Teaching English literature at IIUM: Islamic perspectives on selected twentieth-century texts

Among the humanities and social sciences disciplines, English literature is perhaps the most contentious subject as it carries subtle ideological and cultural impacts and significance. Right from the beginning of its introduction in British India and elsewhere, the most prominent consideration was i...

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Main Author:	Hasan, Md. Mahmudul
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English English English
Published:	2015
Subjects:	BP160 General works on Islam PE English PR English literature
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/43819/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/43819/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/43819/1/Teaching_English_Literature_at_IIUM__Islamizing_Selected_Twentieth-Century_Texts.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/43819/2/Acceptance_Letter_Mahmudul_Hasan.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/43819/7/Paper-Presentation-Schedule_%281%29.pdf

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spelling	iium-438192015-08-25T06:50:02Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/43819/ Teaching English literature at IIUM: Islamic perspectives on selected twentieth-century texts Hasan, Md. Mahmudul BP160 General works on Islam PE English PR English literature Among the humanities and social sciences disciplines, English literature is perhaps the most contentious subject as it carries subtle ideological and cultural impacts and significance. Right from the beginning of its introduction in British India and elsewhere, the most prominent consideration was its inherent worth as a carrier of values and norms. Under the surface of its seemingly value-neutral tag, English literature promotes ideas, beliefs and philosophies which can potentially influence its learners and practitioners. Based on this theoretical premise, this paper will establish the necessity of critically evaluating English literary texts in a Muslim setting and of bringing in Islamic perspectives in pedagogical practices at such an Islamic university as International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM). It will discuss few twentieth-century English literary works and suggest ways of looking at them from Islamic viewpoint. 2015 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/43819/1/Teaching_English_Literature_at_IIUM__Islamizing_Selected_Twentieth-Century_Texts.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/43819/2/Acceptance_Letter_Mahmudul_Hasan.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/43819/7/Paper-Presentation-Schedule_%281%29.pdf Hasan, Md. Mahmudul (2015) Teaching English literature at IIUM: Islamic perspectives on selected twentieth-century texts. In: The 2nd International Conference on Islam, Economic, Banking, Social Science, Communication and Education (IEBBSSCE2-2015), 29-30 May 2015, Millennium Hotel Sirih, Jakarta, Indonesia. (Unpublished) http://iebbssce2-2015.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Paper-Presentation-Schedule.pdf
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spellingShingle	BP160 General works on Islam PE English PR English literature Hasan, Md. Mahmudul Teaching English literature at IIUM: Islamic perspectives on selected twentieth-century texts
description	Among the humanities and social sciences disciplines, English literature is perhaps the most contentious subject as it carries subtle ideological and cultural impacts and significance. Right from the beginning of its introduction in British India and elsewhere, the most prominent consideration was its inherent worth as a carrier of values and norms. Under the surface of its seemingly value-neutral tag, English literature promotes ideas, beliefs and philosophies which can potentially influence its learners and practitioners. Based on this theoretical premise, this paper will establish the necessity of critically evaluating English literary texts in a Muslim setting and of bringing in Islamic perspectives in pedagogical practices at such an Islamic university as International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM). It will discuss few twentieth-century English literary works and suggest ways of looking at them from Islamic viewpoint.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Hasan, Md. Mahmudul
author_facet	Hasan, Md. Mahmudul
author_sort	Hasan, Md. Mahmudul
title	Teaching English literature at IIUM: Islamic perspectives on selected twentieth-century texts
title_short	Teaching English literature at IIUM: Islamic perspectives on selected twentieth-century texts
title_full	Teaching English literature at IIUM: Islamic perspectives on selected twentieth-century texts
title_fullStr	Teaching English literature at IIUM: Islamic perspectives on selected twentieth-century texts
title_full_unstemmed	Teaching English literature at IIUM: Islamic perspectives on selected twentieth-century texts
title_sort	teaching english literature at iium: islamic perspectives on selected twentieth-century texts
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