Students' perspective on incorporating Arabic words in the teaching of English to Muslim learners

The presence of words and concepts in the English language that do not correspond with the meaning held by Muslims has been highlighted by many Muslim scholars. It is argued that there are many English words fail to reflect the meanings that Muslims intend to convey due to the fact that many Arabic...

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Main Authors:	Othman, Khairiah, Mohammad Lotfie, Maskanah
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Arab World English Journal (AWEJ) 2013
Subjects:	PE English PJ6001 Arabic
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/29712/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/29712/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/29712/1/awej.pdf

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spelling	iium-297122014-05-26T02:17:35Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/29712/ Students' perspective on incorporating Arabic words in the teaching of English to Muslim learners Othman, Khairiah Mohammad Lotfie, Maskanah PE English PJ6001 Arabic The presence of words and concepts in the English language that do not correspond with the meaning held by Muslims has been highlighted by many Muslim scholars. It is argued that there are many English words fail to reflect the meanings that Muslims intend to convey due to the fact that many Arabic words are not accurately translatable into English. Furthermore, Muslims believe that many of the meanings of Arabic words and phrases are of divine provenance and may not be separated from their Arabic forms. Based on al-Faruqi’s framework on Islamic English that proposes the use of Islamic vocabulary be retained in their Arabic form in an effort to maintain the original meanings, this study investigated postgraduate Muslim students’ perspective on whether there is a need for Islamic Arabic vocabulary to be incorporated in the teaching of English to Muslim learners. A survey consisting of open-ended questions was administered and the findings indicate that the respondents strongly favoured the incorporation of Islamic terms in English language teaching. This paper has pedagogical implications on ESL teachers who teach English to Muslim learners. Keywords: vocabulary learning, Muslim English language learners, Islamic English Arab World English Journal (AWEJ) 2013 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/29712/1/awej.pdf Othman, Khairiah and Mohammad Lotfie, Maskanah (2013) Students' perspective on incorporating Arabic words in the teaching of English to Muslim learners. Arab World English Journal, 4 (1). pp. 108-123. ISSN 2229-9327 http://www.awej.org/?article=190
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description	The presence of words and concepts in the English language that do not correspond with the meaning held by Muslims has been highlighted by many Muslim scholars. It is argued that there are many English words fail to reflect the meanings that Muslims intend to convey due to the fact that many Arabic words are not accurately translatable into English. Furthermore, Muslims believe that many of the meanings of Arabic words and phrases are of divine provenance and may not be separated from their Arabic forms. Based on al-Faruqi’s framework on Islamic English that proposes the use of Islamic vocabulary be retained in their Arabic form in an effort to maintain the original meanings, this study investigated postgraduate Muslim students’ perspective on whether there is a need for Islamic Arabic vocabulary to be incorporated in the teaching of English to Muslim learners. A survey consisting of open-ended questions was administered and the findings indicate that the respondents strongly favoured the incorporation of Islamic terms in English language teaching. This paper has pedagogical implications on ESL teachers who teach English to Muslim learners. Keywords: vocabulary learning, Muslim English language learners, Islamic English
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author	Othman, Khairiah Mohammad Lotfie, Maskanah
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title	Students' perspective on incorporating Arabic words in the teaching of English to Muslim learners
title_short	Students' perspective on incorporating Arabic words in the teaching of English to Muslim learners
title_full	Students' perspective on incorporating Arabic words in the teaching of English to Muslim learners
title_fullStr	Students' perspective on incorporating Arabic words in the teaching of English to Muslim learners
title_full_unstemmed	Students' perspective on incorporating Arabic words in the teaching of English to Muslim learners
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Students' perspective on incorporating Arabic words in the teaching of English to Muslim learners

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