02680namaa2200445uu 4500 doab97974 oapen 20260305123951.0 m o d cr|mn|---annan 230307s2023 xx |||||o ||| 0|eng d 9781003183594 9781003183594 9781032024936 9781032024943 10.4324/9781003183594 doi oapen oapen eng dc Wyatt, Mark edt English as a Medium of Instruction on the Arabian Peninsula Taylor & Francis 2023 1 online resource text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Free-to-read Unrestricted online access star 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. All rights reserved http://oapen.org/content/about-rights English EMI, bilingual education, translanguaging, multilingualism, academic literacies, Arab Gulf states thema EDItEUR::C Language and Linguistics::CF Linguistics thema EDItEUR::C Language and Linguistics::CJ Language teaching and learning thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JN Education El Gamal, Glenda edt El Gamal, Glenda oth Wyatt, Mark oth DOAB Library. https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/97974 0 Free-to-read: DOAB: description of the publication 93064 93064