Teaching English to muslim students : some pedagogical implications

Realizing the importance of education in shaping future generation, Muslim scholars (al-Attas,(1993); al-Faruqi ,1986) have advocated Islamic values to be inculcated in every discipline. English language teaching is no exception as it is not neutral, but in fact, has been infused with the values of...

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Main Authors:	Othman, Khairiah, Mohd. Asraf, Ratnawati
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English
Published:	2008
Subjects:	LB1025 Teaching (principles and practices) PE English
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/29719/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/29719/1/Teaching_English_To_Muslim_Students_Some_Pedagogical_Considerations.pdf

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spelling	iium-297192013-07-10T07:14:27Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/29719/ Teaching English to muslim students : some pedagogical implications Othman, Khairiah Mohd. Asraf, Ratnawati LB1025 Teaching (principles and practices) PE English Realizing the importance of education in shaping future generation, Muslim scholars (al-Attas,(1993); al-Faruqi ,1986) have advocated Islamic values to be inculcated in every discipline. English language teaching is no exception as it is not neutral, but in fact, has been infused with the values of the West, as reflected in Western instructional materials zar,1993;Alptekin,1993;Pennycook,1994;Elnimeiri,1996;Ratnawati,1997). This is inevitable as language is a carrier of culture (Corder, 1973) and therefore language and culture are intertwined and inseparable (Lado, 1956; Alptekin, 1993). A study was conducted to find out how Muslim teachers inculcated Islamic values in the teaching of English. The methodology adopted were interview and classroom observation. The study found five recurring themes employed by these teachers in teaching English to Muslim students. The teachers highlighted un-Islamic practices, brought in Islamic concepts and Islamic Arabic terms, related the texts to the stories of the prophets, with special reference to Prophet Muhammad, discussed current issues pertaining to Muslims and finally made references to Quranic verses and hadith. 2008 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/29719/1/Teaching_English_To_Muslim_Students_Some_Pedagogical_Considerations.pdf Othman, Khairiah and Mohd. Asraf, Ratnawati (2008) Teaching English to muslim students : some pedagogical implications. In: Paris International Conference On Education, Economy & Society 2008 (PICOEES 2008) , 17-19 July, 2008., Novotel Paris Tour Eiffel, Paris. (Unpublished)
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description	Realizing the importance of education in shaping future generation, Muslim scholars (al-Attas,(1993); al-Faruqi ,1986) have advocated Islamic values to be inculcated in every discipline. English language teaching is no exception as it is not neutral, but in fact, has been infused with the values of the West, as reflected in Western instructional materials zar,1993;Alptekin,1993;Pennycook,1994;Elnimeiri,1996;Ratnawati,1997). This is inevitable as language is a carrier of culture (Corder, 1973) and therefore language and culture are intertwined and inseparable (Lado, 1956; Alptekin, 1993). A study was conducted to find out how Muslim teachers inculcated Islamic values in the teaching of English. The methodology adopted were interview and classroom observation. The study found five recurring themes employed by these teachers in teaching English to Muslim students. The teachers highlighted un-Islamic practices, brought in Islamic concepts and Islamic Arabic terms, related the texts to the stories of the prophets, with special reference to Prophet Muhammad, discussed current issues pertaining to Muslims and finally made references to Quranic verses and hadith.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Othman, Khairiah Mohd. Asraf, Ratnawati
author_facet	Othman, Khairiah Mohd. Asraf, Ratnawati
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title	Teaching English to muslim students : some pedagogical implications
title_short	Teaching English to muslim students : some pedagogical implications
title_full	Teaching English to muslim students : some pedagogical implications
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title_full_unstemmed	Teaching English to muslim students : some pedagogical implications
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