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English-Romanian Dictionary Of Business Terminology
(2017)The current dictionary is the result of twenty years of teaching and researching English for Specific Purposes, translating and interpreting in the field of business, banking and finance. Ever since I started teaching ... -
The Business English Language Curriculum
(2017)The present study came to life as a result of the scientific inquiry and classroom practice I carried out over a period of almost twenty years of teaching business English at tertiary level, before, during and after ... -
Universals And Variants Of English And Romanian Business Metaphors: A Corpus-Based Conceptual Mapping Of Contemporary Journalese From A Pedagogical Approach
(2015-11)The present book is a collection of papers presented on the occasion of the Kick off meeting of the CNCS UEFISCDI project Universals and variants of English and Romanian business metaphors . A corpus based conceptual mapping ... -
Market segmentation in a publishing market
(MEPA, 2006)In today's competitive business world, it is not possible to sell everything to everyone. There are different types of customers, each with different needs and wants, tastes and preferences, different purchasing power ... -
An evaluation of teaching methods of entrepreneurship in hospitality and tourism programs
(Elsevier, 2018)Entrepreneurship has become an important subject in many undergraduate and postgraduate programs in hospitality and tourism schools since it aims to prepare and train future entrepreneurs to venture into business. This ... -
Testing the psychometric properties of the Environmental Attitudes Inventory on undergraduate students in the Arab context: A test-retest approach
(Public Library of Science, 2018)The Environmental Attitudes Inventory (EAI) was developed to evaluate the multidimensional nature of environmental attitudes; however, it is based on a dataset from outside the Arab context. This study reinvestigated the ... -
Parents’ evaluation of services offered to autistic children
(Emerald, 2018)Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify the assessment by parents of children with autism regarding the services provided by the Center for Special Care in the United Arab Emirates. Design/methodology/approach The ... -
The impact of teachers’ characteristics on their self‐efficacy and job satisfaction: a perspective from teachers engaging students with disabilities
(Wiley online library, 2018-07)The study investigated the impact of Pakistani special education teachers’ characteristics like gender, age, background qualification, teaching experience and professional qualification on their self‐efficacy beliefs and ... -
Critical factors for knowledge sharing in technology-intensive organizations: evidence from UAE service sector
(Emerald Publishing Limited, 2018)Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify the critical factors that impact knowledge sharing (KS) and their importance in technology-intensive service organizations in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Design/me ... -
Digital networks of practice: effective knowledge construction through narratives and interactions
(IADIS, 2018)Successful knowledge management is considered an important factor in the success of contemporary organizations. Many organizations have adopted the use of some sort of knowledge management system, such as a network or ... -
A cultural paradox and double shift of the housing typologies in Arabic gulf area undergraduate research case studies in Abu Dhabi
(2018-05-16)Abu Dhabi’s transition from a fishing village to a contemporary capital city in less than 50 years is more than remarkable. Its rapid growth, fueled by oil revenues and combined with a real estate frenzy is reflected into ... -
Transformational classroom leadership: a basis for academic staff development
(Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2009)Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present a solid basis for evaluating and enhancing university classroom leadership. Design/methodology/approach – The paper is based on an empirical study conducted in a Hong ... -
Information literacy education: Applications of mediated learning and multiple intelligences
(Elsevier, 2008-09-26)Research has shown that mastering information literacy (IL) competencies helps students perform better academically or otherwise. However, there is limited evidence that indicates a relationship between IL teaching methods ... -
Contextualizing Disney Comics within the Arab Culture
(Erudit, 2008)This paper examines the strategies adopted by Arab translators to contextualize Disney comics within the Arab culture, with particular reference to Egyptian and Gulf translators. The researcher attempts to establish the ... -
Learning With Online Activities: What Do Students Think About Their Experience?
(IGI Global, 2010)Learning through social interactions and critical thinking is becoming a fundamental teaching approach, especially for adult students. This approach promotes holistic and deeper understanding for the subject being learned. ... -
Converging instructional technology and critical intercultural pedagogy in teacher education
(Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2007)Purpose – This paper aims to postulate an emerging unified cultural‐convergence framework to converge the delivery of instructional technology and intercultural education (ICE) that extends beyond web‐learning technologies ... -
Do educational affordances and gratifications drive intensive Facebook use among adolescents?
