Research on English Language Teaching and Learning in the Middle East and North Africa

Kathleen M. Bailey a Professor Emerita at the Middlbury Institute of International Studies at Monterey, USA and a TIRF Trustee. David Nunan is Professor Emeritus of Applied Linguistics at the University of Hong Kong, President Emeritus and Distinguished Research Professor at Anaheim University in California, and a TIRF Trustee.

Foreword

Preface

Acknowledgements

Contributors








ELT in the Middle-East and North-Africa: A survey of the landscape
David Nunan

Part I: Teachers and teaching




English reading in primary school students in Lebanon
Rana Aridi, Eva Kozma, Sara Kassab, Kara McBride, Mirvat Merhi, and Rajani Shrestha




Teaching and assessing speaking in the context of curricular reform: The case of Israel
Orly Haim and Tziona Levi




Moroccan teachers’ perceptions of EFL instruction in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic: Lessons learned
Adil Bentahar, Mohammed Elmeski, and Mohammed Hassim




The communicative orientation of EFL classrooms: The Tunisian context
Khaled el Houche




Matches and mismatches between Egyptian high school EFL teachers’ grammar instruction practices and beliefs
Noha Abdel-hamid Ibrahim and Muhammad M. M. Abdel Latif

Part II: Identity and affect




EFL learner identity and L2 pragmatic choices: Evidence from Omani EFL context
Fatema Al Rubai'ey




Culture, Motivation, and Self-efficacy in the Sudanese EFL Context
Elham Yahia and Aymen Elsheikh




An English language teacher candidate’s tensions in the context of Turkey: What does an identity-oriented practicum course offer?
Özgehan Uştuk and Bedrettin Yazan

Part III: Academic writing




Metadiscourse in academic abstracts written by Algerian, Saudi, and native English researchers
Tarek Assassi




Introducing a curriculum-based tutoring model in the Foundation English Program at Qatar University
Mansoor Al-Surmi, Pakize Uludag, and Mohammad Manasreh




Teaching academic writing in the online environment: Challenges and benefits in the context of higher education in the UAE
Doaa Hamam and Christine Coombe

Part IV: Policy




Linguistic visibility in the University of Bahrain’s linguistic landscape
Yasser A. Gomaa




Factors influencing Iranian language education policy: An empirical investigation
Mahdi Dahmardeh and David Nunan




Language preferences in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan: An exploratory study
Fatima Esseili




Factors contributing to Gaza pre-service teachers’ poor proficiency in English language



Enas Abdullah Rajab Hammad

Index