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Fatma Al-Maadheed

Models of Bilingual Education Programmes in Majority Language Contexts


An Exploratory Study of Bilingual Programmes in Qatari Primary Schools
2013. 256 S. 220 mm
Verlag/Jahr: SCHOLAR´S PRESS 2013
ISBN: 3-639-70386-3 (3639703863)
Neue ISBN: 978-3-639-70386-3 (9783639703863)

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Following an ethnographic approach, this study explored bilingual programmes offered by two types of primary schools in Qatar: international and independent schools. Qatar with its unique linguistic and socio-economic situation launched a new initiative for educational development in 2001 but with hardly any research linked to these changes. The study reveals that the Qatari bilingual schools context was one of heteroglossia, with three codes in operation: Modern Standard Arabic, Colloquial Arabic dialects and English. The two schools adopted different models of bilingualism. The international school adopted a strict separation policy between the two languages following a monoglossic belief. The independent school was found to apply a flexible language policy. The study highlighted the daily challenges produced from the diglossia situation in Qatar, the difference between students and teacher dialect as well as acquiring literacy in the formal language. In addition to an absence of a clear language policy in the schools, the study brought attention to the instructional methods utilised in language teaching which are mostly associated with successful bilingual education.
Dr. Al-Maadheed is an Educational studies specialist with interest in primary education, bilingual education, second language learning, literacy, reading, and policy development. Dr. Al-Maadheed holds a D.Phil. from the University of Oxford with ten years of experience as a teacher trainer and curriculum adviser in Qatar.