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Cultural Transfer as an Obstacle for Writing Well in English: The Case of Arabic Speakers Writing in English
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Rass, Ruwaida Abu – English Language Teaching, 2011
This paper reviews and strengthens the data on cultural transfer by Arab Muslim students writing in English and adds the significant element of the cultural impact of Islam on such writing. This qualitative study examines the writing of 18 teacher trainees at an Arab language teacher training college in Israel. Results point to a strong cultural…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cultural Influences, Arabs, Muslims