Stakeholders and researchers in higher education have long debated the consequences of
English-medium instruction (EMI); a key assumption of EMI is that student's academic …

Despite growing interest in immersive block models in higher education, very little is known
about the experiences of international students in these non-traditional forms of learning. To …

Ever since Communicative Language Teaching (CLT hereafter) was first proposed in 1970
in the UK, there has been widespread implementation of the CLT methodology as it has …

Purpose Theoretical models of attrition have failed to address the interwoven factors from
the perspective of undergraduate students that influence their decision to drop out. The …

Upon admission to university, students are expected to have the foundational academic
skills for navigating higher education and succeed in their studies. One fundamental …

Purpose Creating active learning opportunities requires building a learning culture in which
the instructor plays the role of a facilitator, leaving the ultimate responsibility of learning to …

The recent years have unveiled significant research interest in bridging the gap between
secondary and tertiary level education with a specific focus on English language teaching …

Writing is an important skill at tertiary level in a variety of contexts and Oman is no exception.
Although the English medium instruction (EMI) policy has been implemented in Oman at …