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Teach us English but without its cultural values

Source: SaudiGazette

Last Updated : Tuesday, January 29, 2013 10:58 AM

Dr. Khalid Al-Seghayer Recently, some local Arabic newspapers reported that some Saudi families had registered strong complaints about a Saudi university’s including inappropriate pictures and the components of Western culture in selected English textbooks. This, again, revives the controversial issue of teaching the English language along with or without the English culture in which it operates. As a result, educational stakeholders who are responsible for English programs, especially in the higher education sector, mandate that international publishing companies produce what are called Middle Eastern English textbook versions for use in the Kingdom. Read more...