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<article xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/" article-type="research-article" dtd-version="1.2" xml:lang="en"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">RUDN Journal of Public Administration</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title xml:lang="en">RUDN Journal of Public Administration</journal-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Вестник Российского университета дружбы народов. Серия:  Государственное и муниципальное управление</trans-title></trans-title-group></journal-title-group><issn publication-format="print">2312-8313</issn><issn publication-format="electronic">2411-1228</issn><publisher><publisher-name xml:lang="en">Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba (RUDN University)</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">45824</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.22363/2312-8313-2025-12-2-305-312</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="edn">PPEVBQ</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="en"><subject>International Experience of Public Administration</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="ru"><subject>Международный опыт государственного управления</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="article-type"><subject>Research Article</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title xml:lang="en">Teaching English in the context of educational policies in the GCC countries</article-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Преподавание английского языка в контексте образовательной политики стран Совета cотрудничества арабских государств Персидского Залива</trans-title></trans-title-group></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0009-0009-4801-2426</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Savvin</surname><given-names>Ilya A.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Саввин</surname><given-names>Илья Александрович</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="en"><p>Assistant of the Department of Foreign Languages</p></bio><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>ассистент кафедры иностранных языков филологического факультета</p></bio><email>savvin_ia@pfur.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9137-7334</contrib-id><contrib-id contrib-id-type="scopus">57194497859</contrib-id><contrib-id contrib-id-type="spin">7302-7650</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Dubinina</surname><given-names>Natalya V.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Дубинина</surname><given-names>Наталья Валентиновна</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="en"><p>Candidate of Philological Sciences, Associate Professor, Department of Foreign Languages</p></bio><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>кандидат филологических наук, доцент кафедры иностранных языков филологического факультета</p></bio><email>dubinina_nv@pfur.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib></contrib-group><aff-alternatives id="aff1"><aff><institution xml:lang="en">RUDN University</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">Российский университет дружбы народов</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><pub-date date-type="pub" iso-8601-date="2025-09-10" publication-format="electronic"><day>10</day><month>09</month><year>2025</year></pub-date><volume>12</volume><issue>2</issue><issue-title xml:lang="en">VOL 12, NO2 (2025)</issue-title><issue-title xml:lang="ru">ТОМ 12, №2 (2025)</issue-title><fpage>305</fpage><lpage>312</lpage><history><date date-type="received" iso-8601-date="2025-09-09"><day>09</day><month>09</month><year>2025</year></date></history><permissions><copyright-statement xml:lang="en">Copyright ©; 2025, Savvin I.A., Dubinina N.V.</copyright-statement><copyright-statement xml:lang="ru">Copyright ©; 2025, Саввин И.А., Дубинина Н.В.</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2025</copyright-year><copyright-holder xml:lang="en">Savvin I.A., Dubinina N.V.</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="ru">Саввин И.А., Дубинина Н.В.</copyright-holder><ali:free_to_read xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/"/><license><ali:license_ref xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0</ali:license_ref></license></permissions><self-uri xlink:href="https://journals.rudn.ru/public-administration/article/view/45824">https://journals.rudn.ru/public-administration/article/view/45824</self-uri><abstract xml:lang="en"><p>After the discovery of oil in the Gulf countries, the number of labor migrants in these countries, mainly from South and Southeast Asia, as well as Africa, increased sharply. This led to the strengthening of the role of English as the language of intercultural communication, including the fi of education: now a signifi number of higher education programs in these countries are being taught entirely in English. This is due to a number of reasons, including the signifi number of foreign (both skilled and unskilled) workers, as well as the desire of the region’s leaders to transform their countries into regional and international economic and educational hubs. This study examines the language policy of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC) countries in relation to English language teaching in secondary and higher education institutions. Existing studies, focusing mainly on the topic of globalization, pay little attention to the educational policies of the GCC countries in the fi of teaching English. Considering this fact, the purpose of this study is to identify the features of the state policy of the GCC countries in the fi of teaching English, as well as to identify the factors infl the formation of this policy. By analyzing the legislation and practical methods of implementing the language policy, the dynamics in the fi of teaching English in the countries of the region are shown. We have shown that the GCC countries are currently relying on Western models of education, including English-language higher education, which leads to a number of practical problems. In addition to this, the leaders of the countries of the region are attracting branches of leading Western educational institutions to the GCC countries. The prospects of this study include a comparative study of educational policies in other Arab countries, as well as further analysis of trends in English language teaching in the GCC region. This study contributes to the study of the language policy of the Arab countries and will be useful for Arabists and specialists in language policy.</p></abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="ru"><p>После обнаружения нефти в странах Персидского залива в них резко увеличилось число трудовых мигрантов, преимущественно из стран Южной и Юго-Восточной Азии, а также Африки. Это привело к усилению роли английского языка как языка межнационального общения, в т.ч. в сфере образования: сейчас значительное количество программ высшего образования в странах региона реализуется полностью на английском языке. Это объясняется рядом причин, в т.ч. значительным количеством иностранной (как квалифицированной, так и неквалифицированной) рабочей силы, а также стремлением лидеров стран региона превратить их в региональные и международные экономические и образовательные центры. Рассмотрена языковая политика стран Совета cотрудничества арабских государств Персидского Залива (ССАГПЗ) в сфере преподавания английского языка в учреждениях среднего и высшего образования. Отмечено, что существующие исследования, концентрируясь в основном на теме глобализации, мало внимания уделяют образовательной политике стран ССАГПЗ в области преподавания английского языка, поставлена цель - выявить особенности государственной политики арабских стран Персидского залива в области преподавания английского языка, а также установить факторы, влияющие на становление этой политики. В результате анализа законодательства и практических методов реализации языковой политики показана динамика в сфере преподавания английского языка в странах региона. Установлено: страны ССАГПЗ делают ставку на западные модели образования, в т.ч. англоязычное высшее образование, что приводит к ряду практических проблем, кроме того, руководство этих стран активно привлекают филиалы ведущих западных образовательных учреждений. Перспектива исследования состоит в сравнительном изучении образовательной политики других арабских стран, а также дальнейшем анализе тенденций преподавания английского языка в регионе. Исследование вносит вклад в изучение языковой политики арабских стран и будет полезно востоковедам-арабистам и специалистам по языковой политике.</p></trans-abstract><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>Persian Gulf</kwd><kwd>language policy</kwd><kwd>globalization</kwd><kwd>cultural identity</kwd><kwd>university branches</kwd><kwd>language teaching</kwd><kwd>Arab world</kwd></kwd-group><kwd-group xml:lang="ru"><kwd>страны Персидского залива</kwd><kwd>языковая политика</kwd><kwd>глобализация</kwd><kwd>культурная идентичность</kwd><kwd>филиалы вузов</kwd><kwd>преподавание языков</kwd><kwd>арабский мир</kwd></kwd-group><funding-group/></article-meta><fn-group/></front><body></body><back><ref-list><ref id="B1"><label>1.</label><mixed-citation>Peters J. The Arab world handbook. London: Stacey International Publishers; 2005.</mixed-citation></ref><ref id="B2"><label>2.</label><mixed-citation>Karmani S. Petro-­linguistics: the emerging nexus between oil, English, and Islam. 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