1. Introduction: The Dynamics of World Englishes in the Arab Gulf States Kay Gallagher Part 1: 2. Transnational and Translingual Englishes in the Arab Gulf States: Current Phenomena and Debates Sarah Hopkyns 3. The Interplay of English and Gulf Arabic in Generation Z: Insights from the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Oman Jean Pierre Ribeiro Daquila 4. On the Emergence of Gulf English Peter Siemund and Eliane Lorenz 5. Industry Insights: Multilingualism and Safe Workplace Communication in a High-risk Industry in the Gulf Melanie van den Hoven and Rizwan Ahmad 6. The Sounds of Gulf English: Native-Speakerism Syndrome Wafa S. Zoghbor 7. Cross Cultural Kids, Language Variety and Identity: Illustrative Case Studies of Irish English in the Arabian Gulf Anna Marie Dillon Part 2 8. Third Spaces in the Three Circles: The Englishes of Young Bahrainis Wafa Al-Alawi 9. English Language Proficiency as a Prerequisite for English-Medium Higher Education in Kuwait Marta Tryzna 10. Negotiating Policy and Agency: English as a Medium of Instruction in Oman Sandhya Rao Mehta and Victoria Tuzlukova 11. Combating Islamophobia: English in the Linguistic Landscape of FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Sara Hillman and Rizwan Ahmad 12. English in Saudi: History and Phonological Features Tariq Elyas, Maather AlRawi, and Nuha AlShurafa 13. The “Default Space” of English: Sociolinguistic Perspectives from the United Arab Emirates Suneeta Thomas
Biography
Kay Gallagher is a Professor at Emirates College for Advanced Education in Abu Dhabi in the UAE. She teaches and conducts research in English language and literacy education. She has published widely on language and education topics in the Gulf region.
"Professor Kay Gallagher brings together exciting new research in World Englishes from the Arab Gulf states in this book. With strong academic connections and many parallels between Singapore and Gulf states such as the UAE and Bahrain, the chapters in this volume featuring both established and emerging scholars in the field explore novel and varied facets of the phenomenon of English in this fascinating post-protectorate region where Arabic is the official language. This volume both clarifies and problematizes the features, varieties, and roles of World Englishes in this unique and rapidly evolving multilingual region. It fills an essential research gap on publications on World Englishes focusing in the Gulf Area and I have no doubt that it will become a seminal work in the field."
Low Ee Ling, President’s Chair Professor in Education, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
"World Englishes in the Arab Gulf States is a perceptive and innovative work that deftly examines the intricate dynamics of English usage throughout the Arab Gulf nations. This edited volume is a vital resource for academics, educators, and global scholars presenting new insights on linguistic diversity and cross-cultural interactions. It is an important contribution to the study of World Englishes, as it is highly enlightening, well-researched, and accessible - offering a depth of cultural awareness and important analysis."
Laila S. Dahan, Adjunct Professor of Writing and Adjunct Professor of Political Science, Woodbury University, California, USA.
"This is a comprehensive and insightful study of a key area for the diversity of English as a world language and points the way forward for this field."
Raymond Hickey, Adjunct Professor, Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Limerick, Ireland.
