World Englishes in the Arab Gulf States

Kay Gallagher gathers insightful research from across the lower Arabian gulf to uncover the richness and diversity of World Englishes within the contemporary Arab Gulf states. Her volume presents novel research from this emerging nexus of rapid economic, social, and linguistic development.

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.

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 the 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