Higher education in Libya, system under stress
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...Discussing the possibilities encapsulated in EMI, one cannot help mentioning that Africa has been greatly affected by the English language....
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...12 Published by Elsevier Ltd. Keywords: EMI, CLIL, higher education, non-English countries; 1....
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...Furthermore, students are reported to encounter a lot of difficulties being taught according to EMI, which is related to poor language knowledge....
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...This is especially true about Libya, Tamtam et al. (2011)....
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...Libya, for instance, unlike many neighbouring countries of the African continent has not resorted to EMI, Tamtam et al. (2011), intending to preserve the prevailing position of the Arab language....
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...There is a tendency in Libyan classrooms to focus on direct instruction as a method of teaching, which has negatively affected the quality of education being offered (Tamtam et al., 2011)....
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...…there is a lack of awareness and training in effective strategic reading where analysis and evaluation are essential for understanding a text (Saleh, 2002; Sawani, 2009; Orafi, 2008; Elabbar, 2011, Suwaed, 2011; Tamtam et al, 2011; Tantani, 2012; Pathan, 2012, 2013; Abosnan, 2016; Mohamed, 2016)....
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...In fact, studies and reports on the educational system in Libya have suggested that updated syllabuses and quality assurance in education must be implemented (Tamtam et al., 2011)....
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...In 2004, an estimated 200,000 students were studying in Libyan universities with another 70,000 studying in higher technical and vocational training colleges, Clark (2004)....
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...In 2004, an estimated 200,000 students were studying in Libyan universities with another 70,000 studying in higher technical and vocational training colleges, Clark (2004).To accommodate the rising interest in learning, more institutions of higher learning have been established throughout Libya....
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...After independence, Libya got its first university based in Benghazi in 1957, El-Hawat (2000). Independence brought rapid changes in the education system and during the 1975-76 academic years, about 13,418 students were studying in university....
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