Tag Archives: United Arab Emirates

IMG_2560 Happy Birthday, UAE!

Posted on December 5, 2011 by Ingrid Piller

The United Arab Emirates are celebrating another National Day! And they are doing it in style! I was lucky to enter the country exactly on its 40th birthday and so thought I should share the celebrations with Language-on-the-Move readers here … Continue reading →

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The world in Arabia The world in Arabia

Posted on January 21, 2011 by Ingrid Piller

I spent my last day in the Middle East at Dubai Mall, the self-proclaimed “Centre of Now.” The mall guide has the heading “Welcome to Everything.” Without a doubt it’s one of the most amazing places on earth! A huge … Continue reading →

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IMG_1190 India in Arabia

Posted on January 17, 2011 by Ingrid Piller

Yesterday I spoke with a study agent here in the UAE and he told me that Australian universities trying to attract students from the GCC region just didn’t get the market. What he meant was that Western universities looking to … Continue reading →

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Japan in Arabia

Posted on January 15, 2011 by Ingrid Piller

During my recent lecture about “Teaching language, teaching culture” at the Fujairah Women’s College, I spoke about English language teaching materials in Japan and the ways in which they constructed English-speaking culture as White culture, drawing on “A passion for … Continue reading →

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December 2010 A gulf by any other name

Posted on December 20, 2010 by Ingrid Piller

In the year in which I’ve been away from the UAE, the fervor for the use of “Arabian Gulf” instead of “Persian Gulf” has certainly heated up here. This map showing the travels of Ibn Battuta in Dubai’s Ibn Battuta … Continue reading →

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