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Teachers’ feedback on students’ written work is an important aspect of pedagogy. However, theoretical views differ on what constitutes ‘good’ feedback, both among applied linguists and academics in other disciplines. In-depth research needs to be carried out into the contextual difficulties of evaluating and assessing academic assignments, and the awarding of grades, especially by those who are relatively...
Obesity is a well-known health risk factor. Several studies have demonstrated that upper-body fat distribution plays a major role in the association between increased adiposity and metabolic disorders. The present study was undertaken to evaluate changes in intraabdominal and subcutaneous fat areas in obese subjects undergoing a weight reduction to their ideal body weight (IBW), as defined by a body...
This article analyses two similar trials of ELT text books which took place in the Sultanate of Oman within a few years of each other. The article compares the different approaches used in the two trials and draws some conclusions concerning the most effective methods to undertake trials of new curriculum material.
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