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This paper intends to reflect on the accreditation task that took place this academic year. This ... more This paper intends to reflect on the accreditation task that took place this academic year. This reflection covers the Application itself; from various draft iterations to the ingathering of Supporting Materials, and a mock accreditation event. It also covers the planning visit of OAAAQA and after, matters for clarification and additional Supporting Materials. In addition, the paper covers the visit itself including interviews. The paper ends by presenting key conclusions and recommendations based on this journey from two members of the University’s Writing Team.
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Journal on English Language Teaching, Dec 15, 2012
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English Linguistics Research, May 27, 2015
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Language policy, Dec 17, 2016
The Oman chapter highlights varies aspects of Education in the Sultanate of Oman. It starts by de... more The Oman chapter highlights varies aspects of Education in the Sultanate of Oman. It starts by describing how English language is seen in Oman from governmental, the society views. It discusses English in both the primary level and the tertiary level. The chapter also highlights some of challenges facing the Sultanate of Oman to prepare its youth for a better life and work. The aspect of using only one Textbook for Government Schools is also discussed.
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International Journal of English Language and Literature Studies, 2014
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World Journal of English Language
Email is one of the means via which students in higher education institutions (HEIs) liaise with ... more Email is one of the means via which students in higher education institutions (HEIs) liaise with instructors to enquire about course materials, assignments, upcoming assessments and seek advice on personal or academic matters. The current study is an attempt to investigate student-instructor email communication focusing on the problematic aspects in students’ emails that affect the process of communication. The study is based on the analysis of one-hundred email messages composed and sent by undergraduate students to their instructors at Dhofar University in Oman. It is concluded that student email messages are often characterized by lack email etiquette rules, linguistic inaccuracies and traits of texting and instant messaging mediums. Several student messages, for instance, lack proper email layout and contain grammar, spelling and punctuation mistakes, indicating that reviewing emails before sending them to teachers does not take place. In addition, informal features such as use ...
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International Journal of Higher Education
The paper examines the perspective of academics on the impact of internal quality assurance syste... more The paper examines the perspective of academics on the impact of internal quality assurance system in the A’Sharqiyah University (ASU) on the teaching and learning process. This internal system is called the Program Annual Monitoring and Review Process (PAMRP). This study covers the academic staff’s awareness of the quality system utilized within the university and their perceptions towards its effectiveness on teaching and students’ learning process. The study highlights the key aspects covered by participants to improve the internal quality assurance process.The study concludes that faculty are almost aware of the quality process and agreed on its positive impact on teaching and learning. They only emphasized the need to provide the part time faculty with enough input like the awareness sessions conducted for the full times.
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International Journal of English Linguistics, 2020
The notion of washback has been a widespread topic in language teaching and testing literature an... more The notion of washback has been a widespread topic in language teaching and testing literature and has been discussed and looked at from various perspectives. The significance of the topic emerges from the fact that the consequences of tests greatly determine or shape the nature of language teaching, learning, and testing. This paper aims to explore the notion of washback based on current perspectives in the literature and the needs of a specific teaching setting, which is the language Program at Oman Tourism College (OTC). The Literature Review section reviews the literature trying to shed light on the notion of washback as a core construct in language teaching and learning. The second section will discuss the influences of washback in ELT with a special reference to a teaching context. Finally, some useful implications are drawn to come up with recommendations for increasing the positive washback and reducing the negatively of it.
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i-manager’s Journal on English Language Teaching, 2012
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The Oman chapter highlights varies aspects of Education in the Sultanate of Oman. It starts by de... more The Oman chapter highlights varies aspects of Education in the Sultanate of Oman. It starts by describing how English language is seen in Oman from governmental, the society views. It discusses English in both the primary level and the tertiary level. The chapter also highlights some of challenges facing the Sultanate of Oman to prepare its youth for a better life and work. The aspect of using only one Textbook for Government Schools is also discussed.
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This paper is based on a plenary session in the professional development Day entitled “The Need f... more This paper is based on a plenary session in the professional development Day entitled “The Need for bridging the gap between general and tertiary education in Oman on 19 March 2015 in Sultan Qaboos University. The presentation provides an overview of the English coursebooks and expected changes within the general education in Oman. It also discusses the teacher's challenges in tertiary education especially during the foundation year. The session also highlighted the student's challenges in their first year of university and discussed ways to overcome them. It also questions whether students are facing huge difficulties in their first year of tertiary education and whether this can be called a Tertiary Life ‘Culture Shock’. The paper ends by highlighting a number of suggested ideas which can be useful for supporting students at general and tertiary education.
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The research studies the ELT context and the Curriculum Evaluation area in Oman. This study ident... more The research studies the ELT context and the Curriculum Evaluation area in Oman. This study identifies the need for developing a framework for the Curriculum Evaluation, and then develops and tests it in the Omani context in order to develop a modified version of the framework. The study utilizes a developmental research as a framework for Curriculum Evaluation and it has three phases. It starts with the need for developing the framework for Curriculum Evaluation by involving 7 samples of curriculum officers The second phase comprises of using the Delphi methods with three rounds involving 12 samples of curriculum evaluation experts to develop the framework. The final phase of the study includes 34 samples of -English supervisors and Ministry officers to constitute a framework evaluation. The research highlighted the need for English Language Curriculum Evaluation Framework. These findings were supported by all participants. It also stipulated a list of elements. This doctoral resea...
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i-manager’s Journal on English Language Teaching, Sep 15, 2012
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This paper highlight some of the techniques used to over come presenting in conferences.
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During the last forty years, the Sultanate of Oman has undergone rapid economic growth and develo... more During the last forty years, the Sultanate of Oman has undergone rapid economic growth and development. As a result, the country is facing the challenge of preparing its youth for life and work in the modern global economy. It is essential that young people are provided with a high level of knowledge and skills in Maths, Science, Technology and Languages to deal with the changes in society, life style, technology and international business (Ministry of Education, 2010). High levels of knowledge and skills are also vital in meeting job market demands to ensure continuing and stable economic growth and development, particularly in the areas of tourism, business and commerce. Therefore, English language has become a vital aspect of preparing young people for their future as well as helping Oman integrate with the rest of the world, and allowing Omanis to take their place in the world with strong confidence in religion, culture and their own beliefs. The resulting changes in educational...
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This paper describes preliminary findings from a small-scale investigation into the effectiveness... more This paper describes preliminary findings from a small-scale investigation into the effectiveness of self-assessment which is a feature of the new grade 5 English for Me materials being produced as part of the education reform in Oman.
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Asking questions and giving feedback are always seen as the most common techniques or activities ... more Asking questions and giving feedback are always seen as the most common techniques or activities in classroom…
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