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EFL Low-Achieving Learners and Effectiveness of Remedial Instruction
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Al Ghaithi, Ali; Behforouz, Behnam – Language Teaching Research Quarterly, 2023
Many institutes conduct extra English classes to allow weaker students to improve their English proficiency and cope with institutions' language demands. The study, therefore, sought to discover English as a Foreign Language (EFL) low-achieving learners' perceptions and motivation toward the English remedial program. The study also investigated…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Low Achievement, Instructional Effectiveness
'English as a Modern Foreign Language': Investigating Primary Learners and Their Parents' Views in Omani Primary Schools
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Nasra Ali Al Abrawi – Education 3-13, 2024
This article considers students in Grades 3 and 4 and their parents' views regarding learning English as a modern foreign language (MFL) in the primary school, through questionnaires in the Muscat region and AL Dahira region, and interviews with students. This study found that Omani people are interested in language learning. Parents were willing…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning
The Importance of Needs Satisfaction, Teacher Support, and L2 Learning Experience in Intelligent Computer-Assisted Language Assessment (ICALA): A Probe into the State of Willingness to Communicate as Well as Academic Motivation in EFL Settings
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Alaa Aladini; Rashed Mahmud; Abeer Ahmed Hammad Ali – Language Testing in Asia, 2024
In recent years, Intelligent Computer-Assisted Language Assessment (ICALA) has emerged as a transformative approach in language education, leveraging technology to enhance student assessment and learning processes. Despite its growing importance, there is a scarcity of research investigating the connections among needs satisfaction, teacher…
Descriptors: Intelligent Tutoring Systems, Second Language Learning, Evaluation Methods, English (Second Language)
A Qualitative Study on the Best Motivational Teaching Strategies in the Context of Oman: Perspectives of EFL Teachers
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Abdullah, Mohamad Yahya; Al Ghafri, Hawa Mubarak Harib; Al Yahyai, Khadija Saleem Hamdan – English Language Teaching, 2019
In the pedagogical process, lack of motivation becomes a controversial issue. In this qualitative study, the researcher intended to explore the best motivational teaching strategies from the perspectives of the EFL teachers at Buraimi University College (henceforth BUC) in Oman. Purposeful sampling was used in the selection of five EFL teachers in…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Teaching Methods
"We Are Not as They Think about Us": Exploring Omani EFL Learners' "Selves" in Digital Social Spaces
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Little, Sabine; Al Wahaibi, Suad – Multicultural Education Review, 2017
This paper reports a research study of Omani EFL learners' motivation to engage in social technologies through the medium of English, adopting Dörnyei's L2 Motivational Self System as the main theoretical framework, whilst exploring other emergent context-sensitive motivational driving forces. The purpose of the research study was to explore…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Student Motivation
Canonical Correlational Models of Students' Perceptions of Assessment Tasks, Motivational Orientations, and Learning Strategies
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Alkharusi, Hussain – Online Submission, 2013
The present study aims at deriving correlational models of students' perceptions of assessment tasks, motivational orientations, and learning strategies using canonical analyses. Data were collected from 198 Omani tenth grade students. Results showed that high degrees of authenticity and transparency in assessment were associated with positive…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grade 10, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Canonical Correlational Models of Students' Perceptions of Assessment Tasks, Motivational Orientations, and Learning Strategies
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Alkharusi, Hussain – International Journal of Instruction, 2013
The present study aims at deriving correlational models of students' perceptions of assessment tasks, motivational orientations, and learning strategies using canonical analyses. Data were collected from 198 Omani tenth grade students. Results showed that high degrees of authenticity and transparency in assessment were associated with positive…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grade 10, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning