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Feedback on student writing in the Syrian EFL secondary class (2011)
Thesis
Janoudi, H. Feedback on student writing in the Syrian EFL secondary class. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

Several studies have been done worldwide to examine issues related to providing
feedback on student writing in different second language classrooms (e.g. Hyland and
Hyland, 2006). Various types of feedback can be implemented, such as teacher
feedb... Read More about Feedback on student writing in the Syrian EFL secondary class.

Terminology planning : the contribution of the Jordan Academy of Arabic, with special reference to medical terminology (2011)
Thesis
Bataineh, M. T. Terminology planning : the contribution of the Jordan Academy of Arabic, with special reference to medical terminology. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

This study illustrates the demand for Arabic terminology policy to provide the language
with the necessary means to meet the new challenges to Arabic in the age of globalisation.
It is part of the emergent literature on Arabic term innovation, the... Read More about Terminology planning : the contribution of the Jordan Academy of Arabic, with special reference to medical terminology.

The translation of English euphemistic expressions into Arabic in D.H. Lawrence's Lady Chatterley's Lover and Jane Austen's Emma (2010)
Thesis
Hayajneh, L. The translation of English euphemistic expressions into Arabic in D.H. Lawrence's Lady Chatterley's Lover and Jane Austen's Emma. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

This thesis considers English euphemisms and their translation into Arabic from a linguistic
and translational perspective into Arabic. It consists of five main chapters.
In the first chapter, the researcher discusses the reasons for addressing th... Read More about The translation of English euphemistic expressions into Arabic in D.H. Lawrence's Lady Chatterley's Lover and Jane Austen's Emma.

An empirical study of dictionary use by Saudi EFL learners at university level with reference to major and gender (2010)
Thesis
Alowimer, S. An empirical study of dictionary use by Saudi EFL learners at university level with reference to major and gender. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

The dictionary is an indispensible tool for language learning, and significant work
has been done to improve it and adapt it to suit language learners' needs and reference
skills. Dictionary use by foreign language learners has been the focus of a... Read More about An empirical study of dictionary use by Saudi EFL learners at university level with reference to major and gender.

The discourse structure of English and Arabic, with particular reference to the syntactic, thematic and grounding structures of newspaper editorials (2010)
Thesis

This study aims to investigate aspects of the discourse structure of English and Arabic in general and political editorial argumentative texts in particular. Three major notions are examined and compared: subordination and coordination, thematic stru... Read More about The discourse structure of English and Arabic, with particular reference to the syntactic, thematic and grounding structures of newspaper editorials.

Lexical, cultural and grammatical translation problems encountered by senior Palestinian EFL learners at the Islamic University of Gaza, Palestine (2009)
Thesis
El Haj Ahmed, M. Lexical, cultural and grammatical translation problems encountered by senior Palestinian EFL learners at the Islamic University of Gaza, Palestine. (Thesis). University of Salford

The purpose of this study is to investigate, analyze and classify the lexical, cultural and grammatical problems encountered by senior Palestinian EFL university learners in their English-Arabic translations and to find out any gender differences reg... Read More about Lexical, cultural and grammatical translation problems encountered by senior Palestinian EFL learners at the Islamic University of Gaza, Palestine.

Reasons for the possible incomprehensibility of some verses of three translations of the meaning of the Holy Quran into English (2008)
Thesis
Al-Jabari, A. Reasons for the possible incomprehensibility of some verses of three translations of the meaning of the Holy Quran into English. (Thesis). University of Salford

Translations of the meaning of the Quran in English are becoming amongst the most
read books in the world. Unfortunately, almost all the existing renditions fail to
transfer the original clearly into the target language. They suffer from serious
s... Read More about Reasons for the possible incomprehensibility of some verses of three translations of the meaning of the Holy Quran into English.

Assessing the effectiveness of bilingual dictionaries for translation with reference to Al-Mawrid English/Arabic dictionary
Thesis
Al Mazrouei, S. Assessing the effectiveness of bilingual dictionaries for translation with reference to Al-Mawrid English/Arabic dictionary. (Thesis). University of Salford-Manchester

The present study assesses Al-Mawrid dictionary from the perspective of the degree of its usefulness as a translational tool. It starts by reviewing available published studies on related subjects such as cognitive semantics, neologism lexicography... Read More about Assessing the effectiveness of bilingual dictionaries for translation with reference to Al-Mawrid English/Arabic dictionary.