Action research in English language teaching in the UAE : perspectives from teacher education at the Higher Colleges of Technology / edited by Anne Warne, et. al.

Includes bibliographical references

Innovation in teacher education: the HCT B.Ed program / Dr. Tayeb Kamali -- Research in teacher education programs : preparing for the future / Ray Mission -- Preface / Anne Warne -- Reflective practice: a foundation for action research and effective teaching / Matthew Clarke -- Promoting the use of picture storybook, supported by other word-based strategies, to introduce and teach thematic vocabulary / Shaikha Al Shehhi -- The effect on reading of teaching phonics to grade one students / Fatema Al Mehairi -- Teacher education and action research at HCT / Kay Gallagher -- Involving learners in establishing an interactive classroom / Monira Al Saeedi -- Learning hand in hand: applying collaborative learning activities in the English for Young Learnes (EYL) classroom / Muna Ahmad -- Action research for busy language teachers: information for the first-time researcher / Christine Thorne -- Using learning centres to cater for different multiple intelligenges in the EFL classroom / Shamsa Al Ghafri -- The use of mother tongue in group work / Noorah Ali -- Bridging the gap between research and practice: towards an informed pedagogy / Zafar Syed