| Education: MTESOL (Master of Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) |
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| Thesis: Higher Education in a Foreign Language:
An Investigation into the Relationships between Student Attitudes towards Instructional Language Policy and Motivational Tendencies
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| Abstract: This dissertation reports on a study which aimed to gauge how students at one national university within the UAE feel about the implementation of an English-only policy at their university and how these attitudes correspond to the broad motivational tendencies displayed by this unique population. Qualitative and quantitative data collected from forty (40) student participants over the course of an academic semester was analyzed in an attempt to address these issues. Findings suggest that students generally do not support the University's instructional language policy and are primarily motivated to study the English language through instrumental means. These findings suggest that the relationship between the attitudes expressed by this student population and their motivational tendencies is largely one that may result in a decrease in willingness to continue English study beyond the stage where proficiency is overtly assessed. Suggestions for policy emendation are included. |
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| Course List and Selection of Papers |
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| LANGTCHG 741: Second Language Course Design and Methodology |
| Instructors: Rob Batstone and Tan Bee Tin |
 Text Analysis |
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| LANGTCHG 742: Language Assessment and Evaluation |
| Instructors: John Read and Rosemary Erlam |
| A Review of the IELTS Listening Comprehension Module |
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| LANGTCHG 744: Discourse Analysis |
| Instructor: Helen Basturkmen |
| Discourse Analysis Applied |
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| LANGTCHG 747: Individual Learner Differences and Second Language Learning |
| Instructors: Rod Ellis and Jenefer Philp |
| Trial and Evaluation of the PLSPQ |
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| LANGTCHG 749: Sociolinguistics and Language Teaching |
| Instructor: Gary Barkhuizen |
| Narrative Inquiry |
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Edward Chaffin