Browsing School of Education by Author "Dickson, M"

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    • Arabic in English-medium classes? Reasons and implications

      Riddlebarger, J; Dickson, M; Kennetz, K; Stringer, P; Tennant, L (TESOL Arabia, 2014)
      The use of L1 in L2 classrooms is a contentious issue (Auerbach, 1993; Cook, 2001; Macaro, 2001). Debate continues over its usefulness (or harmfulness) (Cummins, 2009; Morrow, 2011). Although research has been conducted ...

    • Arabic in English-Medium Classes? Reasons and Implications

      Riddlebarger, J; Dickson, M; Kennetz, K; Stringer, P; Tennant, L (2014)
      The use of L1 in L2 classrooms is a contentious issue (Auerbach, 1993; Cook, 2001; Macaro, 2001). Debate continues over its usefulness (or harmfulness) (Cummins, 2009; Morrow, 2011). Although research has been conducted ...

    • Challenges faced by novice Emirati teachers

      Dickson, M; Riddlebarger, J; Stringer, P; Tennant, L; Kennetz, K (Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Journals (BQFJ), 2014)
      The first years of teaching are well known as being the most challenging of new graduates’ careers, corresponding to the highest attrition rates. Numbers of novice teachers leaving the profession during the first three ...

    • Challenges faced by novice Emirati teachers

      Dickson, M; Riddlebarger, J; Stringer, P; Tennant, L; Kennetz, K (2014)
      The first years of teaching are well known as being the most challenging of new graduates’ careers, corresponding to the highest attrition rates. Numbers of novice teachers leaving the profession during the first three ...

    • From teacher preparation to classroom practice: perceptions of novice Emirati teachers

      Dickson, M; Tennant, L; Kennetz, K; Riddlebarger, J; Stringer, P (Natural Sciences Publishing, 2013)
      The teacher-training college where this research took place prepares Emirati primary school teachers to teach the subjects of English, Mathematics and Science through the medium of English. The college courses taught have ...

    • "How did my teacher training help me?" Voices of newly-graduated Emirati teachers

      Dickson, M; Riddlebarger, J; Kennetz, K; Stringer, P; Tennant, L (British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2013)
      This research study looks at the effectiveness of teacher preparation for Emirati teachers in their first year of employment as English medium teachers in Abu Dhabi public schools, and explores the reality of their working ...