Click Here to Download: https://ouo.io/PlVKsk Neoliberalism and English Language Education Policies in the Arabian Gulf By: Osman Z. Barnawi Publisher: Routledge Print ISBN: 9781138244658, 1138244651 eText ISBN: 9781351997188, 1351997181 Edition: 1st Copyright year: 2018 Format: EPUB Available from $ 21.98 USD SKU 9781351997188R90 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,ãNeoliberalism and English Language Education Policies in the Arabian Gulfãexamines 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.ã Using data collected from a wide range of sources, this thought-provoking book documents the inner workings of neoliberalism across a strategic geographical area of the Islamic world. The book teases apart the complex issues surrounding the ways in which access to English has been envisioned, contested, and protected from being challenged among different players within and between the Gulf countries. Osman Z. Barnawi explores the intensifying ideological debates between Islamic culture and Western neoliberal values, and questions whether Islamic values and traditions have been successfully harmonised with neoliberal capitalist development strategies for nation building in the Arabian Gulf region.ã Neoliberalism and English Language Education Policies in the Arabian Gulfãwill be of interest to academics, researchers and postgraduates working in the fields of language education and, more specifically, TESOL, applied linguistics, education policy, and teacher education. Additional ISBNs 9780367245153, 0367245159
