Review of English Language Education Policy in The Middle East and North Africa

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Annotation This volume offers insights on English language education policies in Middle Eastern and North African countries, through state-of-the-art reports giving clear assessments of current policies and future trends, each expertly drafted by a specialist. Each chapter contains a general description of English education polices in the respective countries, and then expands on how the local English education policies play out in practice in the education system at all levels, in the curriculum, in teaching, and in teacher training. Essays cover issues such as the balance between English and the acquisition of the national language or the Arabic language, as well as political, cultural, economic and technical elements that strengthen or weaken the learning of English. This volume is essential reading for researchers, policy makers, and teacher trainers for its invaluable insights in the role of each of the stakeholders in the implementation of policies. Introduction: : English Language Education Policy in the Middle East and North Africa by Robert Kirkpatrick & Osman Z. Barnawi -- English Education Policy in Bahrain -- A Review of K-12 and Higher Education Language Policy in Bahrain by Amir Abou-El-Kheir & Paul MacLeod -- English Education Policy at the Pre-university Stages in Egypt: Past, Present and Future by Muhammad M.M. Abdel Latif -- English Language Education in Iran: From Ambivalent Policies to Paradoxical Practices by Ferdows Aghagolzadeh & Hossein Davari -- English Language Education Policy in Israel by Iair G. Or & Elana Shohamy -- English Language Education Policy in Kuwait by Marta Maria Tryzna & Hussain Al Sharoufi -- English Language Teaching in Libya after Gaddafi by Abed B. Abed Ibrahim & Michael D. Carey -- English Education Policy and Practice in Morocco by Mohammed Errihani -- English Language Education in Oman by Khalid Salim Al-Jardani -- The English Language Education Situation in Palestine by Robert Bianchi & Anwar Ahmad Abdel Razeq -- English Language Education Policy in Qatar by Paul MacLeod & Amir Abou-El Kheir -- English Language Education Policy in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: Current trends, Issues and Challenges by Osman Z. Barnawi & Sajjadullah Al-Hawsawi -- English Language Education Policy in Syria by Rabia Hos & Halil Ibrahim Cinarbas -- Educational Language Policy in Turkey: Past, Present and Future Prospects by Yasemin Kırkgöz -- Language Policy and English Education in Post-revolution Tunisia by Samira Boudkadi & Salah Troudi -- National Pride and the New School Model: English Language Education in Abu Dhabi, UAE by Fiona S. Baker.