Linguistic projection and the ownership of English: solidarity and power with the English language in Egypt

Abstract

I would like to start by thanking Dr. Phyllis Wachob to agree to be the First Reader of this thesis. Her many suggestions and detailed review of the drafts of this work were of great importance to me. Dr. Lori Fredricks and Dr. Robert Williams provided valuable suggestions that significantly impacted the study. I would also like to thank Dr. Atta Gebril for encouraging me from the beginning to undertake this work. Elizabeth Arrigoni identified people important to talk to as I developed this study. Sophie Farag, the coordinator of the Intensive English Program, introduced me to the students of the IEP and gave me valuable suggestions for questions to ask participants. George Marquis was kind enough to ask instructors in the Department of Rhetoric and Composition to request their students to complete the questionnaire. Ola Anwar, Manager of Institutional Surveys at the AUC Institutional Research office, facilitated the process needed to send the questionnaire to the undergraduate student population. Maida Torossian always kept me up-to-date on all matters regarding the thesis. Howaida Omar, a colleague and friend, gave much of her valuable time to discuss the data with me in her capacity as peer reviewer. I thank my parents, Judith and Walter Lewko, as well as Katelynn, Brittany, Kelsey, Laury, and Gary Saunders for their love and support throughout this process. Finally, I would like to thank my loving wife Erika. Without her love and encouragement, this project would not have been possible.

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