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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 …