Cypriot Journal of Educational Sciences

Yazarlar: Ali Said Al-Issa, Ali Al-Bulushi

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Anahtar Kelimeler:English Language Teaching,Language Center,Sultan Qaboos University,Oman,Academic Publishing

Özet: This study investigated the reasons why Omani English language teachers at the Language Centre (LC) at Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) tend not to publish in the English Language Teaching (ELT) field or a related one. Publishing has always been one of various venues for professional development in any academic area in any context. ELT at SQU is not an exception. Twenty Omani ELT teachers at the LC at SQU responded to an online questionnaire about their professional publication activities. The results showed that the participants are being overburdened with administrative and technical responsibilities and assigned a heavy teaching load. Furthermore, the participants hold perceptions about publishing as being a demanding and challenging process due to reasons related to their professional competence or the work culture and environment they belong to.  

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