English idioms: a cultural consideration

Many advocate that a mastery of idioms is a reflection of native speakers’ proficiency. While idioms are an important part of language, language reflects culture. The aim of the study was to investigate Muslim students’ perspective of English idioms, as to whether there are English idioms which are...

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Main Authors:	Othman, Khairiah, Abdul Malik, Faridah, Engku Ibrahim, Engku Haliza
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English English
Published:	2015
Subjects:	PE English
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/45915/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/45915/1/45915_English%20idioms-paper.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/45915/2/45915_English%20idioms-tentative.pdf

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spelling	iium-459152018-02-20T07:19:55Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/45915/ English idioms: a cultural consideration Othman, Khairiah Abdul Malik, Faridah Engku Ibrahim, Engku Haliza PE English Many advocate that a mastery of idioms is a reflection of native speakers’ proficiency. While idioms are an important part of language, language reflects culture. The aim of the study was to investigate Muslim students’ perspective of English idioms, as to whether there are English idioms which are not in line with the students’ value system. The study employed a qualitative method using document analysis and group discussions. Ninety idioms were chosen and evaluated by Muslim postgraduate students pursuing Master’s degree in English language studies in an Islamic institution. The findings indicate the presence of English idioms which are incongruent with Islamic values, hence the tendency for Muslim learners to view the learning of English negatively. This study has pedagogical implications on teaching English to Muslim students. 2015-09-08 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/45915/1/45915_English%20idioms-paper.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/45915/2/45915_English%20idioms-tentative.pdf Othman, Khairiah and Abdul Malik, Faridah and Engku Ibrahim, Engku Haliza (2015) English idioms: a cultural consideration. In: 2015 International Symposium on Education and Psychology (ISEP 2015), 8th-10th September 2015, Kyoto, Japan. (Unpublished)
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description	Many advocate that a mastery of idioms is a reflection of native speakers’ proficiency. While idioms are an important part of language, language reflects culture. The aim of the study was to investigate Muslim students’ perspective of English idioms, as to whether there are English idioms which are not in line with the students’ value system. The study employed a qualitative method using document analysis and group discussions. Ninety idioms were chosen and evaluated by Muslim postgraduate students pursuing Master’s degree in English language studies in an Islamic institution. The findings indicate the presence of English idioms which are incongruent with Islamic values, hence the tendency for Muslim learners to view the learning of English negatively. This study has pedagogical implications on teaching English to Muslim students.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Othman, Khairiah Abdul Malik, Faridah Engku Ibrahim, Engku Haliza
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title	English idioms: a cultural consideration
title_short	English idioms: a cultural consideration
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title_full_unstemmed	English idioms: a cultural consideration
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publishDate	2015
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/45915/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/45915/1/45915_English%20idioms-paper.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/45915/2/45915_English%20idioms-tentative.pdf
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English idioms: a cultural consideration

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