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Peer reviewedArden-Close, Christopher – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 1999
Examines the different learning styles found in western lecturers and Omani students in science lectures in the Sultanate of Oman. (Author/CCM)
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Learning Theories
Fahmy, Jane Jackson; Bilton, Linda – 1990
Most information is still conveyed to university students through lectures. This necessitates that students have sophisticated listening and note-taking skills, and poses additional difficulties for non-native students. To identify areas for improvement, science lectures in English in the Sultanate of Oman were analyzed. The relationship between…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Discourse Analysis, English for Academic Purposes, English (Second Language)
Download full textFahmy, Jane Jackson; Bilton, Linda – 1990
A study at Sultan Qaboos University in Oman investigated the listening comprehension problems of students who were non-native speakers of English (NNS), in lectures by native English-speaking professors. Two professors with no previous experience in teaching non-native speakers introduced geology in 4 weeks of lectures. Instances of vocabulary…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, College Science, English for Academic Purposes, English for Special Purposes
