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Private tuition in English: the case of two universities in Jordan

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 March 2003

Abdullah A. Khuwaileh  and
Ali Al-Shoumali
Abdullah A. Khuwaileh
Affiliation:
Applied Linguistics in the Department of English for Applied Studies, Jordan University of Science & Technology, Jordan
Ali Al-Shoumali
Affiliation:
Applied Linguistics in the Department of English for Applied Studies, Jordan University of Science & Technology, Jordan
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Extract

An account from Jordan of an ‘elitist’ phenomenon that is spreading elsewhere in Asia.

This study explores the reasons and conditions which have recently led a substantial number of families to hire private tutors of English for their sons and/or daughters studying science and technology through English in Jordanian state universities.

Type
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Information
English Today , Volume 17 , Issue 1 , January 2001 , pp. 31 - 35
Copyright
© 2001 Cambridge University Press

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