(Elsevier, 2017-03)Adolescents are active users of Facebook and are spending an increasing amount of their daily time on its use. Several recent studies have advocated the need to integrate Facebook use into our existing educational practices. ... -
The traditional vs. The modern translation classroom: a need for new directions in the UAE undergraduate translation programs
(Elsevier, 2015)Any proposal for a modern way of teaching translation should be discussed against the background of traditional translation training in general. By comparing the traditional translation classroom against the parameters of ... -
The Increase of Literal Translation: A Feature of Globalization
(Librairie du Liban Publishers, 2010)Due to globalization translation has become more vital than it has ever been in human life for the transmission of human knowledge and communication. In this paper I argue, by means of an analytical and deductive approach ... -
Proper names in the arabic translation of harry potter and the goblet of fire
(2013)This paper examines how a set of the most common translation procedures used in transferring proper names in children’s fantasy literature is being applied in the Arabic translation of J. K. Rowling’s Harry Potter and the ... -
Teaching Technical Communication in the Flipped Fashion Way: A Boost in Active Learning
(The IAFOR International Conference on Language Learning- Dubai (IICLLD Dubai 2016) Convergence and Divergenc, 2016)Abu Dhabi University (ADU) is following the growing trend of offering students learning opportunities that are flexible, innovative and engaging. As an educator working at this university, I am embracing student-centered ... -
Communication Apprehension: A Comparison between English Majors and Non-majors in China
(AIAC, 2015)Using the scale of communication apprehension developed by McCroskey, a comparative study has been conducted between English majors and non-majors of different English learning experiences in a Chinese university. Whereas ... -
Educational Leaders and the Prospective Responsiveness to the Vast Drastic Educational Changes in the Abu Dhabi Emirate
(Canadian Center of Science and Education, 2015)This study examines the prospective responsiveness of school leaders to the drastic educational changes currently being instituted in Abu Dhabi. The study utilizes a qualitative research approach by using a focused group ... -
مدى فعالية برنامج التأهيل التربوي في تطوير الكفايات التعليمية الازمة للتعامل مع ذوي الاعاقة بالمدارس النظامية
(2014)الكلمات المفتاحية: كفايات, تأهيل تربوي, تربية خاصة, اعاقة, المدارس النظامية -
اتجاهات معلمات رياض الأطفال في دول مجلس التعاون الخليجي نحو الدمج التربوي : دراسة عبر ثقافة
(2014)الكلمات المفتاحية: الدمج التربوي, رياض الأطفال, تصورات المعلمات, الأطفال زوي الإعاقة, دول الخليج العربي -
القدرة التنبؤية ليقظة الذهن في مهارة التمثل العاطفي لدى عينة من طلاب مرحلة البكالوريس جامعة أبوظبي في ضوء متغيرات النوع (ذكر/أنثى) والتخصص والمستوى الدراسي
(2014)الكلمات المفتاحية: التمثل العاطفي, الكفاية الاجتماعية, الذكاء الانفعالي, يقظة الذهن -
رضا أولياء أمور أطفال التوحد عن الخدمات المقدمة لأطفالهم بدولة الامارات العربية المتحدة وعلاقته ببعض العوامل
(جامعة الكويت, 2015)الكلمات المفتاحية: التوحد, مستوى الرضا, أولياء الأمور, الخدمات المقدمة -
الكفاية الانفعالية الاجتماعية لدى هيئة اعضاء التدريس من جامعة أبوظبي في ضوء متغيرات النوع (ذكر/ أنثى) و المؤهل العلمي والتخصص والخبرة
(جامعة البحرين, 2015)الكلمات المفتاحية: الكفاية الانفعالية, الكفاية الاجتماعية, الذكاء الانفعالي, الوعي بالذات, إدارة الذات, الوعي الاجتماعي, إدارة العلاقات, الكفاية المعرفية -
Multimedia use in UAE education context
(world conference .net, 2014)The growth in use of Multimedia in United Arab Emirates schools has accelerated in recent years. Multimedia can be useful for both teachers and students alike. For example, Multimedia is viewed as an important source of ... -
Hindu Ethical Considerations in Relation to Tax Evasion
(Springer, 2011-11-25)The subject of Hindu ethics, and literature pertaining to it, stretches through 3,000 years of history and represents a vast array of research and analysis by both Indian and Western scholars. Yet, discerning a clear set ... -
Indices, firm identity and performance: implications from the European financial services
(Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2011)Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine and analyze the significant qualitative factors that affect the financial performance of financial firms. The authors argue that those factors can be used as “indices of ... -
Modeling Dubai City Artificial Channel
(EDP Sciences, 2016, 2016-08-01)Dubai’s new channel further enhances the urban-scape of the city offering new waterfront developments, transportation venues and diversified panoramas to the city. This paper performs a study to simulate the flow field in ... -
Distracted walking: Examining the extent to pedestrian safety problems
(Elsevier, 2015-10)Pedestrians, much like drivers, have always been engaged in multi-tasking like using hand-held devices, listening to music, snacking, or reading while walking. The effects are similar to those experienced by distracted ... -
Evidence-based strategies to support children’s emergent literacy in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries
