Language policies in education in Qatar between 2003 and 2012: from local to global then back to local

• Published in: Language policy Vol. 18; no. 2; pp. 209 - 242
• Main Authors: Mustafawi, Eiman, Shaaban, Kassim
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.05.2019; Springer; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Academic Achievement; Achievement Gains; Achievement Tests; Applied Linguistics; Arabic language; Arabs; Discourse Analysis; Education policy; Education reform; Educational Change; Educational Facilities Improvement; Educational History; Educational Objectives; Educational Policy; Elementary Secondary Education; English (Second Language); English for Academic Purposes; English language; Experiments; Failure; Foreign Countries; Grades (Scholastic); Ideology; Influence of Technology; International cooperation; Interpersonal Relationship; Interviews; Language attitudes; Language Education; Language of Instruction; Language Planning; Language policy; Language Role; Language Usage; Learning; Learning outcomes; Linguistics; Mathematics; Mathematics Achievement; Medium of instruction; Original Paper; Outcomes of Education; Policy Analysis; Political Science; Public Officials; Public schools; Qualifications; School Policy; Science Achievement; Science and technology; Second Language Learning; Semitic Languages; Social Problems; Social Sciences; Social Theories; Sociolinguistics; Stakeholders; Students; Teacher Attitudes; Teacher Qualifications; Teachers; Teaching; Universities; World Problems; Qatar; Arabic sociolinguistics; English as medium of instruction; Language as a human right, language and identity; Language policy in education

The State of Qatar, in cooperation with the RAND Corporation, launched in 2002 an ambitious educational reform and development plan, Education for a New Era , which included, among other things, the instating of English as the medium of instruction (EMI) in mathematics, science, and technology in th...