A Critical Examination of the Arab Undergraduate Students' Perceptions of Their Academic Arabic Proficiency in Three EMI Universities in the UAE

Autor/in	Masri, Taghreed Ibrahim
Titel	A Critical Examination of the Arab Undergraduate Students' Perceptions of Their Academic Arabic Proficiency in Three EMI Universities in the UAE
Quelle	In: English Language Teaching, 12 (2019) 4, S.21-31 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1916-4742
Schlagwörter	Arabs; Language of Instruction; Foreign Countries; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Language Skill Attrition; Language Proficiency; Undergraduate Students; Semitic Languages; Student Attitudes; Language Dominance; Cultural Influences; United Arab Emirates + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Arab; Araber; Teaching language; Unterrichtssprache; Ausland; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Sprachverfall; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Arabisch; Hebräisch; Schülerverhalten; Sprachliche Dominanz; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Vereinigte Arabische Emirate
Abstract	The overwhelming power that English enjoys has become a threat to many indigenous languages that are losing the battle against English dominance and hegemony. One facet for this threat is the use of English as a medium of instruction (EMI). The EMI policy has been a naturalized and taken-for-granted practice without questioning or problematizing. As a result, academic Arabic is almost absent from the academic scene in the UAE higher education. This study aims to problematize the use of English as medium of instruction at three universities in the United Arab Emirates. It also aims to critically explore the perceptions of Arab university students who were in Arabic schools, of their Arabic proficiency after studying at university. Based on critical theoretical framework and approached from interpretive and critical paradigms, the study used a mixed-methods approach of quantitative and qualitative data collection methods. 268 surveys and 20 semi-structured interviews showed that students were aware of the decline in their Arabic proficiency due to studying via English. Results also indicated that students showed symptoms of Academic language attrition. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01