Language, Identity and Education on the Arabian Peninsula : Bilingual Policies in a Multilingual Context / Louisa Buckingham.

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Contributors -- Multilingualism in the workplace: English and Bengali -- Introduction / Buckingham, Louisa -- Part 1: Multilingualism in Private Spheres and Public Spaces -- 1. Heritage, Heteroglossia and Home: Multilingualism in Emirati Families / O’Neill, Gary T. -- 2. Emirati Pre-Service Teachers’ Perspectives of Abu Dhabi’s Rich Linguistic Context / Hoven, Melanie van den / Carroll, Kevin S. -- 3. Commercial Signs in Oman and Yemen: A Study of Street Advertising in English / Buckingham, Louisa / Al-Athwary, Anwar -- Part 2: The English Language and Arab Peninsula Identity -- 4. Emirati Cultural Identity in the Age of ‘Englishisation’: Voices from an Abu Dhabi University / Hopkyns, Sarah -- 5. A Phenomenological Study of Identity Construction in the Education Sector of Qatar / Abou-El-Kheir, Amir -- Part 3: Forging Societal Bilingualism Through English Medium Instruction -- 6. From ‘Late–Late’ to ‘Early–Early’ Immersion: Discontinuities and Dilemmas in Medium of Instruction Policies and Practices / Gallagher, Kay -- 7. Revisiting the Suitability of the IELTS Examination as a Gatekeeper for University Entrance in the UAE / Freimuth, Hilda -- 8. English in the United Arab Emirates: Innocuous Lingua Franca or Insidious Cultural Trojan Horse? / Solloway, Anthony -- Part 4: The Position of English in Teaching and Research Careers -- 9. Novice Practitioners’ Views on the Applicability of Post-method and Critical Pedagogy in Saudi EFL Contexts / Nuske, Kyle -- 10. Between the Covers: A Case Study of Scholarly Journal Publishing in Oman / Buckingham, Louisa / Ramachandran, Kirankumar -- Index

This collection examines the urban multilingual realities of inhabitants of the Arabian Peninsula in the early 21st century from the perspectives of learners, teachers and researchers. Focusing on both public and private spheres, it considers the importance of both English and immigrants’ languages in a context of rapid socioeconomic development. Extending beyond English–Arabic societal bilingualism, the language practices of the Peninsula’s citizens and residents serve multiple purposes in their daily lived realities. Chapters on home and heritage languages, identity, ELT, commercial signage and academic publishing contribute to a deepening understanding of the inherent linguistic diversity in these dynamic societies.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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