The Impact of Global English on Cultural Identities in the United Arab Emirates: Wanted Not Welcome

ISBN-13: 9780367230036 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 214 str.

Sarah Hopkyns

Opis

This book provides a nuanced portrait of the complexities of the cultural and linguistic landscape in the United Arab Emirates, unpacking the ever-shifting dynamics and attitudes between and about English and Arabic in the region in today’s era of superdiversity.

Spis treści

1. Introduction 2. Linguistic Angst and Cultural Tensions in the United Arab Emirates 3. Responses to Feelings of Linguistic and Cultural Fragility in the Gulf 4. The Study – Multiple Perspectives 5. Language and Symbolism 6. English and Cultural Identity – The Good, the Bad, and the Complex 7. English Medium Instruction – Sociolinguistic Implications 8. New, Not Less – Embracing Complexities, Multiplicities, and Hybridity