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Teacher Training and Teachers' Attitudes towards Educational Technology in the Deployment of Online English Language Courses in Jordan
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Canals, Laia; Al-Rawashdeh, Amenah – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2019
The present paper details the experience of designing and running the first online English language courses at Yarmouk University with the support of the Open University of Catalonia. The courses fall within the framework of the EQTEL project, which aims to develop and implement accreditation standards, guidelines and procedures for quality…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Educational Technology, Online Courses
The Impact of an Instructional Program on Students' Proficiency of English Vocational Terms
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A-Momani, Mufadi; Ababneh, Sana' – Journal of Education and Practice, 2017
The present study aimed at investigating the effect of an instructional program on vocational educational students' proficiency of vocational educational terms in English. The study sample consisted of 60 male and female students from Al-Balqa'a Applied University, Jordan. Moreover, the study investigated the effect the students' gender and…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, English (Second Language), Language Proficiency, College Students
Learning English as a Second Language at the University Level in Jordan: Motivation, Self-Regulation and Learning Environment Perceptions
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Alzubaidi, Eman; Aldridge, Jill M.; Khine, Myint Swe – Learning Environments Research, 2016
The overarching aim of this study was to investigate students' perceptions of the learning environment and whether these influenced their motivation and self-regulation in learning English as a second language at the university level in Jordan. Our sample involved 994 students, drawn from 13 schools, within three faculties (humanities, health…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, College Second Language Programs
Teaching Arabic for Speakers of Other Languages from the Perspective of Instructors and Students
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Al Ali, Mohammad A.; Olaimat, Fatima M. – Education, 2012
This study aimed at evaluating the textbook used for teaching Arabic for speakers of other languages at the International Institute for Teaching Arabic for Speakers of Other Languages at the University of Jordan from the perspective of instructors who taught the book and the students who studied it. The study aimed at identifying the points of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Semitic Languages, Second Language Instruction, Textbooks
Arab EFL Learners' Writing Dilemma at Tertiary Level
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Ezza, El-Sadig – English Language Teaching, 2010
There is a general belief among researchers and speakers at conferences and symposia that Arab EFL Learners are primarily responsible for their weak writing performance. Educational policies usually evade criticism. This study is an attempt to show that educational policies can have their role in the learner's writing problems. Viz. it posits that…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning
East-West Encounters: The Challenges of Directing a Program in Jordan.
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Sawaie, Mohammed – Academe, 1995
The director of a University of Virginia Arabic language program in Jordan discusses issues, sometimes unfamiliar, with which the administrator must deal. In addition to logistical and administrative tasks, in this context these include the role of women in the Arab university and students' questions about the universality of social values. (MSE)
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Arabic, College Faculty, College Second Language Programs