English for Academic Purposes is one of the most important areas structured foundation programs offered in Oman’s institutions tertiary education with aim to assist students their adjustment university life and help them develop language skills knowledge that are required degree study. Much effort involved designing running program courses; however, problem students’ underachievement still concerns. This study addresses need providing more support adaptation academic built on active...

Increasing demands of the contemporary labor market environment are having a direct bearing on courses offered by higher education institutions worldwide, and Sultanate Oman is not an exception. One such responses verbalized many educational policy makers curriculum developers in country expected high level critical thinking problem solving skills from students who take ESP foundation program courses. This paper reports study that examines to what extent at Sultan Qaboos University impart...

Aimed at exploring such category embodied in pedagogical content knowledge (Grossman, 1990) as of English for Specific Purposes (ESP) instructional strategies useful teaching content, this paper uses Business course offered Sultan Qaboos University the Sultanate Oman its context. While placing given attention to analysis how application and process problem-based learning can help Omani ESP students develop 21st century skills, it provides a detailed information about integration problem...

Sensing the pulse of globalization and job market, most recent trends in Oman’ s tertiary education are about teaching methods practices’ improvement. Recognizing multidimensional dynamic nature learning environment, especially its foundation program cluster, identified benefits extra-curricular activities having a positive impact on students, this paper reports study that examines role extracurricular as channels support students’ academic performance enhancement. In more detail, using...

This paper addresses the need to ensure that higher education is suitably adapted equip students with effective skills, which are regarded key requirements for a successful professional career in 21st century, and draws attention importance of these skills. In more detail, it reports on result study conducted across providers Sultanate Oman focused teachers’ critical thinking skills’ conceptual knowledge understanding; their views perception relation English language classroom; teaching...

This paper introduces the social entrepreneurship project currently incorporated in English for Business course offered by Centre Preparatory Studies at Sultan Qaboos University, Oman, which students identify real world ill-structured problems and acquire knowledge working together groups to develop, fund (both through grants/donations selling goods services) implement solutions social, cultural, or environmental issues. In more detail, addition discussing concept of its application student...

Extra-curricular activities have been encouraged to support foundation program students' positive attitude learning and their smooth transition into the higher education system with better academic social performances. This paper discusses study that explores potential benefits of involvement in extracurricular from perspective teachers who develop, lead facilitate them at Centre for Preparatory Studies Sultan Qaboos University Oman In particular, focuses on how perceive effects student...

The Oman Vision 2040 Policy aims to create a system of high-quality education where human capabilities are empowered and learners wide range ability feel welcome their learning is invigorated. However, research reveals that educators still need improve knowledge how access valuable insights into such practice, there many ideas be sharpened elaborated in academic public discussions. In the context Oman’s higher education, besides English language communicative skills’ enhancement, inclusive...

This paper reports the results of a study conducted among first-year Foundation Program English Language (FPEL) students, teachers and FPEL course coordinators at Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) in Oman with aim to examine use Moodle forums for advancing writing skills students higher level courses by participating asynchronous discussions, interacting other and/or teacher, exchanging ideas posting comments. In addition, students’, teachers’ coordinators’ perceptions about discussion forum as...

This paper focuses on written corrective feedback in the testing context of English language foundation program at Sultan Qaboos University Oman. In more detail, response to encountered problem that involves variability and, as a consequence, inconsistent evidence student position relation their improvement writing and ways achieve it, authors discuss teachers respond students’ writing, type they deliver, strategies adopt provide feedback. The reported study uses mixed methods research...

Research in the context of Oman’s higher education indicates that well-established support service systems and procedures, innovations technology English language pedagogy could be crucial for special needs undergraduate students’ learning their effective inclusion into classroom. However, limited attention has still been reported on common teaching practices, as well challenging successful episodes such practices incremental to context. This design-based study yielded data descriptive...

Abstract This paper examines the linguistic landscape in Muscat with specific reference to its public spaces as reflected street signs and commercial signage. Based on multilingual theories of Landry Bourhis (1997) Cenoz Gorter (2006), it explores various ways which English is localized, re‐shaped, recreated fit into multi‐ethnic social fabric city. As much research suggests, more Arabized version has become increasingly popular cosmopolitan structure city, providing space for a language at...

The most recent trends in education emphasize the importance of its strong focus on learner’s job-readiness, a convergence with world work, and adaptation to needs learner employer. Ascribable far-reaching partnership 21st-century educational thinking, demand-driven planning for future, English Specific Purposes (ESP) classroom is no exception this, seeing modifications adaptations search deeper understanding reliable skill set introduction development. While debating current global local...

This study explored how English language teachers at Sultan Qaboos University’s Center for Preparatory Studies in Oman perceive practices and challenges related to inclusive education innovating teaching visually impaired students. The was carried out taking descriptive qualitative approach. Interviews with seven were used collect data. We asked them about both successful challenging aspects of creating an learning environment using assistive technologies. found that technology is crucial...