Teaching and Learning English in the Arabic-Speaking World

Contents Foreword Yehia El-Ezabi Preface Kathleen M. Bailey & Ryan M. Damerow Acknowledgments Chapter One: Research on the Teaching and Learning of English in the Arabic-speaking World: Questions in Search of Answers Ryan M. Damerow & Kathleen M. Bailey Chapter Two: Modality in Arab EFL Students' Academic Writing: Implications for Policy, Practice, and Research Abdul Gabbar Al-Sharafi Chapter Three: Arab Students' Use of Monitoring in their EFL Composing: The Role of Linguistic Knowledge Muhammad M. M. Abdel Latif Chapter Four: Arabic Native Speakers' Overpassivization in English Hassan El-Nabih Chapter Five: The Use of English for Education in the Arab World: An Ethnographic Investigation of Female Emirati Pre-service Teachers' Conceptions of English as a Medium of Instruction Melanie van den Hoven Chapter Six: Exploring the Impact of Teacher Education Pedagogy on EFL Reading Teacher Identities: A United Arab Emirates Case Fiodhna Gardiner-Hyland Chapter Seven: English Language Teaching in Lebanese Schools: Trends and Challenges Fatima Esseili Chapter Eight: Palestinian Teachers' Use of Questioning in Two Different Instructional Settings of EFL Reading Enas Hammad Chapter Nine: TV Shows, Word Coverage and Incidental Vocabulary Learning: Implications for Arabic Speakers Learning English Mansoor Al-Surmi Chapter Ten: Explorations in the Predictive Validity of a Regionally Developed English Proficiency Exam: The CEPA Laila W. Rumsey Chapter Eleven: Age of L2 Learning Makes no Difference in Instructed Settings: Input Matters Most Kholoud A. Al-Thubaiti Chapter Twelve: Summary and Concluding Observations G. Richard Tucker About the Contributors