English Language Teaching Research in the Middle East and North Africa: Multiple Perspectives

Front Matter ....Pages i-xlvi
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 Assessing Second Language Proficiency Under ‘Unequal’ Perspectives: A Call for Research in the MENA Region  (Lee McCallum)....Pages 3-27
 State-of-the-Art of Assessment in Tunisia: The Case of Testing Listening Comprehension  (Sahbi Hidri)....Pages 29-60
 Cultural Content Evaluation of English Language Textbooks (Link Up Series Elementary & Intermediate)  (Hala Salih Mohammed Nur, Asjad Ahmed Saeed Balla, Abdelkaliq Abbood)....Pages 61-71
 The Washback Effect of the Thanaweya Amma English Test: Drawbacks and Solutions  (Mahmoud Ibrahim)....Pages 73-91
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 A Proposed Metacognitive-Based Approach to Promoting EFL Cohesion and Coherence in Essay Writing of Algerian Master Students  (Manal Horiya Boudghene Stambouli, Amine Belmekki)....Pages 95-111
 More Than a Pyramid of Papers: Students’ Portfolios and Developmental Language Assessment in the ESL Classroom  (Charles Edonmi)....Pages 113-124
 The Effectiveness of Pre-assessment to Differentiate the Reading Tasks for the Mixed-Abilities EFL Learners  (Syeda Saima Ferheen Bukhari)....Pages 125-152
 Self-Esteem, Self-Expectancy and Oral Achievement in the Tunisian EFL Context  (Marwa Mekni Toujani, Tarek Hermessi)....Pages 153-171
 Investigating the Quality of Argument Structure in First-Year University Writing  (Besma Allagui)....Pages 173-196
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 Aspects of Cohesion and Coherence in Moroccan EFL Learners’ Written Discourse  (Ahmed Sahlane)....Pages 199-224
 Publish or Perish: The Research Letter Genre and Non-Anglophone Scientists’ Struggle for Academic Visibility  (Mimoun Melliti)....Pages 225-253
 Hedging in Applied Linguistics Theses: An Exploratory Comparative Study  (Nourhan Sorour)....Pages 255-277
 Analyzing Argumentative Essay as an Academic Genre on Assessment Framework of IELTS and TOEFL  (Zulfiqar Ahmad)....Pages 279-299
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 Including Diglossia in Teaching Arabic as Second Language Programmes: Suggestions and Implications from a Darija Course in Casablanca  (Francesca Tabloni)....Pages 303-318
 Vocabulary Instruction Through Patterns of Activity Sequencing Use: Revising the Understanding of Integration in Language Teaching  (Ahlam Bouirane)....Pages 319-334
 Arabic-Speaking Students of EFL, Vocabulary, and the Art of Structured Review  (Nathaniel Lotze)....Pages 335-348
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 Understanding English Speaking Difficulties: Implications for the English Language Curriculum for the Arab Students in a Pakistani University  (Musharraf Aziz)....Pages 351-382
 Domain-Specific and Domain-General Processing Accounts in Children with Specific Language Impairment (SLI): Contribution of Cross-Linguistic Evidence  (Areej Balilah, Yasaman Rafat, Lisa Archibald)....Pages 383-407
 Difficulties Facing Children in Learning English as a Foreign Language in the Libyan Context  (Deya AL-Osta Omar, Ahmed Gaibani, Fadil Elmenfi)....Pages 409-427
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 The Role of Intrinsic Motivation and Oral Corrective Feedback in the EFL Classroom  (Cirine Zouaidi, Tarek Hermessi)....Pages 431-454
 Omani EFL Written Errors at a College Level  (Sharifa Al-Adawi)....Pages 455-478
 Investigating Motivational Factors in EFL Classroom from the Perspectives of Students at a Tertiary Context in Oman  (Iman Al Khalidi)....Pages 479-505
 An Error Analysis of Writing Skills Among English Foreign Language Learners at University Utara Malaysia  (Ahmed Basher, Fadil Elmenfi, Ahmed Gaibani)....Pages 507-527
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 Receptivity and Resistance of Students and Teachers to Learner Agency in Topic and Text Selection  (Jonathan Mason, Yosri Ben Ammar, Sarra Romdhane, Shahira Tarash)....Pages 531-559
 Entrepreneurship Skills in Business English: Promoting Self-Regulation and Social Entrepreneurship Through Experiential Learning  (Tamim Ata Allah)....Pages 561-577
 “We Need Writers”: A Case Study of Writer-Illustrator Maitha Al-Khayat and the UAE Children’s Book Publishing Industry  (Shelley Lawson)....Pages 579-606
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 The Pedagogical Development of Blended Learning  (Marine Milad)....Pages 609-635
 The Impact of Online Discussions on the Accuracy of the Written Output of Bahraini L2 University Students  (Diana Al Jahrami)....Pages 637-665
 The iPad in the Foundations Program of the Higher Colleges of Technology in Fujairah  (Barraq Ali)....Pages 667-685
 Incorporating Audio-Visual Aids in the English Language Classroom in Tunisia: A Case Study  (Ines Boufahja)....Pages 687-701
Back Matter ....Pages 703-716