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" The case of the 'innocuous' middle-class migrant employee: English language use and attitudes in Dubai, United Arab Emirates "
Suneeta Thomas
Berns, Margie
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Latin Dissertation
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English
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804267
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TL49091
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1850481748; 10179969
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Nikolaev, Roman
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The case of the 'innocuous' middle-class migrant employee: English language use and attitudes in Dubai, United Arab Emirates\ Suneeta ThomasBerns, Margie
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Purdue University
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2016
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Ph.D.
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English
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2016
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206
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Committee members: Atkinson, Dwight; Esseili, Fatima; Roberts, Felicia; Silva, Tony
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Place of publication: United States, Ann Arbor; ISBN=978-1-369-29336-4
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Recent literature on the presence of English in the United Arab Emirates has shown an increasing change in focus from the English Language Teaching (ELT) domain, to a more sociolinguistic and economic one (Boyle, 2012; Karmani, 2005; Randall & Samimi, 2010; Weber, 2011). While these studies have been significant to the field of World Englishes, no study has particularly observed the “innocuous” middle class migrant workforce hailing largely from Outer Circle countries, in an Expanding Circle context such as Dubai. This case-study thus, charts new ground by observing a small group of middle class Outer Circle migrant employees’ use and attitudes towards the English language in the workplace and daily spheres of life. It also provides a brief sociolinguistic backdrop of the emirate.
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Sociolinguistics; Polls surveys; Trade languages; Hindi language; Migrants; Language change; Language use; Arabic language; Language attitudes; Social classes; English as a second language instruction
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Social sciences;Dubai;Language use and attitudes;Middle-class migrant;Sociolinguistic profile;UAE
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Berns, Margie
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EnglishPurdue University
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