English in paradise
The Maldives
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20358286 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Christiane Meierkord (0000-0002-6292-3690, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 2-11 |
| Publication date | 2018-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | English Today (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0266-0784 • E-ISSN: 1474-0567 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0266078417000475 |
| OpenAlex | W2938121294 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 14 |
The spread of English has reached almost every corner of the world, and the Republic of the Maldives is no exception. Following the nation's opening to the outside world, the introduction of English as a medium of instruction at secondary and tertiary level of education, and its government's recognition of the opportunities offered through tourism, English has now firmly established itself in the country. As such, Maldives is quite similar to the countries in the Gulf region (cf. Randall & Samimi, 2010; Boyle, 2012). The nation is undergoing vast societal change, and English is part of this
Art history · Economic growth · Economic history · Economics · Geography · Linguistics · Paradise · Political science · Tourism · EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning · History · Law · Multilingual Education and Policy · Second Language Learning and Teaching
Postcolonial English
‘Blended’ Cyber-Neologisms
Grassroots Englishes in tourism interactions
The status of English in Dubai
Migration, Remittances and Development in South Asia
The challenge of medium of instruction
Exploring epicentres empirically
The dative alternation in South Asian English(es)
Indian and British English
The 'intrusive as'-construction in South Asian varieties of English
Language contact in the United Arab Emirates
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,33 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2025 (3) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |