

Oil was discovered in the late 1950’s and development followedġ0:50 The ruler of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Zayed was behind the development boomġ1:34 English slowly started to make its mark on Emirati life.

Arabic is treated as a second languageĦ:00 As Shirin reported this story, her guide Razan Alzayani confessed that she also struggled with ArabicĦ:15 Shirin sits down with Razan Alzayani and her friends Dina Sharat and Dina Ghandoor to talk about how they feel about being Emirati but not feeling comfortable speaking Arabicġ0:12 How did this happen? How did English gain a foothold in the UAE? Let’s head back in time to when the UAE struck gold.

5:04 Most Emiratis send their children to private schools where kids are mainly taught in English.
