: In this paper, I attempt to investigate how bilingual English Language professionals are perceived by recruiters in Saudi Arabia. The paper also explores what EFL teaching jobs hiring policies and practices are in place. ...
This research paper focuses on critical implications of the concept of ‘non-nativeness’ on NNESTs (Non-native English Speaking Teachers) in terms of hiring and employability, their identity as teachers, and perceptions ...
In many Hong Kong schools and those around the world, EFL and ESL curriculums tend to “play it safe” and “trivialize content” (Pennycook, 1990, p.13). They often fail to give students voices, consider students’ lived ...
The debate on the concept of ‘standardization’ of English as the lingua franca of the world has been a still phenomenon in spite of the dramatic transformation of the world in many other ways around. The ‘role set’ of ...
Narratives are traditionally associated with the printed word. On the other hand, when visuals are introduced in a classroom context, the printed word often tends to be left out of the discussion with most attention focused ...
The aim of this study is to explore ESL Omani learners’ identity construction in a Study Abroad [SA] context. Identity in this study is defined as how a person understands his or her relationship to the world, how that ...
To be or not to be a professional, that is the question being posed today by the TESOL practitioner. Teaching in general and English as a Foreign Language in particular has not been regarded as a profession until recently ...
This paper reports on a study exploring the relationship between the manner in which listening content is presented and the results of listening tasks in EFL classes. The study involved university level first-year students ...
Abstract: The present study aims at investigating threefold: (1) to identify vocabulary learning strategies which Moroccan Master students employ while learning their English vocabulary; (2) to explore frequency of students' ...
Teacher professional development (TPD) plays an essential role in enhancing teachers’ professionalism, performance and knowledge. Teachers all over the world have been and are still involved in professional development ...
This article extensively surveys the topic of collaborative writing in the classroom in its literature review. It contrasts the virtues derived from the process of collaborating against the collaborative end product. Through ...