English Language Teaching Research in the Middle East and North Africa

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xlvi

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2. Testing, Evaluation and Assessment

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Assessing Second Language Proficiency Under ‘Unequal’ Perspectives: A Call for Research in the MENA Region

      • Lee McCallum

      Pages 3-27

   3. State-of-the-Art of Assessment in Tunisia: The Case of Testing Listening Comprehension

      • Sahbi Hidri

      Pages 29-60

   4. Cultural Content Evaluation of English Language Textbooks (Link Up Series Elementary & Intermediate)

      • Hala Salih Mohammed Nur, Asjad Ahmed Saeed Balla, Abdelkaliq Abbood

      Pages 61-71

   5. The Washback Effect of the Thanaweya Amma English Test: Drawbacks and Solutions

      • Mahmoud Ibrahim

      Pages 73-91

3. Interfaces Between Teaching and Assessment

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 93-93

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   2. A Proposed Metacognitive-Based Approach to Promoting EFL Cohesion and Coherence in Essay Writing of Algerian Master Students

      • Manal Horiya Boudghene Stambouli, Amine Belmekki

      Pages 95-111

   3. More Than a Pyramid of Papers: Students’ Portfolios and Developmental Language Assessment in the ESL Classroom

      • Charles Edonmi

      Pages 113-124

   4. The Effectiveness of Pre-assessment to Differentiate the Reading Tasks for the Mixed-Abilities EFL Learners

      • Syeda Saima Ferheen Bukhari

      Pages 125-152

   5. Self-Esteem, Self-Expectancy and Oral Achievement in the Tunisian EFL Context

      • Marwa Mekni Toujani, Tarek Hermessi

      Pages 153-171

   6. Investigating the Quality of Argument Structure in First-Year University Writing

      • Besma Allagui

      Pages 173-196

4. Argumentation in Discourse Analysis

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 197-197

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   2. Aspects of Cohesion and Coherence in Moroccan EFL Learners’ Written Discourse

      • Ahmed Sahlane

      Pages 199-224

   3. Publish or Perish: The Research Letter Genre and Non-Anglophone Scientists’ Struggle for Academic Visibility

      • Mimoun Melliti

      Pages 225-253

   4. Hedging in Applied Linguistics Theses: An Exploratory Comparative Study

      • Nourhan Sorour

      Pages 255-277

   5. Analyzing Argumentative Essay as an Academic Genre on Assessment Framework of IELTS and TOEFL

      • Zulfiqar Ahmad

      Pages 279-299

5. Teaching Diglossia and Vocabulary

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 301-301

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   2. Including Diglossia in Teaching Arabic as Second Language Programmes: Suggestions and Implications from a Darija Course in Casablanca

      • Francesca Tabloni

      Pages 303-318

   3. Vocabulary Instruction Through Patterns of Activity Sequencing Use: Revising the Understanding of Integration in Language Teaching

      • Ahlam Bouirane

      Pages 319-334

This edited collection examines a range of English Language Teaching (ELT) research in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). While the MENA context has witnessed considerable change in recent years, it has so far been under-represented in ELT research at both the regional and the international level. This book aims to fill that gap by surveying the current state of the field, examining in detail a range of issues and concepts, and suggesting future directions for further research. It will be of interest to ELT researchers and practitioners in general - not just those based in MENA contexts themselves.

• ELT
• TESOL
• TEFL
• MENA
• technology and language teaching
• error analysis
• foreign language learning
• diglossia
• vocabulary
• argumentation
• discourse analysis
• language testing
• language assessment
• english

“Hidri’s volume is an interesting compilation of language teacher research conducted by scholars based in the MENA. This volume is one of the first to showcase the diverse research efforts of the region. It is a necessary addition to any language teacher’s professional library.” (Christine Coombe, TESOL President (2011-2012) and Dubai Men’s College, UAE)

“Congratulations to Sahbi Hidri and contributors for bringing together this comprehensive and much needed volume on English Language Teaching Research in the MENA. The book’s inclusiveness, both in terms of the topics and regional representation, will make it a must read for anyone working on ELT issues in the region.” (Ahmar Mahboob, The University of Sydney, Australia)

• English Department, Faculty of Human and Social Sciences of Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia

  Sahbi Hidri

Sahbi Hidri is Assistant Professor of applied linguistics at the Faculty of Human and Social Sciences of Tunis, Tunisia. He is the founder of Tunisia TESOL, the Arab Journal of Applied Linguistics and the Tunisian Association of Language Assessment and Evaluation. His research interests include language assessment, testing and evaluation, assessment literacy, test-taking strategies, statistics, measurement, specs validation of the language skills, SLA and dynamic assessment.

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