What Englishes are used in the Gulf region? How do we adapt our teaching practices to the diverse and multicultural linguistic landscape of the UAE?

In this episode, our hosts speak to Dr. Sarah Hopkyns, former assistant professor of applied linguistics at Zayed University Abu Dhabi and current faculty at the University of St Andrews in the UK. Sarah is the author of the book The Impact of Global English on Cultural Identities in the United Arab Emirates and co editor of Linguistic Identities in the Arab Gulf States, Waves of Change. Based on her regional expertise, she discusses how the speakers in the multicultural, multinational UAE navigate its linguistic diversity.

English or Englishes? explores the perceptions, positions, influence and impact of the diverse Englishes in a postcolonial world. Join hosts Sweta Kumari, Aieshah Arif and Neelam Hanif in conversation with speakers, writers and experts of various Englishes on decolonising the language and learning.

This podcast is a product of the research project Perceptions and Positions of Postcolonial Englishes under the Writing, Languages and Pedagogy Research Kitchen at New York University Abu Dhabi. To learn more about the project, click here.

What Englishes do we use in “formal” mass media writing? How do journalists negotiate the power dynamics of language in publishing?

In part II of this episode, our hosts speak to three journalists, Kirsten Han (Singapore), Maleeha Mengal (Pakistan) and Karthik Shankar (India). The guests reflect on their navigations on the use of Englishes in their practice, and the complexities of connecting with their diverse audiences around the world.

English or Englishes? explores the perceptions, positions, influence and impact of the diverse Englishes in a postcolonial world. Join hosts Sweta Kumari, Aieshah Arif and Neelam Hanif in conversation with speakers, writers and experts of various Englishes on decolonising the language and learning.

This podcast is a product of the research project Perceptions and Positions of Postcolonial Englishes under the Writing, Languages and Pedagogy Research Kitchen at New York University Abu Dhabi. To learn more about the project, click here.

What Englishes do we use in “formal” mass media writing? How do journalists speak to their multilingual audiences?

In this episode, our hosts speak to three journalists, Kirsten Han (Singapore), Maleeha Mengal (Pakistan) and Karthik Shankar (India). The guests reflect on their navigations on the use of Englishes in their practice, and the complexities of connecting with their diverse audiences around the world.

English or Englishes? explores the perceptions, positions, influence and impact of the diverse Englishes in a postcolonial world. Join hosts Sweta Kumari, Aieshah Arif and Neelam Hanif in conversation with speakers, writers and experts of various Englishes on decolonising the language and learning.

This podcast is a product of the research project Perceptions and Positions of Postcolonial Englishes under the Writing, Languages and Pedagogy Research Kitchen at New York University Abu Dhabi. To learn more about the project, click here.

Is British English the “standard” form of English? But which variety of British English?

In this episode, host Sweta Kumari speaks to linguist and phonologist Dr. Ranjan Sen from the University of Sheffield to discover more on the historical evolution of the English language, and how these varieties were perceived through time.

English or Englishes? explores the perceptions, positions, influence and impact of the diverse Englishes in a postcolonial world. Join hosts Sweta Kumari, Aieshah Arif and Neelam Hanif in conversation with speakers, writers and experts of various Englishes on decolonising the language and learning.

This podcast is a product of the research project Perceptions and Positions of Postcolonial Englishes (PPPE) under the Writing, Languages and Pedagogy Research Kitchen at New York University Abu Dhabi. To learn more about the project, click here.

What are Englishes? Why are there varieties? And why do they matter?

In this debut episode, meet the hosts and learn about the relevance of World Englishes and its applications in our daily lives.

English or Englishes? explores the perceptions, positions, influence and impact of the diverse Englishes in a postcolonial world. Join hosts Sweta Kumari, Aieshah Arif and Neelam Hanif in conversation with speakers, writers and experts of various Englishes on decolonising the language and learning.

This podcast is a product of the research project Perceptions and Positions of Postcolonial Englishes under the Writing, Languages and Pedagogy Research Kitchen at New York University Abu Dhabi. To learn more about the project, click here.

English or Englishes? explores the perceptions, positions, influence and impact of the diverse Englishes in a postcolonial world. Join hosts Sweta Kumari, Aieshah Arif and Neelam Hanif in conversation with speakers, writers and experts of various Englishes on decolonising the language and learning.

This podcast is a product of the research project Perceptions and Positions of Postcolonial Englishes under the Writing, Languages and Pedagogy Research Kitchen at New York University Abu Dhabi. To learn more about the project, click here.