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Ali, Holi Ibrahim Holi; Al-Saadi, Zulaikha; Scatolini, Sergio Saleem – SAGE Open, 2022
This study seeks to contribute to the incipient pool of research on graduate attributes (GAs) by reporting on a study of the GAs of Omani English language teacher (ELT) education programs and the role being played in this area by the Oman Authority for Academic Accreditation and Quality Assurance of Education (OAAAQA), formerly known as Oman…
Descriptors: Language Teachers, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Al-Mahrooqi, Rahma; Al-Aghbari, Khalsa – SAGE Open, 2016
The main objective of this study was to investigate the refusal speech act among Omani EFL college students. It examined how they refused in various situations and whether their responses were appropriate in terms of culture and accurate in terms of language. Forty-one English as foreign language (EFL) learners completed a Discourse Completion…
Descriptors: Pragmatics, Semitic Languages, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Al-Mahrooqi, Rahma; Denman, Christopher; Al-Siyabi, Jamila; Al-Maamari, Faisal – SAGE Open, 2015
Researchers have long been interested in the characteristics associated with "good" teaching. However, most relevant studies have been conducted in Western contexts. As cultural background has a strong influence on the way good teaching is perceived, it was considered important to explore this issue in the Arab Gulf. The current study…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Characteristics, Teacher Effectiveness, Language Teachers