The role of English in the provision of high quality education in the United Arab Emirates

Watson, Deborah Theresa

dc.contributor.advisor	Marshall, Maria Christina, 1954-	en
dc.contributor.author	Watson, Deborah Theresa	en
dc.date.accessioned	2009-08-25T10:57:52Z
dc.date.available	2009-08-25T10:57:52Z
dc.date.issued	2009-08-25T10:57:52Z
dc.date.submitted	2004-11-30	en
dc.identifier.citation	Watson, Deborah Theresa (2009) The role of English in the provision of high quality education in the United Arab Emirates, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/1905>	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10500/1905
dc.description.abstract	The knowledge gap between Arabic nations and the developed world is widening. A contributing factor to the slow acquisition and production of knowledge is the use of Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) as the language of instruction in schools. To bridge the gap, English is used in tertiary education in most Arab countries. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is a useful case study to explore the dynamics of Arabic and English in education. After an overview of the problems imposed by MSA, the dilemmas facing the teaching of English and in English in the UAE are explored. Many of the problems encountered in the teaching and learning of English are the product of specific aspects of an education in MSA. The study assesses whether MSA or English is the most viable instrument for the delivery of high quality education in the Arab world and finds that currently English is essential.	en
dc.format.extent	1 online resource (76 leaves)
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.subject	Transfer errors	en
dc.subject	Knowledge acquisition	en
dc.subject	Reading culture	en
dc.subject	Literacy	en
dc.subject	Abu Dhabi	en
dc.subject	United Arab Emirates	en
dc.subject	Mother tongue education	en
dc.subject	Arab diglossia	en
dc.subject	Language policy	en
dc.subject	Education in Arabic	en
dc.subject.ddc	428.007115537
dc.subject.lcsh	Education -- United Arab Emirates
dc.subject.lcsh	English language -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- Foreign speakers
dc.subject.lcsh	Second language acquisition
dc.title	The role of English in the provision of high quality education in the United Arab Emirates	en
dc.type	Dissertation	en
dc.description.department	English Studies	en
dc.description.degree	M.A. (with specialisation in TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of other languages))	en