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English as a Foreign Language (EFL) in Captivity: The Case of Iranian Prisoners of War in the Iraq-Iran War
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Emam, Abbas – Journal of Prison Education and Reentry, 2019
During the Persian Gulf War of Iraq-Iran (1980-1988), thousands of Iranians were taken captive by Iraqi troops. These prisoners of war (POWs) had to find ways to enrich and fill their time in prison camps. Learning English was one such activity. This study was carried out to appraise the motivations of the Iranian POWs for learning English, and to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, War, Institutionalized Persons, Correctional Institutions