Kassim Shaaban
Biographic Data
| ID | 1264433 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kassim Shaaban |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kassim |
| FAMILY NAME | Shaaban |
| SIGNATURE | SHAABAN K |
| AFFILIATIONS | American University of Beirut |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 52 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1983 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Perceptions and attitudes of Qatar University students regarding the utility of arabic and english in communication and education in Qatar
This study investigates the linguistic attitudes and perceptions of Qatar University students regarding the utility and vitality of the two languages that define the education and communication scenes in Qatar, namely, Arabic and English. It also reports on the predictors of these attitudes in terms of demographic traits. 861 students completed a questionnaire that was divided into: Media Language Preference (MLP); Value and Symbolism of Arabic (…
Language policies in education in Qatar between 2003 and 2012
An investigation of the relationship between forms of positive interdependence, social support, and selected aspects of classroom climate
A Proposed Framework for Incorporating Moral Education into the ESL/EFL Classroom
This paper addresses the issue of incorporating moral education in the English as a second or foreign language (ESL/EFL) classroom in light of the increasing calls for having teachers take on a more pro-active role in the moral development of their students. The moral education model recommended in this study includes the development of fundamental values, principles, and attitudes; continuous character growth that allows learners to become conce…
Effect of Religion, First Foreign Language, and Gender on the Perception of the Utility of Language
This study investigates the linguistic attitudes of college students in Lebanon towards the languages that help define the multilingual character of the country, namely, Arabic, French, and English. One hundred seventy-six (n = 176) students completed a 31-item questionnaire that assessed their attitudes towards the utility of each of the 3 languages. The results of the study show that students perceived the foreign languages, French and English,…
University students' perceptions of the ethnolinguistic vitality of Arabic, French and English in Lebanon
Assessment of Young Learners' Achievement in ESL Classes in the Lebanon
This paper discusses student evaluation policies and practices that should go hand in hand with the new Lebanese English language curriculum that was introduced in 1997. The focus of the paper is on new methods and techniques of assessment in pre-school and elementary school classes. The main argument in the paper is that the evaluation of the achievement of young learners in ESL classes has to reflect the objectives of the curriculum and its sug…
Student Motivation to Learn English as a Foreign Language
This study examined the motivation of 180 university‐bound Lebanese students to learn English as a foreign language (EFL). Data were gathered through administering a modified version of the motivation scale developed by Wen (1997). The findings revealed that integrative motivation, effort, valence, expectancy, and self‐estimation of ability were internally related determinants of motivation for learning EFL. Instrumental motivation was found to b…
The relationship between perceptions of teaching concerns, teacher efficacy, and selected teacher characteristics
Lebanon's Language-in-Education Policies
Les politiques libanaises de la langue dans l'enseignement: du bilinguisme au trilinguisme Le débat sur la politique à adopter et les pratiques à appliquer à propos du langage d'enseignement au Liban a dévié, au cours du passé récent, d'une concentration autour de la lutte entre l'arabe et le français/anglais vers une concentration autour des attitudes pratiques vis-à-vis l'enseignement de langues. Cette déviation est en train de conduire le pays…
An integrated approach to foreign language learning in Lebanon
This article describes the procedures followed in developing a theme‐based English as a Foreign Language (EFL) curriculum to be implemented nation‐wide in the Republic of Lebanon. The description covers the procedures followed in forming curricular objectives, developing perspectives on instruction, setting criteria for material selection and adaptation, and devising evaluation guidelines. These objectives were grounded in some national policy in…
A Sociolinguistic Analysis of Language-Related Issues in the Arab World
The Text
A New Look at the Emphatic Consonants in Modern Arabic Dialects
Student Motivation to Learn English as a Foreign Language
This study examined the motivation of 180 university‐bound Lebanese students to learn English as a foreign language (EFL). Data were gathered through administering a modified version of the motivation scale developed by Wen (1997). The findings revealed that integrative motivation, effort, valence, expectancy, and self‐estimation of ability were internally related determinants of motivation for learning EFL. Instrumental motivation was found to b…
University students' perceptions of the ethnolinguistic vitality of Arabic, French and English in Lebanon
Lebanon's Language-in-Education Policies
Les politiques libanaises de la langue dans l'enseignement: du bilinguisme au trilinguisme Le débat sur la politique à adopter et les pratiques à appliquer à propos du langage d'enseignement au Liban a dévié, au cours du passé récent, d'une concentration autour de la lutte entre l'arabe et le français/anglais vers une concentration autour des attitudes pratiques vis-à-vis l'enseignement de langues. Cette déviation est en train de conduire le pays…
The relationship between perceptions of teaching concerns, teacher efficacy, and selected teacher characteristics
Language policies in education in Qatar between 2003 and 2012
An investigation of the relationship between forms of positive interdependence, social support, and selected aspects of classroom climate
A Proposed Framework for Incorporating Moral Education into the ESL/EFL Classroom
This paper addresses the issue of incorporating moral education in the English as a second or foreign language (ESL/EFL) classroom in light of the increasing calls for having teachers take on a more pro-active role in the moral development of their students. The moral education model recommended in this study includes the development of fundamental values, principles, and attitudes; continuous character growth that allows learners to become conce…
