Contents

pp v-vi

Contributors

pp vii-x

Multilingualism in the workplace: English and Bengali

pp xi-xii

Introduction

pp 1-10

Part 1 - Multilingualism in Private Spheres and Public Spaces

pp 11-12

1 - Heritage, Heteroglossia and Home: Multilingualism in Emirati Families

pp 13-38

2 - Emirati Pre-Service Teachers’ Perspectives of Abu Dhabi’s Rich Linguistic Context

pp 39-58

3 - Commercial Signs in Oman and Yemen: A Study of Street Advertising in English

pp 59-84

Part 2 - The English Language and Arab Peninsula Identity

pp 85-86

4 - Emirati Cultural Identity in the Age of ‘Englishisation’: Voices from an Abu Dhabi University

pp 87-115

5 - A Phenomenological Study of Identity Construction in the Education Sector of Qatar

pp 116-136

Part 3 - Forging Societal Bilingualism Through English Medium Instruction

pp 137-138

6 - From ‘Late–Late’ to ‘Early–Early’ Immersion: Discontinuities and Dilemmas in Medium of Instruction Policies and Practices

pp 139-160

7 - Revisiting the Suitability of the IELTS Examination as a Gatekeeper for University Entrance in the UAE

pp 161-175

8 - English in the United Arab Emirates: Innocuous Lingua Franca or Insidious Cultural Trojan Horse?

pp 176-196

Part 4 - The Position of English inTeaching and Research Careers

pp 197-198

9 - Novice Practitioners’ Views on the Applicability of Postmethod and Critical Pedagogy in Saudi EFL Contexts

pp 199-219

10 - Between the Covers: A Case Study of Scholarly Journal Publishing in Oman

pp 220-239

Index

pp 240-242