Neoliberalism and English Language Education Policies in the Arabian Gulf

ISBN-13: 9781138244658 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 206 str.

Osman Z. Barnawi

Opis

Over the past two decades, the Arabian oil-rich Gulf countries have faced enormous social, political, economic, cultural, religious, ideological and epistemological upheaval. Through detailed, critical comparative investigation,　Neoliberalism and English Language Education Policies in the Arabian Gulf examines the impact of such disruption on education policies in a political and economic union, consisting of six countries: Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain and Kuwait.

Spis treści

List of Tables  Acknowledgments  Preface  Organisation of the Book  1. Neoliberalism and its Key Concepts  2. The Arabian Oil-Rich Gulf Countries Today  3. Islam, Neoliberalism and Education in the GCC Region  4. Researching Neoliberal Language Education Orientations in the Arabian Gulf Countries  5. Neoliberalism and English Education Policy in Saudi Arabia  6. Neoliberalism and English Language Education Policy in the UAE  7. The Architecture of a Neoliberal English Education Policy in Qatar  8. Neoliberal English Language Education Policy in Oman  9. Neoliberalism and the English Language Education Policy in the ‘New Kuwait’  10. Neoliberalism and the English Education Policy Agenda in Bahrain Today  11. A Comparative Investigation of English Education and Neoliberal Education Policies across the Arabian Gulf Countries  12. The Future of English Education in the Arabian Gulf Countries  References

O autorze

Dr Osman Z. Barnawi is Associate Professor of Composition and TESOL. He is the former Managing Director of Yanbu English Language Institute at the Royal Commission Colleges and Institutes, Yanbu, Saudi Arabia. He is now the Managing Director of Yanbu Technical Institute at the Royal Commission Colleges and Institutes.