Effect of Religion, First Foreign Language, and Gender on the Perception of the Utility of Language
This study investigates the linguistic attitudes of college students in Lebanon towards the languages that help define the multilingual character of the country, namely, Arabic, French, and English. One hundred seventy-six (n = 176) students completed a 31-item questionnaire that assessed their attitudes towards the utility of each of the 3 languages. The results of the study show that students perceived the foreign languages, French and English,…
Perceptions and attitudes of Qatar University students regarding the utility of arabic and english in communication and education in Qatar
This study investigates the linguistic attitudes and perceptions of Qatar University students regarding the utility and vitality of the two languages that define the education and communication scenes in Qatar, namely, Arabic and English. It also reports on the predictors of these attitudes in terms of demographic traits. 861 students completed a questionnaire that was divided into: Media Language Preference (MLP); Value and Symbolism of Arabic (…
Assessment of Young Learners' Achievement in ESL Classes in the Lebanon
This paper discusses student evaluation policies and practices that should go hand in hand with the new Lebanese English language curriculum that was introduced in 1997. The focus of the paper is on new methods and techniques of assessment in pre-school and elementary school classes. The main argument in the paper is that the evaluation of the achievement of young learners in ESL classes has to reflect the objectives of the curriculum and its sug…
An integrated approach to foreign language learning in Lebanon
This article describes the procedures followed in developing a theme‐based English as a Foreign Language (EFL) curriculum to be implemented nation‐wide in the Republic of Lebanon. The description covers the procedures followed in forming curricular objectives, developing perspectives on instruction, setting criteria for material selection and adaptation, and devising evaluation guidelines. These objectives were grounded in some national policy in…
A New Look at the Emphatic Consonants in Modern Arabic Dialects
The Text
A Sociolinguistic Analysis of Language-Related Issues in the Arab World
An integrated approach to foreign language learning in Lebanon
This article describes the procedures followed in developing a theme‐based English as a Foreign Language (EFL) curriculum to be implemented nation‐wide in the Republic of Lebanon. The description covers the procedures followed in forming curricular objectives, developing perspectives on instruction, setting criteria for material selection and adaptation, and devising evaluation guidelines. These objectives were grounded in some national policy in…
The relationship between perceptions of teaching concerns, teacher efficacy, and selected teacher characteristics
Lebanon's Language-in-Education Policies
Les politiques libanaises de la langue dans l'enseignement: du bilinguisme au trilinguisme Le débat sur la politique à adopter et les pratiques à appliquer à propos du langage d'enseignement au Liban a dévié, au cours du passé récent, d'une concentration autour de la lutte entre l'arabe et le français/anglais vers une concentration autour des attitudes pratiques vis-à-vis l'enseignement de langues. Cette déviation est en train de conduire le pays…
Assessment of Young Learners' Achievement in ESL Classes in the Lebanon
This paper discusses student evaluation policies and practices that should go hand in hand with the new Lebanese English language curriculum that was introduced in 1997. The focus of the paper is on new methods and techniques of assessment in pre-school and elementary school classes. The main argument in the paper is that the evaluation of the achievement of young learners in ESL classes has to reflect the objectives of the curriculum and its sug…
Student Motivation to Learn English as a Foreign Language
This study examined the motivation of 180 university‐bound Lebanese students to learn English as a foreign language (EFL). Data were gathered through administering a modified version of the motivation scale developed by Wen (1997). The findings revealed that integrative motivation, effort, valence, expectancy, and self‐estimation of ability were internally related determinants of motivation for learning EFL. Instrumental motivation was found to b…
University students' perceptions of the ethnolinguistic vitality of Arabic, French and English in Lebanon
Effect of Religion, First Foreign Language, and Gender on the Perception of the Utility of Language
This study investigates the linguistic attitudes of college students in Lebanon towards the languages that help define the multilingual character of the country, namely, Arabic, French, and English. One hundred seventy-six (n = 176) students completed a 31-item questionnaire that assessed their attitudes towards the utility of each of the 3 languages. The results of the study show that students perceived the foreign languages, French and English,…
A Proposed Framework for Incorporating Moral Education into the ESL/EFL Classroom
This paper addresses the issue of incorporating moral education in the English as a second or foreign language (ESL/EFL) classroom in light of the increasing calls for having teachers take on a more pro-active role in the moral development of their students. The moral education model recommended in this study includes the development of fundamental values, principles, and attitudes; continuous character growth that allows learners to become conce…
An investigation of the relationship between forms of positive interdependence, social support, and selected aspects of classroom climate
Language policies in education in Qatar between 2003 and 2012
Perceptions and attitudes of Qatar University students regarding the utility of arabic and english in communication and education in Qatar
This study investigates the linguistic attitudes and perceptions of Qatar University students regarding the utility and vitality of the two languages that define the education and communication scenes in Qatar, namely, Arabic and English. It also reports on the predictors of these attitudes in terms of demographic traits. 861 students completed a questionnaire that was divided into: Media Language Preference (MLP); Value and Symbolism of Arabic (…
Psychology (11 works) · Mathematics education (8 works) · Multilingual Education and Policy (8 works) · Pedagogy (8 works) · Linguistics (7 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Computer Science (5 works) · EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Arabic (4 works)