabic language proficiency as vie…
This dissertation addresses the differences in the needs of professional development programs and activities among Arabic language teachers based on gender, level of education, and years of experience in three teaching process of Arabic language lessons which are planning, imple…
For many years, the Saudi national curriculum focused on memorization and exam-based, teacher-centered instruction. After recognition of the ineffectiveness of this traditional system, the Ministry of Education introduced a major curriculum reform in 2011, based on constructivis…
The fast growth of globalization and internationalization of businesses have necessitated developing intercultural business communication. Professionals in today's global job market, particularly those working in multilingual environments, need to be able to communicate with peo…
Buffalo, New York is the quintessential Rust Belt city. The spirit of hope deferred has hovered over the city from the days when Buffalo seemingly fell from grace, hemorrhaging the population from nearly 600,000 in 1959 to less than 260,000 in 2018. Buffalo is now rising from th…
International mindedness is a recent and evolving research topic in language education and other fields because of its significance in promoting global relations, ethical leadership, intercultural understanding, global engagement, and world communication. This study explored the…
Dhahran, Saudi Arabia is home to the largest transnational oil corporation and gated suburban residential compound in the world. In exploring Saudi ARAMCO, I will undoubtedly be opening to the centerfold of all socio-cultural, religious, political, economic and pedagogical force…
This study was an exploration of what English language content was represented in a classroom in which English was taught as a foreign language (EFL). The purpose of this study was to explore the way EFL teachers represent English language content/constructs in a classroom setti…
This study explores national security intelligence education within U.S. civilian universities. Intelligence education is of interest to higher education institutions, as signaled by the rapid increase of "intelligence studies" programs across the U.S. since September 11, 2001. …
Scope and method of study. This case study, based on the experiences of teaching business reporting in Egypt, grew from the experiences of the instructor/author while teaching at Cairo University and Misr International University in Egypt. The study looks at the challenges in te…
Tolerance is the foundation of a just society and is a necessary tool to equip students with to function successfully in the world's global community (Vogt, 1997). While tolerance is touted as a goal to teach on educational and government lists, little emphasis is placed on meth…
The purpose of this dissertation is to examine the question, what is worth teaching and why? I analyze a range of purposes, values and criteria that have been suggested as the basis for curricular choices rather than recommend a new philosophical approach to curriculum selection…
The purpose of this study was to examine and identify support service needs and preferences of distance learners studying at the Turkish Open Education System (OES). In order to fulfill this purpose, views and perceptions of OES students on importance and accessibility of studen…