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Chapter 6 Negotiating the Arabic and English Space in UAE Higher Education
(2023)
The United Arab Emirates puts tremendous effort into protecting the Arabic language and reinforcing its position as the language of the country’s constitution and national identity. The country’s higher education system ...
Chapter 6 Unifying multiple identities through Arabic varieties
(2022)
Language has a salient role of indicating group membership and is considered a symbol of different social identities. Within the Arabic language, variation across countries and regions create multiple identities, and the ...
Chapter 1 Arabic vis-à-vis English in the Gulf
(2022)
This chapter explores how bottom-up and top-down language policies in the Gulf countries interact with wider language ideologies and discourses related to globalization, internationalization of higher education, and ...
Chapter 8 Linguistic inclusion and exclusion on Abu Dhabi coronavirus signage
(2022)
The linguistic ecology of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is characterized by diversity. While effective communication in multilingual contexts is important during ordinary times, it becomes especially vital during a crisis ...
Chapter 5 English-Medium Instruction in Emirati Higher Education
(2023)
This chapter begins by providing an overview of the many educational reforms which have taken place in the United Arab Emirates within its short history as a nation. Pushed forward by neoliberalism and globalisation, such ...
Chapter Introduction
(2022)
The introductory chapter provides an overview of the book’s main theme: linguistic identities in the Arab Gulf States and waves of change. The introduction discusses the content of the book’s twelve chapters as well as the ...
Chapter 13 Reflective Practice
(2023)
A key element in bringing long-term change in teacher practice is engaging teachers in reflection. While being a reflective practitioner is an important part of being an educator, using systematic reflection to help improve ...
Chapter 2 Current discussions on plurilingual pedagogy: Language learning implications in the Arabian Peninsula
(2023)
English Medium Instruction within higher education is in continuous change as it evolves to meet the needs of both faculty and students. In this chapter, the focus is on highlighting the “transformative” aspects of adopting ...