Intercultural Communication with Arabs: Studies in Educational, Professional and Societal Contexts

This book features 18 essays that explore the ways people communicate in the Arab world, from the Unites Arab Emirates to Qatar, Saudi Arabia to Oman. While there is a concentration of studies from the Gulf Arab states, the collection spans perspectives from Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, and Sudan. Written by both Arab authors and foreign scholars who live or have lived in the region, it will help readers to better understand and communicate with Arab culture and society.

The book is divided into three main sections that include studies in educational, professional, and societal contexts. Based on ethnographies, case studies, and real life experiences, the essays provide insight into the ways Arabs communicate in different situations, contexts, and settings such as business, education, politics, media, healthcare, and society at large.

Drawing on current theory, research, and practice, this book will help readers better understand and, as a result, better engage with the Arab world.

Rana Raddawi is Associate Professor in the English Department at the American University of Sharjah. She holds a Ph. D in Translation Studies from ESIT/Sorbonne. She teaches at the graduate and undergraduate levels. She masters five languages and has been teaching Intercultural Communication for more than seven years. She has lived and worked for many years in the West and the Middle East. She is a member of the editorial board of the International Journal of Bilingual and Multilingual Teachers of English (IJBMTE), member of the editorial board of the online Arab World English Journal (AWEJ), member of the Research Review committee of Qatar National Research Fund (QNRF). She is also a Peer Reviewer for American Education and Research Association (AERA)/Paulo Freire SIG, and member of the Review Committee of Global Conference on Education. She has many translations such as Natural Medicine for Flu and Cold (translated into Arabic, 250 pages) and Happiness is a serious problem: a human nature repair manual (translated into Arabic, 315 pages) and publications in her areas of expertise. Her current research interests lie in Intercultural Communication, Critical Pedagogy, Emotional Intelligence in Healthcare, and Gender Empowerment.