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Adult Egyptians' Pronunciation Of Initial Consonant Clusters, Moharram El Rohbini
Adult Egyptians' Pronunciation Of Initial Consonant Clusters, Moharram El Rohbini
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This thesis investigated the pronunciation problems of syllable initial consonant clusters in word-initial positions for adult Egyptian Students. Several previous studies explored the incorrect strategies that adults used in order to avoid the difficulty of initial consonant cluster pronunciation. Building on the findings of the previous research, this study focused on two aspects related to initial consonant cluster pronunciation. The first aspect was related to the issue of cluster pronunciation, i.e. whether all initial consonant clusters have the same difficulty level or not. Since the EFL teacher is the basic source of input and main pronunciation model for EFL students, …
Reprimands In American English And Egyptian Arabic, Sherine Yehia Zaki
Reprimands In American English And Egyptian Arabic, Sherine Yehia Zaki
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Beliefs Of Egyptian Teachers And Learners About Learning English As A Foreign Language, Ihab Moussa Abdalla Taha
Beliefs Of Egyptian Teachers And Learners About Learning English As A Foreign Language, Ihab Moussa Abdalla Taha
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This study attempted to investigate Egyptian learners and teachers beliefs about learning English as a foreign language. Research questions focused on exploring beliefs about three factors that contribute to successful language learning. These factors were the process of language learning, the role of the EFL teacher and the role of negative feedback. In addition, this study aimed at examining the relationship between beliefs and learners' proficiency level. It also attempted to highlight the extent to which learners' and teachers' beliefs were similar or different.
The study included thirty-four teachers and one hundred eighty three students. Students represented different levels of …