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oapen-20.500.12657-616162024-03-27T14:14:36Z English as a Medium of Instruction on the Arabian Peninsula Wyatt, Mark El Gamal, Glenda EMI, bilingual education, translanguaging, multilingualism, academic literacies, Arab Gulf states thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JN Education thema EDItEUR::C Language and Linguistics::CF Linguistics thema EDItEUR::C Language and Linguistics::CJ Language teaching and learning Focusing on English as a Medium of Instruction (EMI) in the Arab Gulf states, the authors consider both sociolinguistic and pedagogical perspectives, and explore practical implications. // This edited volume features chapters covering how teachers are negotiating the linguistic challenges posed by EMI; issues of ownership, choice and agency; the scaffolding of academic literacies; how to support the development of content teachers’ pedagogical content knowledge in EMI settings as well as the benefits of a bilingual education. Chapter authors all have extensive local experience that they draw upon reflectively in their writing. Policy-makers, teachers and teacher educators wondering how they can best balance the need to develop competence in English in students of all ages on the Arabian Peninsula in a globalizing world, together with the concern to nurture Arabic language, culture and identity, will gain rich insights from this book. // Postgraduates and researchers exploring issues surrounding EMI, both locally and internationally, will benefit from the arguments presented in this volume. 2023-03-06T14:06:56Z 2023-03-06T14:06:56Z 2023 book 9781032024936 9781032024943 9781003183594 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/61616 eng Taylor & Francis Routledge 10.4324/9781003183594 10.4324/9781003183594 7b3c7b10-5b1e-40b3-860e-c6dd5197f0bb f8c97b0e-3ff0-47b1-be10-d0bcc222f9fe 9f287aa3-f823-4396-b731-e82216a48fa3 40c297d8-92fc-4077-a299-4662b2e5e1c9 aa90ae52-9c38-466b-8b03-3f33b2aa9a90 9781032024936 9781032024943 9781003183594 Routledge open access
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Focusing on English as a Medium of Instruction (EMI) in the Arab Gulf states, the authors consider both sociolinguistic and pedagogical perspectives, and explore practical implications. // This edited volume features chapters covering how teachers are negotiating the linguistic challenges posed by EMI; issues of ownership, choice and agency; the scaffolding of academic literacies; how to support the development of content teachers’ pedagogical content knowledge in EMI settings as well as the benefits of a bilingual education. Chapter authors all have extensive local experience that they draw upon reflectively in their writing. Policy-makers, teachers and teacher educators wondering how they can best balance the need to develop competence in English in students of all ages on the Arabian Peninsula in a globalizing world, together with the concern to nurture Arabic language, culture and identity, will gain rich insights from this book. // Postgraduates and researchers exploring issues surrounding EMI, both locally and internationally, will benefit from the arguments presented in this volume.
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