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AlAlili, Sara.

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Reforming English curriculum in United Arab Emirates: An examination of Emirate teachers' beliefs and practices regarding the adoption of "English Continous Assessment Rich Task" (ECART).

紀錄類型:	書目-電子資源 : Monograph/item
正題名/作者:	Reforming English curriculum in United Arab Emirates: An examination of Emirate teachers' beliefs and practices regarding the adoption of "English Continous Assessment Rich Task" (ECART)./
作者:	AlAlili, Sara.
面頁冊數:	230 p.
附註:	Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 75-08(E), Section: A.
Contained By:	Dissertation Abstracts International75-08A(E).
標題:	English as a second language. -
電子資源:	http://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=3618609
ISBN:	9781303870361

Reforming English curriculum in United Arab Emirates: An examination of Emirate teachers' beliefs and practices regarding the adoption of "English Continous Assessment Rich Task" (ECART).
AlAlili, Sara.

Reforming English curriculum in United Arab Emirates: An examination of Emirate teachers' beliefs and practices regarding the adoption of "English Continous Assessment Rich Task" (ECART). - 230 p.

Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 75-08(E), Section: A.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Michigan State University, 2014.

United Arab Emirates (UAE) is currently undergoing massive educational reform, especially in the teaching and assessment methods of all subject-matter areas. In Abu Dhabi, the capital of UAE, the Abu Dhabi Education Council (ADEC) has mandated the revamping of English language teaching and assessment in grades 6-12 through the introduction of English Continuous Assessment Rich Task (ECART), which is a framework that helps teachers implement ongoing and alternative assessments in the English as a Foreign Language classroom (EFL). The purpose of this exploratory multiple case study was three-fold: a) to explore Emirate EFL teachers' beliefs regarding English teaching, learning and assessment in UAE, b) the extent to which their beliefs influenced their use of the ECART framework in the classroom, and c) the impact that different contextual factors---classroom environment, curriculum, professional development---had on their beliefs and classroom practices. The overarching question that guided the current study was: How do Emirate teachers' beliefs regarding English teaching, learning, and assessment in general and the use of an English reform initiative (ECART), in particular, impact their instructional and assessment practice in the classroom?

ISBN: 9781303870361Subjects--Topical Terms:

516208
English as a second language.

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