Applied Linguistics in the Middle East and North Africa: Current practices and future directions (AILA Applied Linguistics Series)

This volume offers a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of applied research efforts in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). This region has not received due attention in the literature and this publication provides a much-needed contribution to the existing body of knowledge. The editor recruited a number of renowned scholars who either work in the MENA countries or have experience doing research in this region to contribute to this project. The selection of chapters ensured representation of applied linguistics efforts in North Africa, the Levant, and the Gulf. The book looks into language research within social and educational MENA contexts. The final part of the book provides a forward-looking perspective about applied linguistics research and practices in the Middle East and North Africa. The book is primarily written for those interested in applied linguistics, particularly researchers, graduate students, and language professionals in the MNEA region. Applied Linguistics in the Middle East and North Africa -- Editorial page -- Title page -- LCC data -- Dedication page -- Table of contents -- Acknowledgment -- Chapter 1. Applied linguistics research in the Middle East and North Africa: An overview -- Introduction -- Section I. Language in society -- Section II. Language in education -- Section III. Future directions -- References -- Section I. Language in society -- Chapter 2. When the president loses his voice, the people capture speech -- Introduction -- When a president loses his presidential bodily hexis -- A note on the data and presentation of data -- When institutional paraphernalia and presidential accoutrements lose their magic -- When the president shifts linguistic codes opportunistically -- Tapestry of linguistic matrices, panoply of voices -- Ben Ali's Fuṣḥā matrix -- A thwarted linguistic coup -- Did Ben Ali really speak Tunisian Arabic? -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3. Religion and identity in modern Egyptian public discourse -- Introduction -- A different approach to data -- First claim in public discourse: Linguistic variation is not dependent on religion -- Data analysis -- Amrīkā shīkā bīkā ('America: A Fake Dream') (1983) -- Hammām fī Amstirdām ('Hammām in Amsterdam')(1999) -- Ḥasan wa-Murquṣ ("Hassan and Mark')(2008) -- Lā muʼākhzah ('Excuse my French')(2014) -- Second claim of public discourse: Egyptians are religious but religious differences between Christians and Muslims are not salient -- Neutral mention of God -- Mention of local areas that reference religion -- Relating religion to other social variables -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 4. English between Egyptians: Power and ownership of the English language in Egypt -- Introduction -- Literature review -- Global English and Egypt -- Ownership of English outside the inner circle This volume offers a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of applied research efforts in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). This region has not received due attention in the literature and this publication provides a much-needed contribution to the existing body of knowledge. The editor recruited a number of renowned scholars who either work in the MENA countries or have experience doing research in this region to contribute to this project. The selection of chapters ensured representation of applied linguistics efforts in North Africa, the Levant, and the Gulf. The books looks into language research within social and educational MENA contexts. The final part of the book provides a forward-looking perspective about applied linguistics research and practices in the Middle East and North Africa. The book is primarily written for those interested in applied linguistics, particularly researchers, graduate students, and language professionals in the MNEA region