(Taylor & Francis, 2006)his study was designed to examine teachers’ reported use of evidence-based strategies to support children’s emergent literacy in Arab countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). The study participants comprised 644 ... -
Participative decision-making and job satisfaction for teachers in the UAE
(Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2015)Purpose – Knowledge of teachers’ participative decision making (PDM) and job satisfaction (JS) is important, as teachers comprise most of a school’s staff. The purpose of this paper is to examine the effect of teacher ... -
Role of school leadership and climate in student achievement: The mediating role of parental involvement
(Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2017)The purpose of this paper is to develop a conceptual model on students' academic achievement that is well grounded in the academic research in the domain. The paper aims to weave together the divergent research findings ... -
An investigation of the factors determining student destination Choice for higher education in the United Arab Emirates
(Routledge, 2017)Previous studies on the destination choices of international students have mainly focused on the mobility of students from non-English-speaking countries to English-speaking countries, with limited attention being paid to ... -
An Ideal Islamic Educational Institution: A Conceptual Model
(Elsevier, 2013-09-09)owledge or a moral guide may become the norm, with religion destined to remain separate from the real world. Thus, the impact of Islam as a way of life could be jeopardized. The ensuing consequence may result with formal ... -
In Retrospect: A Case of Merger in Higher Education
(Emerald Publishing Limited, 2018)Purpose - This study examines the merger of two distinct higher education institutions. The change process was studied from the perspective of multiple stakeholders, and its major outcomes were evaluated in terms of various ... -
An Ideal Islamic Educational Institution: A Conceptual Model
(Elsevier, 2014-01)There is a growing dichotomy between Islamic ideology and the application of Islamic values. If this trend continues, the notion that Islam, as a religion, is not a reliable source of knowledge or a moral guide may become ... -
Cultural intelligence and leadership style in the education sector
(Emerald, 2016-05-08)Schools in UAE are multicultural in nature. In this context, cultural intelligence (CQ) is a tool, which can increase an individual’s ability to interact with people outside his/her culture. The purpose of this paper is ... -
A STRUCTURAL APPROACH TO ETHICAL REASONING: THE INTEGRATION OF MORAL PHILOSOPHY
(2017)A new approach to the field of ethical decision research is proposed to deal with integrating deontology, utilitarianism and virtue ethics into a unified framework of moral philosophy to study ethical reasoning among ... -
A Study of Problem Based Learning Approach for Undergraduate Students
(Canadian Center of Science and Education, 2012-11-30)PBL approach is identified to develop both problem solving strategies and disciplinary knowledge bases and skills by means of subjecting the students to solve the problem offered to them. PBL is today considered to be ... -
Analysis of Attitude towards Online and Print Publications: A Case Study among University Students
(Canadian Center of Science and Education, 2012-12-31)Users enjoy and like both online and print news papers. But it is believed that it is necessary to adopt various modern techniques so as to identify the interests of the young college going population. Factors influencing ... -
Honey catches flies more than Ginger: Enhancing Arab Students’ Attitudes Towards English Classes
(2012)Most members of the language teaching profession realize that their students' learning potential increases when attitudes are positive and motivation runs high. It has been noted that individual difference variables, such ... -
The Effect of Native and Nonnative English Language Teachers on Secondary Students’ Achievement in Speaking Skills
(The Jordanian Journal of Educational Sciences, 2013)The present study aimed at investigating the effect of the native English language teachers in comparison with nonnative English language teachers on students’ achievement in speaking skills. The subjects of the study ... -
Attitude towards Learning English The case of the UAE Technological High School
(International Research Journals, 2013)This paper outlines the results of a survey that was carried out, to identify Applied Technology High School students’ attitudes towards learning the English language and to investigate whether the students’ attitude is ... -
Don’t Get It Right, Just Get It Written: Making Feedback Work
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Attitude of regular school teachers and academic performance of students with learning disabilities
(2014)Integrating “Learning Disabled” students into regular school environment has become mandatory due to the changing global educational practice and systems adopted in most of the developed countries. The major challenges ...
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