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020 _a9789948151555
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050 4 _aLB5
_b. H35 2009
245 0 0 _aCultivating real readers :
_bemerging theory and practice for adult Arab learners /
_ccedited by David Anderson and Maria McGuire ; series editor Pauline Barr
260 _aAbu Dhabi :
_bHCT Press,
_c2009
300 _a170 p :
_bill. ;
_c24 cm.
490 1 _aFoundations for the future
490 1 _aHCT general education series
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references
505 _aForeward / Tayeb Kamali -- Introduction: cultivating real readers / David Anderson -- Word recognition, psycholinguistics and teaching second language reading / Mick Randall -- L1 reading habits of young Emirati women from the east coast / Siân Baldwin Khoury and Şule Berilgen Düzgün -- Becoming readers: our stories / Celine Kamhieh with Shaikha Al Hameli, Ayesha Al Hammadi, Nada A Hammadi, Iman Nawfal, Athra Al Zaabi and Khulood Khalfan - Reading in the Gulf: is it time for a re-focus? / AndrewO'Sullivan -- Key findings from research and implications for the classroom / Melanie Gobert -- Ten essential elements for reading programs in Arabic L1 contexts / Gary Pathare -- Creating a culture of reading--reading circles and class libraries: getting our students to read / Peter B. McLaren / Social networking and reading: a learning centre initiative / Alanna Ross and Maureen Nelson / To what extent can graded readers motivate Emirati students to become extensive readers? A case study at Abu Dhabi Men's College / Azade Johnson -- Establishing an L2 reading motivation framework for tertiary education / Darcy Harris -- World knowledge or word knowledge: the influence of content schemata on the formal assessment of reading skills / Sabina Ostrowska and Robert Ryan -- Hidden dyslexia in second language learners: a case study / Alex McTaggart and Ken Beatty -- Intervention strategies : students at risk / Marion King -- Building on the foundations of literacy: engaging ESL students in reading across the curriculum / Lawrence Burke
610 2 0 _aHigher Colleges of Technology (United Arab Emirates).
_bGeneral Education Division.
650 0 _aEnglish language
_xStudy and teaching (Higher)
_xForeign speakers.
650 0 _aHigher Colleges of Technology (United Arab Emirates)
_xPublications of faculty, staff, students and alumni
650 0 _aLiteracy
_zUnited Arab Emirates
650 0 _aReading
_zUnited Arab Emirates.
650 0 _aSecond language acquisition.
700 _aAnderson, David.
700 _aBarr, Pauline.
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