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Intercultural Communication with Arabs

Studies in Educational, Professional and Societal Contexts

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Editors:
  1. Rana Raddawi

    1. American University of Sharjah, Sharjah, Utd.Arab.Emir.

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  • Provides insight into the ways people communicate in the Arab world, from the Gulf region such as the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Oman, and Saudi Arabia to MENA (Middle East and North Africa) such as Lebanon, Iraq, Syria, Palestine, Egypt, Tunisia and Sudan

  • Explores the ways Arabs communicate in different situations, contexts, and settings such as business, education, politics, media, healthcare, and society at large

  • Based on ethnographies, case studies, and real life experiences of Arab authors and foreign scholars who live or have lived in the region

  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (19 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xviii
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  2. Introduction

    • Rana Raddawi
    Pages 1-7

  3. Educational Contexts

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 9-9
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    2. Intercultural Communicative Styles in Qatar: Greek and Qataris

      • Irene Theodoropoulou
      Pages 11-25

    3. Perceptions of Indians in Oman: Exploring Aspects of Intercultural Communication

      • Sandhya Rao Mehta, Ayesha Heble
      Pages 27-39

    4. Intercultural Communication in the Context of Saudi Arab Tertiary Education

      • Magdalena Karolak, Hala Asmina Guta
      Pages 41-56

    5. The Discourse of Global English and its Representation in the Saudi Context: A Postmodernist Critical Perspective

      • Manssour Habbash, Salah Troudi
      Pages 57-75

    6. Understanding Family Involvement in the Education of Emirati College Students in the United Arab Emirates (UAE)

      • Georgia Daleure, Rozz Albon, Khaleel Hinkston, John McKeown, Tarifa Ajaif Zaabi
      Pages 77-108

    7. Taboo Topics in the ESL/EFL Classroom in the Gulf Region

      • Melanie Gobert
      Pages 109-126

    8. Intercultural Communication and Muslim American Youth in US School Contexts

      • Khawlah Ahmed
      Pages 127-140

    9. Night School in Beirut and the Public Sphere: Student Civic Action Rooted in Liberal Secularism

      • William DeGenaro
      Pages 141-159
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About this book

This book features 18 essays that explore the ways people communicate in the Arab world, from the Unites Arab Emirates to Qatar, Saudi Arabia to Oman. While there is a concentration of studies from the Gulf Arab states, the collection spans perspectives from Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, and Sudan. Written by both Arab authors and foreign scholars who live or have lived in the region, it will help readers to better understand and communicate with Arab culture and society.

The book is divided into three main sections that include studies in educational, professional, and societal contexts. Based on ethnographies, case studies, and real life experiences, the essays provide insight into the ways Arabs communicate in different situations, contexts, and settings such as business, education, politics, media, healthcare, and society at large.

Drawing on current theory, research, and practice, this book will help readers better understand and, as a result, better engage with the Arab world.

Editors and Affiliations

  • American University of Sharjah, Sharjah, Utd.Arab.Emir.

    Rana Raddawi

About the editor

Rana Raddawi is Associate Professor in the English Department at the American University of Sharjah. She holds a Ph. D in Translation Studies from ESIT/Sorbonne. She teaches at the graduate and undergraduate levels. She masters five languages and has been teaching Intercultural Communication for more than seven years. She has lived and worked for many years in the West and the Middle East. She is a member of the editorial board of the International Journal of Bilingual and Multilingual Teachers of English (IJBMTE), member of the editorial board of the online Arab World English Journal (AWEJ), member of the Research Review committee of Qatar National Research Fund (QNRF). She is also a Peer Reviewer for American Education and Research Association (AERA)/Paulo Freire SIG, and member of the Review Committee of Global Conference on Education. She has many translations such as Natural Medicine for Flu and Cold (translated into Arabic , 250 pages) and Happiness is a serious problem : a human nature repair manual (translated into Arabic, 315 pages) and publications in her areas of expertise. Her current research interests lie in Intercultural Communication, Critical Pedagogy, Emotional Intelligence in Healthcare, and Gender Empowerment.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Intercultural Communication with Arabs

  • Book Subtitle: Studies in Educational, Professional and Societal Contexts

  • Editors: Rana Raddawi

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-287-254-8

  • Publisher: Springer Singapore

  • eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Social Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Singapore 2015

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-287-253-1Published: 18 December 2014

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-981-10-1208-2Published: 11 September 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-981-287-254-8Published: 08 December 2014

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVIII, 358

  • Topics: Cultural Studies, Communication Studies, International Relations

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