Is Your Library Building Sick? A Case Study from the Main Library of Sultan Qaboos University at Sultanate of Oman

The objective of this study was to measure the level of cruise tourists' satisfaction as well as the relationship between satisfaction, recommendation, return intention, and expenditure. Also, the impact of factors such as nationality, length of the visit, and age on the level of expenditure was measured. An empirical approach for data collection was followed and a total of 152 questionnaires were collected from cruise tourists visiting the capital city of Oman, Muscat, as cruise liners anchor at Sultan Qaboos Port. Results of the regression analysis supported the existence of a causal relationship between satisfaction with destination attributes, overall satisfaction, recommendation, return intention, and expenditure. It was found that the average expenditure varies according to age and length of the visit. Recommendations for policy makers were suggested on how to increase the role of cruise tourism in strengthening the economy.

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Design of sub-station grounding system — A case study at PDO, and MZEC, Sultanate of Oman

2017 International Conference on Electrical and Computing Technologies and Applications (ICECTA) ◽

10.1109/icecta.2017.8251934 ◽

2017 ◽

Author(s):

Hammad Ali Al-Khayari ◽

Venkateswara Sarma Mallela ◽

Satish Tanavade

Keyword(s):

Sultanate Of Oman ◽

Grounding System ◽

System A

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Assessment of Condensate Recovery Improvement Through Gas and Water Injection: A Case Study for a Large Heavily Depleted Very Rich Gas Condensate Field in the Sultanate of Oman

10.2118/192684-ms ◽

2018 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

M. Cobanoglu ◽

I. Shukri ◽

R. Omairi

Keyword(s):

Water Injection ◽

Gas Condensate ◽

Sultanate Of Oman

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Influence of Rock Properties and Geomechanics on Hydraulic Fracturing: A Case Study from the Amin Deep Tight Gas Reservoir, Sultanate of Oman.

10.2118/153227-ms ◽

2012 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Satya V. Perumalla ◽

Antonio Santagati ◽

Michael Tony Addis ◽

Sultan Hamed Al-Mahruqy ◽

Joe Curtino ◽

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Keyword(s):

Hydraulic Fracturing ◽

Rock Properties ◽

Tight Gas ◽

Sultanate Of Oman ◽

Gas Reservoir ◽

Tight Gas Reservoir

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Reality of Linguistic Competencies of Pre-Service and In-Service Female Physical Education Teachers in the Sultanate of Oman

Journal of Education and Learning ◽

10.5539/jel.v9n5p184 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 9 (5) ◽

pp. 184

Author(s):

Fatma Alkaaf ◽

Durayra AlMaqbali ◽

Yousra Al-Sinani

Keyword(s):

Teacher Education ◽

Physical Education ◽

Education Program ◽

Teacher Education Program ◽

College Of Education ◽

Physical Education Teachers ◽

Sultanate Of Oman ◽

Sultan Qaboos University ◽

Planning Implementation

This study aims to identify the acquisition of linguistic competencies by pre-service physical education teachers at the College of Education, Sultan Qaboos University, and in-service physical education teachers in Muscat and Dhofar Governorates in Oman, as well as any statistical differences between these two groups. The population of the study consisted of 30 pre-service teachers and 28 in-service teachers. The observation card instrument was used to collect data. The results showed that the acquisition level of the linguistic competencies of pre-service physical education teachers was medium. However, the acquisition level of the linguistic competencies of in-service physical education teachers was high. Furthermore, there were significant differences between the acquisition level of linguistic competencies in pre-service and in-service teachers in favor of in-service teachers. Based on these findings, we recommend developing these competencies in pre-service teachers during the teacher education program by focusing particularly on planning, implementation, and assessment.

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Making a Case for New Directions in English Language Teaching Research at an Omani University: A Critical Qualitative Content Analysis Report

The Qualitative Report ◽

10.46743/2160-3715/2015.2131 ◽

2015 ◽

Author(s):

Ali Al-Issa

Keyword(s):

English Language ◽

Language Teaching ◽

Qualitative Content Analysis ◽

Critical Dimension ◽

English Language Teaching ◽

Sultanate Of Oman ◽

Teaching English ◽

Sultan Qaboos University ◽

New Directions ◽

Master Of Education

Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) has been the sole English Language Teaching (ELT) research enterprise in the Sultanate of Oman through the Master of Education (M.Ed.) in Curriculum and Methods of Teaching English degree program it launched in the early 1990s. Eighty-two theses have been completed so far about topics pertinent to ELT in the Sultanate of Oman. However, a review of those theses has shown that the discussion of these topics lacks a critical dimension that can advance Omani ELT at the micro and macro levels. This critical qualitative study, therefore, sets out to make a case for new directions in ELT research at the M.Ed. in ELT program at SQU. The discussion should lead to better understanding of the multiple ELT problems in the Sultanate of Oman and have implications for other similar contexts.

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