ABSTRACT

Qatar University is currently at a crossroads, having to respond to competing institutional, national, and international language policy issues. This paper aims to reveal how Qatar University's internal and external stakeholders perceive the future directions of the university's language in education policy. In particular, through Q-methodology, we attempt to uncover social perspectives on three educational language policy options, proposed to the university's higher administration, by the strategic planning team, to respond to pressing linguistic needs and priorities. The aim is to initiate and support a more-informed discussion about language in education policy at Qatar University. Results indicate strong agreement among the various perspectives taken by the university's stakeholders regarding the need for a language in education policy that seeks to manage the relationship between Arabic and English in a parallel way.

摘要

卡塔尔大学目前正处于十字路口，必须应对竞争性的机构，国家和国际语言政策问题。本文旨在揭示卡塔尔大学内部和外部利益相关者如何看待大学语言在教育政策方面的未来方向。特别是，通过Q方法，我们试图揭示由战略规划团队向大学上级管理部门提出的三种教育语言政策选择的社会观点，以应对紧迫的语言需求和优先事项。目的是启动并支持卡塔尔大学关于教育政策中的语言的更深入的讨论。结果表明，大学的不同观点之间有着强烈的共识。