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Tarek Assassi; Fouzia Rouaghe – Language Teaching Research Quarterly, 2024
As English is today's lingua franca, ESP is a flourishing domain of English language teaching and learning for learners seeking to enhance their professional or academic performance in a specific target situation. This review aims to classify research tendencies in the MENA region through topical themes explored in two major journals of ESP,…
Descriptors: English for Special Purposes, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Foreign Countries
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Thomas, Anuja M.; McCarthy, Philip M.; Ahmed, Khawlah; Kaddoura, Noor W.; Duran, Nicholas D. – Pegem Journal of Education and Instruction, 2022
Paragraph structure has been identified as consisting of three distinct parts, which are the topic sentence, supporting sentences, and a paragraph ending sentence. Although topic sentences have been widely researched, similar consideration for paragraph endings has been less forthcoming. This discrepancy may be problematic as research suggests…
Descriptors: Writing Instruction, Paragraph Composition, Text Structure, Models
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Meniado, Joel C. – Eurasian Journal of Applied Linguistics, 2021
This study examined the English extensive reading (ER) programs across the Arabian Gulf region. It investigated the ER models and approaches adopted by different higher education institutions (HEIs) in the region, their ER practices and activities, and the challenges they encountered in implementing their ER programs. Utilizing qualitative…
Descriptors: Reading Programs, Reading Comprehension, Reading Attitudes, Reading Materials
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Barnawi, Osman Z. – Eurasian Journal of Applied Linguistics, 2022
Conceptualizing branding as ongoing strategic efforts formulated by transnational English medium instruction EMI)-oriented universities in today's competitive Higher Education (HE) market in order to create uniqueness for their academic programs as branded commodities, this paper (a) examines the forms of branding crafted by universities in the…
Descriptors: Language of Instruction, Universities, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Brengy, Nada Mohammed Jameel – Education Quarterly Reviews, 2019
French is the sixth most commonly spoken language in the world and the second most taught language in the European Union. There are 274 million people who speak French worldwide. Since the introduction of the term 'Francophone' in 1880 and the establishment of the International Organisation of Francophonie in 1970, countries that use French as an…
Descriptors: French, Departments, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Hayo Reinders, Ed.; Coombe, Christine, Ed.; Littlejohn, Andrew, Ed.; Tafazoli, Dara, Ed. – New Language Learning and Teaching Environments, 2019
This edited collection presents a study of innovation in teaching, learning, assessment and teacher development practices in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). The thirteen research-based chapters in this collection examine recent innovations in English language teaching, drawing on classroom, administrative and learning experiences from…
Descriptors: Instructional Innovation, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning
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Meniado, Joel C. – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2019
Many Filipino migrant workers (overseas Filipino workers) in their status as adult learners struggle in learning the local language of their host countries to native-like proficiency level. With the aim of establishing a second language (L2) acquisition pattern that may be useful in designing responsive adult training and welfare programs, this…
Descriptors: Migrant Workers, Adult Learning, Second Language Learning, Language Usage