English Medium Instruction, Arabic and Identity in Oman’s Higher Education Institutions: Teacher and Student Attitudes

Denman, Christopher; Al-Mahrooqi, Rahma

doi:10.1007/s42321-019-00032-3

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“…In previous studies, there has been a lot of discussion about early childhood education, and there are several studies that examine Arabic learning strategies for early childhood. Saidah Ramadhan, in the journal Utile, examines children's Arabic learning strategies and focuses on teaching materials, how to deliver teachers to students ibtidaiyah level and its supporting and inhibiting factors (Denman, 2019). In a lesson, there will definitely be things that can encourage the spirit and activeness of the students, but surely later, there will also be things that make them bored and less participating in the process of teaching and learning activities.…”

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Scale For Measuring Arabic Speaking Skills In Early Children's Education

Qureshi

Mahdiyyah

Mohamed

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J. Int. Lingua Tech

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Learning Arabic speaking skills depends on the teacher's teaching to his students by choosing learning media according to the needs and goals of a teacher to realize Arabic speaking skills to his students. The purpose of this research is the implementation of the learning activities of hand puppet media to improve the speaking skills of Sungai Tarab State Islamic Elementary students. Then, hand puppet media can improve the speaking skills of Sungai Tarab State Islamic Elementary students. This study uses two rounds of classroom action research. Each round consists of four stages: planning, implementation, observation and reflection. The research population was all students of Islamic Elementary School Sungai Tarab, while the sample was class Three Islamic Elementary School Sungai Tarab, totaling 35 students. Data collection techniques using interview, observation and documentation methods. At the same time, the analysis technique used in analyzing is data reduction, data presentation and conclusion drawing. The results of this study indicate that the use of hand puppet media in learning Arabic can improve the ability to speak Arabic for the third-grade students of Islamic Elementary School Sungai Tarab in learning activities.

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Scale For Measuring Arabic Speaking Skills In Early Children's Education

Qureshi

Mahdiyyah

Mohamed

et al. 2022

J. Int. Lingua Tech

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“…The forces driving the Englishization of higher education in the Arab world are similar to those given in the introductory sections. These forces include: fostering the marketization of higher education institutions ( Hanafi, 2011 ), realizing the role of English as a global communication language in educational and workplace settings ( Al-Issa, 2017 ; Denman and Al-Mahrooqi, 2019 ), enhancing the employability of university graduates ( Hanafi and Arvanitis, 2014 ), facilitating immediate transmission and knowledge of new scientific and technological developments, i.e., via the materials written in English ( Al-Saadat and Sheikh Al-Shabab, 2005 ), improving university ranking ( Belhiah and Abdelatif, 2016 ), and promoting national modernization ( Al Zumor and Abdesslem, 2022 ).…”

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Arabicization or Englishization of higher education in the Arab world? Controversies, policies and realities

Latif

Alhamad²

2023

Front. Psychol.

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Though there have been many calls for the Arabicization versus Englishization of higher education in the Arab world, no previous work seems to have comprehensively covered these calls and their outcomes in the region. In this paper, the authors review literature on the following four main pertinent issues: (a) the arguments for and against the Arabicization versus Englishization of higher education in the Arab world; (b) Arabicization attempts of higher education; (c) current Englishization policies and orientations of Arab higher education systems; and (d) realities of EMI practices in Arab universities. It is concluded that higher education Arabicization movements in the Arab world have not brought about their desired outcomes due to some barriers, whereas Englishization policies and practices have increasingly expanded in the region in the last three decades. The paper ends with discussing the implications of the review.

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“…Although Swedish people and Scandinavians in general, have always been highly profiled in the use of English, the students were somehow critical of their teachers' mastery of English. Denman and Al-Mahrooqi (2019) studied the perception of students and faculty at Omani universities and focused on the experience of translanguaging and the potential effect of EMI on Arabic identity. Participants identified many advantages of EMI, including increasing employment opportunities and facilitating communication in education and workforce settings.…”

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English-medium instruction in Tunisia: Perspectives of students

Abdeljaoued

2023

Front. Psychol.

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This article gives a Tunisian perspective to the ongoing debate on the adoption of English-medium instruction (EMI) across the globe and notably in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). It explores the attitudes of students toward EMI, especially in relation to French, the default medium of instruction at Tunisian universities. It also investigates the challenges that students encounter in courses mediated through English. Finally, it reports on the current EMI practices as they are conducted in the classroom setting. The article uses a mixed approach involving quantitative data collected via an online survey and qualitative data via classroom observation and note-taking. It was found that students typically held a positive attitude toward English and an awareness of its importance. They displayed a pragmatic stance as they associated English with research, technology, mobility, employability, and career prospects. While English is used as the language of the curriculum and documentation, students engage in translanguaging practices to ensure an effective dialog with content teachers and better acquisition of academic content. Given their multilingual repertoire and the status of French, students used French and English in parallel and, to a lesser extent, Tunisian Arabic. They tended to switch to French to ensure a more effective classroom exchange, especially when English fails them. Teachers used translanguaging in order to promote students’ engagement in the academic content.

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English Medium Instruction, Arabic and Identity in Oman’s Higher Education Institutions: Teacher and Student Attitudes

Cited by 9 publications

References 22 publications

Scale For Measuring Arabic Speaking Skills In Early Children's Education

Scale For Measuring Arabic Speaking Skills In Early Children's Education

Arabicization or Englishization of higher education in the Arab world? Controversies, policies and realities

English-medium instruction in Tunisia: Perspectives of students

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