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The Castaway: A Comparative Study Of Alienation In Franz Kafka's "The Trial" And J.M. Coetzee's "Foe", Alia Mohamed Taher Ahmed Tawfik Abou Zeid

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This thesis is a comparative study of alienation. It provides an analysis of the different ways in which the Czech writer, Franz Kafka, and the South African writer, J.M. Coetzee delineate alienation in their works, The Trial and Foe. Three aspects of alienation are discussed: alienation from self, world and language. Hence, the thesis emphasizes that manâ s predicament of alienation, homelessness and exile stems from a failure to recognize a self to which he can relate, an inability to find a home in an alien universe and an incapacity to develop a constructive relationship with words and language. This …

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, …

Time, Nature, And The Body: Sufi Dimensions In Muhammad Afifi Matar's Quartet Of Joy And T.S. Eliot's Four Quartets, Yasmine Mohamed-Samir Motawy

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Memory And Literary Retrieval Of Disappearing Worlds, Heba Ibrahim Meshaal

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The Dynamics Of Political Theatre In David Hare's Via Dolorasa And SaʻDallah WannūS'S The King Is The King, Rehab Ali El-Kobtan

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Defying Secularization, Sean W Anthony

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A Dramatics Of The Postmodern, Nisma IdrīS

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Sheltering Strategies, Rania Atef Morshed

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Building In Egypt Between Craft And Industry, Ola Salah Said

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Islamic Banking And Socio-Economic Development, Nabila Fattouh

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An Efl Needs Analysis Of A University Library Staff: A Case Study, Sahar Mahmoud Sobeih

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This needs assessment was undertaken to explore whether a gap between the actual and required English language performance of AUC Library support staff (LSS) existed. The study sought to answer the following questions: 1) How do the LSS view their own English language performance level? 2) What are the expectations of the English-speaking library patrons regarding the current English language performance of the LSS? and 3) What are the English language skills and sub-skills that need improvement as viewed by both the English­speaking Library users and the LSS? Subjects included the following groups: Library patrons (n= 69), LSS (n=58), and …

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 …

Reprimands In American English And Egyptian Arabic, Sherine Yehia Zaki

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Training Trainers In The Use Of Acting Techniques Of Accent Modification To Alter The Speech Of Non-Native Speakers Of English, Sharon Blauer

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This thesis looked at the feasibility of training EFL students to speak English \\·ith a Standard American English accent, using the same techrnques that actors employ to acquire an accent for a given role. Four Liberian refugees, currently residing in Cairo, were chosen to participate in a 21-hour pronunciation course, designed and taught by a theatre teacher \\·ho currently instrncts his students in theatrical training, including accent modification, at the American University in Cairo. Digital studio recordings of the subjects· recitation of an identical stage monologue \\·ere made at pre. mid and post training intervals. In order to assess the …

Civil Society And Faith-Inspired Social Action In The Middle East, Samuel Rizk

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The concept of civil society has deep implications on conditions of liberty, democracy, and human rights where it is applied and/or observed in the Middle East. An integral part of civil society dynamics has been the presence and agency of non-governmental organizations, including those stemming from a religious foundation, among which are organizations that are inspired by the Christian faith. While their inception is related to the national, religious, arid political culture within their specific context, it is also a function of their faith and spiritual beliefs. In an effort to legitimate civil society within Middle East culture, thete have …