This chapter briefly explores selected English and general education policy documents,
curricula, and textbooks within the context of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) from a Critical …

There has been limited research focusing on the place of culture and resulting teaching and
learning identities in EFL and how these issues impact on EFL policy, curriculum and …

The King Abdullah Public Education Development Project or the" Tatweer" education
reforms were created to improve the quality of teaching and learning in Saudi Arabia. It was …

This thesis explores the degree of independent action possible by national governments in
deciding their education policies–in other words, what may be termed their sphere of …

Globalization has a significant influence on the educational system of Saudi Arabia.
Therefore, this study is the first to investigate the impact of educational policy development …

Abstract In Saudi Arabia, graduating high-school seniors who aspire to enter an
undergraduate program are mandatorily enrolled in preparatory-year English programs that …

This article critically examines current issues and challenges in policy and practices of
English education in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It argues that although the current critical …

Critical discourse analysis of policy contexts and documents has been employed in this
research to analyze the role of language in promoting normative positions affecting the …

Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) has been the sole English Language Teaching (ELT)
research enterprise in the Sultanate of Oman through the Master of Education (M. Ed.) in …

The paper investigates whether the Saudi state organizes the dynamic between the factors
active above and below its level as Blommaert's (2005)“switchboard” in terms of Saudi …