Omar Al Noursi

• Ph.D
• Head of Department at Institute of Applied Technology, Abu Dhabi, UAE

This study explores the sense of efficacy, perceptions of benefits, and concerns among high school students participating in an AP Research course during the 2021–2022 academic year. The investigation includes an evaluation of students’ satisfaction with course materials and delivery. Data, gathered through surveys and individual essays, underwent...

This study examines the efficacy, benefits, and concerns of high school students in the 2021-2022 AP Research course. It assesses their satisfaction with course materials and methods, utilizing surveys and essays for data collection. The findings reveal that, despite challenges, most students improved and were satisfied with the teacher’s pedagogy....

Positive influence of parental involvement on their children’s academic performance has been widely reported and proved in a good number of research. However, little attention has been given to the negative influence that the high parental expectations may cause to their children performance and motivation. This current study investigates the paren...

The blended learning approach utilizes modern technologies and electronic media in teaching to create a technology-based environment. However, it is not an exclusive online environment because the teacher and the students have to be present in a traditional face-to-face classroom. It is widely believed that adopting a blended learning approach will...

The blended learning approach utilizes modern technologies and electronic media in teaching to create a technology-based environment. However, it is not an exclusive online environment because the teacher and the students have to be present in a traditional face-to-face classroom. It is widely believed that adopting a blended learning approach will...

This research investigates the effectiveness of English Speaking Teachers in comparison with Arabic Speaking Teachers on secondary Arabic-speaking students' achievement in writing as measured against overall essay writing achievement and four individual writing abilities, namely communicative effectiveness, the range of vocabulary, accuracy, and me...

Abstract This study aims at exploring some potential techniques for applying the Electronic Management in the college of Education, Humanities and Social Sciences at Al Ain University of Science and Technology. To achieve the objective of the study the researchers, based on previous related studies, developed and used a questionnaire, which they be...

Writing is an essential skill for students, as it helps them meet persistently changing social and academic demands. They are often evaluated based on written assignments, reports, term papers, and essays. For second and foreign language learners, mastering writing is a very challenging task. Therefore, many of them find it the most difficult of th...

This chapter addresses the issue of teaching reading comprehension in the United Arab Emirates. It examines the place of reading in EFL and ESL work, basic aspects of this activity, and, most importantly, the need to improve students' overall reading levels. Reasons for students' poor performance are suggested along with ideas for improvement. A ke...

Abstract: The present study aimed at investigating the effect of the native English language teachers in comparison with non-native English language teachers on students’ achievement in speaking skills. The subjects of the study were six native English teachers (NESTs) and six non-native English teachers (NNESTs), and their 196 grade ten students i...

This paper outlines the results of a survey that was carried out, to identify Applied Technology High School students' attitudes towards learning the English language and to investigate whether the students' attitude is affected by the teacher's nativity. The study sample consisted of 196 students at the Applied Technology High School (ATHS). A que...

Most members of the language teaching profession realize that their students' learning potential increases when attitudes are positive and motivation runs high. It has been noted that individual difference variables, such as attitude and motivation, are important in learning a second language (L2). Lewis (1981) indicated " in the long run no policy...

At the Commonwealth Conference on the Teaching of English as a second language in Uganda in 1961, an adulatory acclamation emerged stating that the ideal teacher of English is a native speaker of English. This idealization of native speaker teacher has also been reinforced with the diminishing of the Grammar- Translation method and the surfacing of...

The major focus of this study was to investigate the effect of adopting the " analytical writing" approach on students' written production in the secondary stage.