Content Teachers’ Perspectives of Student Challenges in Processing Science and Mathematics Texts in English at an Emirati University

Wyatt, Mark; Midraj, Jessica; Ayish, Nader; Bradley, C. C.; Balfaqeeh, Muna

doi:10.1080/02702711.2021.1887020

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“…CTIL often requires collaboration between content and language instructors. This was the case at a science and technology university in Abu Dhabi where Wyatt et al (2021) found that science and math instructors that teach first-year students reported that their collaboration with English faculty helped them more effectively meet the linguistic needs of students. These findings built on an earlier study (Wyatt et at.…”

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A Survey of Emi at the Tertiary Level in the Arab Gulf: Achievements and Challenges

Deveci,

Ayish,

Midraj

2023

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While an abundance of fossil fuels has helped Gulf Arab countries develop rapidly over the past several decades, governments in the region have invested heavily in education, science, and technology relatively recently as a means to diversify their economies in order to ensure their continued growth. In the process, English, as the perceived language of science and technology, has been adopted as the medium of instruction (EMI) in most tertiary institutions. This paper describes how EMI has developed in these countries and the achievements and challenges to date. Recommendations to address these challenges are also given.

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Section: Pedagogical Approaches Tomentioning

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A Survey of Emi at the Tertiary Level in the Arab Gulf: Achievements and Challenges

Deveci,

Ayish,

Midraj

2023

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“…Here, lack of choice surrounding teachers' implementation of EMI policies can lead to low self-efficacy amongst teachers who may suffer from imposter syndrome (Dörnyei & Ushioda, 2011) or question their ability to deliver course content in English (Wyatt, 2021). While some faculty are confident about using students' L1 as a resource (Wyatt et al, 2021), for others, stigma surrounding bringing students' L1 into UAE classrooms through translanguaging has "conditioned professors to feel that they are breaking the rules when using Arabic in the classroom" (Carroll & van den Hoven, 2017, p. 153). Such teachers may also fear that straying from EMI may jeopardise their employment contracts due to the lack of a tenure system in the UAE (Carroll & van den Hoven, 2017).…”

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English as a Medium of Instruction on the Arabian Peninsula

Wyatt¹,

Gamal²

2023

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Focusing on English as a Medium of Instruction (EMI) in the Arab Gulf states, the authors consider both sociolinguistic and pedagogical perspectives and explore practical implications.This edited volume features chapters covering how teachers are negotiating the linguistic challenges posed by EMI; issues of ownership, choice and agency; the scaffolding of academic literacies; how to support the development of content teachers' pedagogical content knowledge in EMI settings as well as the benefits of a bilingual education. Chapter authors all have extensive local experience that they draw upon reflectively in their writing. Policy-makers, teachers and teacher educators wondering how they can best balance the need to develop competence in English in students of all ages on the Arabian Peninsula in a globalizing world, together with the concern to nurture the Arabic language, culture and identity, will gain rich insights from this book.Postgraduates and researchers exploring issues surrounding EMI, both locally and internationally, will benefit from the arguments presented in this volume.

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“…The teacher in the experimental group facilitated the reciprocal peer-tutoring sessions and supervised interactions between students. It was the teacher's responsibility to ensure that these interactions proceeded in a respectful environment, that the work was limited to the exercises and problems covered in each session, and that effective academic help was provided [40]. To avoid any teacher effect during the intervention, the same teacher taught all the students participating in this study.…”

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Peer Tutoring and Math Digital Tools: A Promising Combination in Middle School

2022

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Peer tutoring in combination with math digital tools was employed with middle school students learning mathematics. A total of 112 students in 9th grade (14 to 15 years old) participated in the study. A pretest–posttest with control group design was used. Students worked with systems of linear equations during the experience. The effects of the intervention of peer tutoring in combination with math digital tools on students’ mathematics achievement were examined using quantitative methods. The way students in the experimental group learned and their motivation towards using digital tools compared with students in the control group were analysed qualitatively. Statistically significant improvements and a large effect size were reported for students’ mathematics achievement in the experimental group. No statistically significant differences were reported between the pretest and the posttest for the control group. The qualitative analyses revealed that students in the experimental group achieved a higher level of autonomous learning, showed a greater association of mathematical concepts, helped their peers more, did more exercises and problems than students in the control group, and enjoyed the experience.

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Content Teachers’ Perspectives of Student Challenges in Processing Science and Mathematics Texts in English at an Emirati University

Cited by 4 publications

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A Survey of Emi at the Tertiary Level in the Arab Gulf: Achievements and Challenges

A Survey of Emi at the Tertiary Level in the Arab Gulf: Achievements and Challenges

English as a Medium of Instruction on the Arabian Peninsula

Peer Tutoring and Math Digital Tools: A Promising Combination in Middle School

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