English as a Medium of Instruction on the Arabian Peninsula

Mark Wyatt is Associate Professor of English at Khalifa University in the UAE, having previously worked for the Universities of Leeds (in Oman) and Portsmouth, UK. His research interests include language teachers’ self-efficacy beliefs, reflective practice, practitioner research, mentoring, and EMI. He recently co-edited International Perspectives on Mentoring in English Language Education (Palgrave).Glenda El Gamal is Senior Lecturer of English at Khalifa University in the UAE, having previously worked in Egypt and Australia as a language teacher, researcher and teacher educator. Her research interests encompass EMI, intercultural communication, and Academic Writing for STEM. She is currently Research Networks Coordinator for AILA.

• 1. English as a Medium of Instruction on the Arabian Peninsula: Shifting Perspectives, Developing UnderstandingsMark Wyatt2. English-Medium Instruction in the Arab Gulf States: Strategies Needed to Support the Realization of Governmental Visions for 2030 and Beyond Kay Gallagher and Wayne Jones3. The Rich Promise of Bilingual Education in UAE K-12 Government SchoolsGlenda El Gamal4. Language Policies and Ideologies in Qatar: Is Resistance to English-medium Instruction the Right Resistance? Sara Hillman5. English-medium Instruction in Emirati Higher Education: The Importance of Choice and AgencySarah Hopkyns6. Negotiating the Arabic and English Space in UAE Higher Education: The Ownership of English in the English-medium Instruction ContextWafa Zoghbor7. Pathways to Interculturality and the Saudi 2030 Vision Melanie van den Hoven and Muneer Al Qahtani8. Intercultural Content in EFL Materials at Secondary Schools in Kuwait and Saudi ArabiaMarta Maria Tryzna9. Helping Gulf Arab Learners Negotiate the Linguistic Challenges Posed by English as a Medium of InstructionMelanie Gobert10. Re-thinking the Scaffolding of Academic Literacies in EMI Higher Education on the Arabian PeninsulaSimon Green 11. Using EMI in Teaching STEM Subjects on the Arabian Peninsula to Support Arabic-speaking LearnersMartina Dickson and David Litz 12. An ‘Inconvenient Truth’: EMI University STEM Instructors in the Arab Gulf Need Targeted Professional Development to Help Them Address their Learners’ NeedsCurtis Bradley, Jessica Midraj and Asli Hassan 13. Reflective Practice: Professional Learning for Faculty at an EMI Institution in the UAE Christina Gitsaki and Wafa Zoghbor 14. English as a Medium of Instruction on the Arabian Peninsula: Future DirectionsPeter De Costa