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Indices, firm identity and performance: implications from the European financial services
(Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2011)Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine and analyze the significant qualitative factors that affect the financial performance of financial firms. The authors argue that those factors can be used as “indices of ... -
Honey catches flies more than Ginger: Enhancing Arab Students’ Attitudes Towards English Classes
(2012)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 ... -
Proper names in the arabic translation of harry potter and the goblet of fire
(2013)This paper examines how a set of the most common translation procedures used in transferring proper names in children’s fantasy literature is being applied in the Arabic translation of J. K. Rowling’s Harry Potter and the ... -
The Effect of Native and Nonnative English Language Teachers on Secondary Students’ Achievement in Speaking Skills
(The Jordanian Journal of Educational Sciences, 2013)The present study aimed at investigating the effect of the native English language teachers in comparison with nonnative English language teachers on students’ achievement in speaking skills. The subjects of the study ... -
Attitude towards Learning English The case of the UAE Technological High School
(International Research Journals, 2013)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 ... -
The traditional vs. The modern translation classroom: a need for new directions in the UAE undergraduate translation programs
(Elsevier, 2015)Any proposal for a modern way of teaching translation should be discussed against the background of traditional translation training in general. By comparing the traditional translation classroom against the parameters of ... -
Communication Apprehension: A Comparison between English Majors and Non-majors in China
(AIAC, 2015)Using the scale of communication apprehension developed by McCroskey, a comparative study has been conducted between English majors and non-majors of different English learning experiences in a Chinese university. Whereas ... -
Distracted walking: Examining the extent to pedestrian safety problems
(Elsevier, 2015-10)Pedestrians, much like drivers, have always been engaged in multi-tasking like using hand-held devices, listening to music, snacking, or reading while walking. The effects are similar to those experienced by distracted ... -
Universals And Variants Of English And Romanian Business Metaphors: A Corpus-Based Conceptual Mapping Of Contemporary Journalese From A Pedagogical Approach
(2015-11)The present book is a collection of papers presented on the occasion of the Kick off meeting of the CNCS UEFISCDI project Universals and variants of English and Romanian business metaphors . A corpus based conceptual mapping ... -
Teaching Technical Communication in the Flipped Fashion Way: A Boost in Active Learning
(The IAFOR International Conference on Language Learning- Dubai (IICLLD Dubai 2016) Convergence and Divergenc, 2016)Abu Dhabi University (ADU) is following the growing trend of offering students learning opportunities that are flexible, innovative and engaging. As an educator working at this university, I am embracing student-centered ... -
Modeling Dubai City Artificial Channel
(EDP Sciences, 2016, 2016-08-01)Dubai’s new channel further enhances the urban-scape of the city offering new waterfront developments, transportation venues and diversified panoramas to the city. This paper performs a study to simulate the flow field in ... -
English-Romanian Dictionary Of Business Terminology
(2017)The current dictionary is the result of twenty years of teaching and researching English for Specific Purposes, translating and interpreting in the field of business, banking and finance. Ever since I started teaching ... -
The Business English Language Curriculum
(2017)The present study came to life as a result of the scientific inquiry and classroom practice I carried out over a period of almost twenty years of teaching business English at tertiary level, before, during and after ...