English idioms: An Islamic perspective

Many advocate that a mastery of idioms is a reflection of native speakers’ proficiency. While understanding idioms is an important part of language acquisition, a language reflects its culture. The interconnectedness between English idioms and western culture may create uneasiness on some non-native...

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Main Authors:	Othman, Khairiah, Abdul Malik, Faridah, Engku Ibrahim, Engku Haliza
Format:	Article
Language:	English English
Published:	American scientific publishers 2017
Subjects:	PE English
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spelling	iium-579422018-01-11T01:08:58Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/57942/ English idioms: An Islamic perspective 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 understanding idioms is an important part of language acquisition, a language reflects its culture. The interconnectedness between English idioms and western culture may create uneasiness on some non-native learners as the usage of some idioms may not be in-line with their value system. This article aims to highlight the presence of some English idioms which are not in line with the principles of Islam and hence, may not be appropriate for Muslims to use. The study employed a content analysis method in analysing the idioms. The findings indicate the presence of English idioms which include terms with reference to the cross and Christianity, equating men to dogs and pigs, as well as a positive image of alcohol which are incongruent with Islamic principles, hence the need for Muslims to view English idioms critically. This study has pedagogical implications for teaching English to Muslim learners. Keywords: idioms, culture, Muslims, ESL/EFL American scientific publishers 2017-05-01 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/57942/6/english%20idiom%20%20published.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/57942/12/57942_English%20idioms_SCOPUS.pdf Othman, Khairiah and Abdul Malik, Faridah and Engku Ibrahim, Engku Haliza (2017) English idioms: An Islamic perspective. Advanced Science Letters, 23 (5). pp. 4960-4963. ISSN 1936-6612 E-ISSN 1936-7317 http://www.aspbs.com/science.htm 10.1166/asl.2017.8976
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description	Many advocate that a mastery of idioms is a reflection of native speakers’ proficiency. While understanding idioms is an important part of language acquisition, a language reflects its culture. The interconnectedness between English idioms and western culture may create uneasiness on some non-native learners as the usage of some idioms may not be in-line with their value system. This article aims to highlight the presence of some English idioms which are not in line with the principles of Islam and hence, may not be appropriate for Muslims to use. The study employed a content analysis method in analysing the idioms. The findings indicate the presence of English idioms which include terms with reference to the cross and Christianity, equating men to dogs and pigs, as well as a positive image of alcohol which are incongruent with Islamic principles, hence the need for Muslims to view English idioms critically. This study has pedagogical implications for teaching English to Muslim learners. Keywords: idioms, culture, Muslims, ESL/EFL
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author	Othman, Khairiah Abdul Malik, Faridah Engku Ibrahim, Engku Haliza
author_facet	Othman, Khairiah Abdul Malik, Faridah Engku Ibrahim, Engku Haliza
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title	English idioms: An Islamic perspective
title_short	English idioms: An Islamic perspective
title_full	English idioms: An Islamic perspective
title_fullStr	English idioms: An Islamic perspective
title_full_unstemmed	English idioms: An Islamic perspective
title_sort	english idioms: an islamic perspective
publisher	American scientific publishers
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English idioms: An Islamic perspective

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