Making a Case for New Directions in English Language Teaching Research at an Omani University: A Critical Qualitative Content Analysis Report

Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) has been the sole English Language Teaching (ELT) research enterprise in the Sultanate of Oman through the Master of Education (M.Ed.) in Curriculum and Methods of Teaching English degree program it launched in the early 1990s. Eighty-two theses have been completed so...

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Published in:Qualitative report 2015-05, Vol.20 (5), p.560
Main Author: Issa, Ali S.M. Al
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
College faculty
Content analysis
Education
English (Second language)
English language
Expatriates
Forecasts and trends
Grammar Translation Method
Language Proficiency
Methods
Power
Research methodology
Second language instruction
Student Teachers
Students
Study and teaching
Teacher Educators
Teaching
Teaching Methods
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Summary:Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) has been the sole English Language Teaching (ELT) research enterprise in the Sultanate of Oman through the Master of Education (M.Ed.) in Curriculum and Methods of Teaching English degree program it launched in the early 1990s. Eighty-two theses have been completed so far about topics pertinent to ELT in the Sultanate of Oman. However, a review of those theses has shown that the discussion of these topics lacks a critical dimension that can advance Omani ELT at the micro and macro levels. This critical qualitative study, therefore, sets out to make a case for new directions in ELT research at the M.Ed. in ELT program at SQU. The discussion should lead to better understanding of the multiple ELT problems in the Sultanate of Oman and have implications for other similar contexts.
ISSN:1052-0147
2160-3715
DOI:10.46743/2160-3715/2015.2131