Mohamed Ridha Ben Maad
Biographic Data
| ID | 2440889 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mohamed Ridha Ben Maad |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mohamed Ridha Ben |
| FAMILY NAME | Maad |
| SIGNATURE | BEN MAAD M R |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Carthage |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9730-9167 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Goal orientation and intercultural sensitivity in EFL learners
Although intercultural aspects of language learning have received increasing attention, learner differences remain comparatively underexamined. To address this gap, the present study examined goal orientation as a classroom-relevant source of learner variation and tested its association with intercultural sensitivity (ICS) and speaking performance. The initial sample included 212 intermediate-level EFL learners at the University of Jeddah, who co…
Any role for foreign languages in promoting children’s critical thinking? The case of stereotyping
Although well-documented in assorted research areas, early-years stereotyping has not garnered comparable attention. Under the assumption that stereotyping can be prejudicial to the development of children’s critical thinking abilities, this paper reports on a study that examined how the pedagogical intervention of awakening to languages may develop children’s critical thinking and instill a sense of cultural relativism that encourages them to ch…
The role of group dynamics in low‐achieving EFL students’ speaking development
Exploring group dynamics in a foreign language classroom has not yet received ample consideration in mainstream research, notably their specified role in foreign language development. The study reported presently sought to document the particularity of this effect on an uncommonly chartered segment of the low‐achieving students in an intermediate‐level class. Following a time‐series design in which they performed watch‐and‐tell speaking tasks in …
Awakening young children to foreign languages
The study of how foreign languages affect the personality-building process has received considerable attention in early childhood research. A number of related projects implemented across Europe have been conducted to establish how such influence may contribute to active citizenship education. However, no echoes of this research line have reached scholarship concerned with education in developing countries. Within this purview, this paper reports…
Rethinking Foreign Language Education in Tunisian Preschools
Since its institutionalization three decades ago, early childhood educator training in Tunisia has been a considerable tributary of mainstream education. Despite such bearing, this field does not yet seem to reach the expected evolution as evidenced by the lack of a guiding vision. A case in point that attests to this state of clarity is foreign language education which has not expediently addressed the needs of both educators and preschoolers. T…
Socio-cultural variation in the Maghreb preschool agendas
This paper explores the influence of the socio-cultural environment on the preschool system in the Maghreb region. Inspired in part by comparative studies, such that of Tobin et al. (1989) Tobin, J., Wu, D. and Davidson, D. 1989. Preschool in three cultures: Japan, China, and the United States, New Haven: Yale University Press. [Google Scholar] in which the authors investigate the differentials in the functioning dynamics of preschools across dif…
Holistic and analytic processing modes in non-native learners’ performance of narrative tasks
Awakening young children to foreign languages
The study of how foreign languages affect the personality-building process has received considerable attention in early childhood research. A number of related projects implemented across Europe have been conducted to establish how such influence may contribute to active citizenship education. However, no echoes of this research line have reached scholarship concerned with education in developing countries. Within this purview, this paper reports…
Holistic and analytic processing modes in non-native learners’ performance of narrative tasks
Holistic and analytic processing modes in non-native learners’ performance of narrative tasks
Socio-cultural variation in the Maghreb preschool agendas
This paper explores the influence of the socio-cultural environment on the preschool system in the Maghreb region. Inspired in part by comparative studies, such that of Tobin et al. (1989) Tobin, J., Wu, D. and Davidson, D. 1989. Preschool in three cultures: Japan, China, and the United States, New Haven: Yale University Press. [Google Scholar] in which the authors investigate the differentials in the functioning dynamics of preschools across dif…
Rethinking Foreign Language Education in Tunisian Preschools
Since its institutionalization three decades ago, early childhood educator training in Tunisia has been a considerable tributary of mainstream education. Despite such bearing, this field does not yet seem to reach the expected evolution as evidenced by the lack of a guiding vision. A case in point that attests to this state of clarity is foreign language education which has not expediently addressed the needs of both educators and preschoolers. T…
Awakening young children to foreign languages
The study of how foreign languages affect the personality-building process has received considerable attention in early childhood research. A number of related projects implemented across Europe have been conducted to establish how such influence may contribute to active citizenship education. However, no echoes of this research line have reached scholarship concerned with education in developing countries. Within this purview, this paper reports…
Any role for foreign languages in promoting children’s critical thinking? The case of stereotyping
Although well-documented in assorted research areas, early-years stereotyping has not garnered comparable attention. Under the assumption that stereotyping can be prejudicial to the development of children’s critical thinking abilities, this paper reports on a study that examined how the pedagogical intervention of awakening to languages may develop children’s critical thinking and instill a sense of cultural relativism that encourages them to ch…
The role of group dynamics in low‐achieving EFL students’ speaking development
Exploring group dynamics in a foreign language classroom has not yet received ample consideration in mainstream research, notably their specified role in foreign language development. The study reported presently sought to document the particularity of this effect on an uncommonly chartered segment of the low‐achieving students in an intermediate‐level class. Following a time‐series design in which they performed watch‐and‐tell speaking tasks in …
Goal orientation and intercultural sensitivity in EFL learners
Although intercultural aspects of language learning have received increasing attention, learner differences remain comparatively underexamined. To address this gap, the present study examined goal orientation as a classroom-relevant source of learner variation and tested its association with intercultural sensitivity (ICS) and speaking performance. The initial sample included 212 intermediate-level EFL learners at the University of Jeddah, who co…
Psychology (5 works) · EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (4 works) · Pedagogy (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Cultural diversity (3 works) · Developmental psychology (3 works) · Foreign language (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Cognition (2 works)