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ERIC Number: EJ671618
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2003
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ISSN: ISSN-0039-8322
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The Sociocultural Context of English Language Teaching in the Gulf.
Syed, Zafar
TESOL Quarterly, v37 n2 p337-341 Sum 2003
Discusses the challenges faced by English-as-a-Foreign-Language teachers in the Arabian Gulf. Seeks to identify structural and contextual issues that have contributed to the present state of language education there. Focuses on four central contributing aspects; contextual framework, human resource development, systems and standards, and research and the knowledge base. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Context Effect, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Labor Force Development, Language Teachers, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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