Wafa Zoghbor
Biographic Data
| ID | 124312 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Wafa Zoghbor |
| GIVEN NAMES | Wafa |
| FAMILY NAME | Zoghbor |
| SIGNATURE | ZOGHBOR W |
| AFFILIATIONS | Zayed University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The use of English and linguistic hybridity among Emirati millennials
For Emirati millennials, multilingualism is both typical and expected. Although Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) is the official language of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Emiratis mainly use Khaleeji (Gulf Arabic) dialects at home. English is the lingua franca and common medium of instruction with approximately 100 other languages also being spoken in the nation. While top‐down language policies overtly favor English and MSA, which appear on signag…
Creative hybridity over linguistic purity: The status of English in the United Arab Emirates
Currently, the linguistic landscape in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) can be described as dynamic, complex and multifaceted. This article discusses the status of English in the UAE with three key periods of language change being identified, based on Schneider’s ‘dynamic model’ of postcolonial Englishes. The increasing impact of English as a lingua franca, and the recent shift towards English Medium Instruction at all levels of Emirati education a…
Teaching English pronunciation to multi-dialect first language learners: The revival of the Lingua Franca Core (LFC)
Creative hybridity over linguistic purity: The status of English in the United Arab Emirates
Currently, the linguistic landscape in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) can be described as dynamic, complex and multifaceted. This article discusses the status of English in the UAE with three key periods of language change being identified, based on Schneider’s ‘dynamic model’ of postcolonial Englishes. The increasing impact of English as a lingua franca, and the recent shift towards English Medium Instruction at all levels of Emirati education a…
Teaching English pronunciation to multi-dialect first language learners: The revival of the Lingua Franca Core (LFC)
The use of English and linguistic hybridity among Emirati millennials
For Emirati millennials, multilingualism is both typical and expected. Although Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) is the official language of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Emiratis mainly use Khaleeji (Gulf Arabic) dialects at home. English is the lingua franca and common medium of instruction with approximately 100 other languages also being spoken in the nation. While top‐down language policies overtly favor English and MSA, which appear on signag…
English as a lingua franca (3 works) · Lingua franca (3 works) · Linguistics (3 works) · Multilingual Education and Policy (3 works) · Anthropology (2 works) · EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (2 works) · Hybridity (2 works) · Linguistic landscape (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Second Language Learning and Teaching (2 works)