Writing Centers in the Higher Education Landscape of the Arabian Gulf

This book addresses issues surrounding writing centers in the Arabian Gulf region. Including a foreword by Professor Ken Hyland, it brings together a number of thought-provoking chapters on the history, concept, and ground realities coupled with critical

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Writing Centers in the Higher Education Landscape of the Arabian Gulf

Osman Z. Barnawi Editor

Writing Centers in the Higher Education Landscape of the Arabian Gulf

Editor Osman Z. Barnawi Yanbu English Language Institute Royal Commission Colleges and Institutes Yanbu Industrial City, Saudi Arabia

ISBN 978-3-319-55365-8    ISBN 978-3-319-55366-5 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-55366-5 Library of Congress Control Number: 2017947199 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover illustration: STUDIObgd / iStock / Getty Images Plus Printed on acid-free paper This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland

To my father, mother, brothers, sisters and son—Jawad

Foreword

Writing Centers in the Higher Education Landscape of the Arabian Gulf represents a major step forward in higher education writing in the Gulf. It is the logical outcome of the enthusiastic embracing of the writing centre idea among HE institutions in Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and elsewhere who have seen the possibilities for pedagogic change and for language learning in these writing venues. Writing centres are student-centred and learning-oriented spaces, which, compared to many other aspects of higher education, offer excellent conditions for facilitating learning, peer learning and life-long learning. Originating in the USA to support first-language undergraduates, writing centres have typically provided a place where students can get advice on their assignments ranging from argumentation to punctuation. More recently, they have become popular in Europe and, now, the Middle East, expanding beyond tutorials on