Promoting the speaking skill: a comparative study between group work classes in Fujeirah English and Non-English speaking schools

This study mainly investigates the Arab students` speaking behaviour within small group work activities in English and Non-English Speaking Schools (ESS and NESS). The Non-English Speaking Schools here refer to Arab schools. The purpose is to examine whether that speaking behaviour differentiates fr...

وصف كامل

محفوظ في:
التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
المؤلف الرئيسي: Ali, Khalid Sayed Shalaby (author)
منشور في: 2012
الموضوعات:
الوصول للمادة أونلاين:http://bspace.buid.ac.ae/handle/1234/189
الوسوم: إضافة وسم
لا توجد وسوم, كن أول من يضع وسما على هذه التسجيلة!
_version_ 1862980617270984704
author Ali, Khalid Sayed Shalaby
author_facet Ali, Khalid Sayed Shalaby
author_role author
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Ali, Khalid Sayed Shalaby
dc.date.none.fl_str_mv 2012-03
2013-05-23T10:30:41Z
2013-05-23T10:30:41Z
dc.format.none.fl_str_mv application/pdf
dc.identifier.none.fl_str_mv 90070
http://bspace.buid.ac.ae/handle/1234/189
dc.language.none.fl_str_mv en
dc.publisher.none.fl_str_mv The British University in Dubai (BUiD)
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv speaking skill
non-English speaking schools
English speaking schools
Arab students`
attitude
critical thinking
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Promoting the speaking skill: a comparative study between group work classes in Fujeirah English and Non-English speaking schools
dc.type.none.fl_str_mv Dissertation
description This study mainly investigates the Arab students` speaking behaviour within small group work activities in English and Non-English Speaking Schools (ESS and NESS). The Non-English Speaking Schools here refer to Arab schools. The purpose is to examine whether that speaking behaviour differentiates from a context to another or not and why. Such major issues were explored through this study as the students` oral participation in class, their perspectives towards what they need and what they should do themselves to be competent speakers, as well as their attitudes towards small group work as a motivating approach for speaking. To achieve these objectives a mixed method research paradigm including class observation, questionnaires and interviews was adopted. The point was to cover the topic from all sides and create a superior research. The findings showed a discrepancy in speaking behaviour between the English and Arab group work contexts in terms of the students` oral participation and the teachers` teaching strategies. It was revealed that ESS students have more speaking and critical thinking abilities than students in Arab schools. Also, the findings showed the ESS teachers` more awareness in conducting group work activities than teachers in Arab schools too. However, the role of group work in promoting speaking was determined by all participants.
id budr_f61b44434d05f9e6f5e5888fb12cd2cf
identifier_str_mv 90070
language_invalid_str_mv en
network_acronym_str budr
network_name_str The British University in Dubai repository
oai_identifier_str oai:bspace.buid.ac.ae:1234/189
publishDate 2012
publisher.none.fl_str_mv The British University in Dubai (BUiD)
repository.mail.fl_str_mv
repository.name.fl_str_mv
repository_id_str
spelling Promoting the speaking skill: a comparative study between group work classes in Fujeirah English and Non-English speaking schoolsAli, Khalid Sayed Shalabyspeaking skillnon-English speaking schoolsEnglish speaking schoolsArab students`attitudecritical thinkingThis study mainly investigates the Arab students` speaking behaviour within small group work activities in English and Non-English Speaking Schools (ESS and NESS). The Non-English Speaking Schools here refer to Arab schools. The purpose is to examine whether that speaking behaviour differentiates from a context to another or not and why. Such major issues were explored through this study as the students` oral participation in class, their perspectives towards what they need and what they should do themselves to be competent speakers, as well as their attitudes towards small group work as a motivating approach for speaking. To achieve these objectives a mixed method research paradigm including class observation, questionnaires and interviews was adopted. The point was to cover the topic from all sides and create a superior research. The findings showed a discrepancy in speaking behaviour between the English and Arab group work contexts in terms of the students` oral participation and the teachers` teaching strategies. It was revealed that ESS students have more speaking and critical thinking abilities than students in Arab schools. Also, the findings showed the ESS teachers` more awareness in conducting group work activities than teachers in Arab schools too. However, the role of group work in promoting speaking was determined by all participants.The British University in Dubai (BUiD)2013-05-23T10:30:41Z2013-05-23T10:30:41Z2012-03Dissertationapplication/pdf90070http://bspace.buid.ac.ae/handle/1234/189enoai:bspace.buid.ac.ae:1234/1892021-11-09T08:20:43Z
spellingShingle Promoting the speaking skill: a comparative study between group work classes in Fujeirah English and Non-English speaking schools
Ali, Khalid Sayed Shalaby
speaking skill
non-English speaking schools
English speaking schools
Arab students`
attitude
critical thinking
title Promoting the speaking skill: a comparative study between group work classes in Fujeirah English and Non-English speaking schools
title_full Promoting the speaking skill: a comparative study between group work classes in Fujeirah English and Non-English speaking schools
title_fullStr Promoting the speaking skill: a comparative study between group work classes in Fujeirah English and Non-English speaking schools
title_full_unstemmed Promoting the speaking skill: a comparative study between group work classes in Fujeirah English and Non-English speaking schools
title_short Promoting the speaking skill: a comparative study between group work classes in Fujeirah English and Non-English speaking schools
title_sort Promoting the speaking skill: a comparative study between group work classes in Fujeirah English and Non-English speaking schools
topic speaking skill
non-English speaking schools
English speaking schools
Arab students`
attitude
critical thinking
url http://bspace.buid.ac.ae/handle/1234/189