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| English and Islam: Creative Encounters Edited
by Jalal Uddin Khan and Adrian Hare |
(IIUM) |
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This book is a collection of the
proceedings of the International Conference (English
and Islam: Creative Encounters) organised by the
Research Centre, International Islamic University
Malaysia in 1996. The papers are divided into eight
key areas related to the interplay between Islam
and English in contemporary times. A significant
portion of the proceedings is dedicated to issues
in English language pedagogy. Some of the articles
are available on the TESOL Islamia website. For
information on obtaining this publication contact
Dr Jalal Uddin Khan at jkhan@iiu.edu.my. |
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| Language, Ideology and Power: |
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| Language Learning
among Muslims of Pakistan and North India by Tariq Rahman
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This is the first book-length
study of the history of language teaching and learning
among South Asian Muslims. It traces the history
of language-teaching among Muslims of north India
and present-day Pakistan, and then relates language-learning
(the demand) and teaching (the supply) to ideology
(the worldview) and power. It makes the point that
the Muslims of this part of the world, like other
people elsewhere, learned languages to empower themselves
by acquiring marketable language skills at all periods
of history. It also argues the teaching and learning
of languages is linked to the distribution of power
which, in turn is connected to employment, promotion
of certain ideologies, shaping of identities, and
national interest. |
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| Toward Islamic English by Ismail Raji Al-Faruqi |
(IIIT) |
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This book is an invaluable
manual for researchers, authors, scholars and others
interested in Islamic literature, culture and civilization.
It is an attempt to clarify terms, phrases, words
and concepts whose meanings have become distorted
due to faulty translations and transliterations.
Dr Al-Faruqi states that 'in modern times, the English
language stands in need of the precepts and values
of Islam which only the Qur'anic language can provide.
Constant use of the Arabic form will help shield
the English-speaking Muslims from the onslaught
of materialism, utilitarianism, skepticism and hedonism,
that in the last two hundred years have become firmly
established in English consciousness.' |
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| Islam and Language by Ahmad Shehu Abdussalam
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(Al-Hilal Publishing) |
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This short work presents
Islamic and Muslim views of language. It draws on
traditional Islamic literature on theories and views
of language. The book seeks to build on this body
of literature by integrating it into a contemporary
linguistic framework. The work may also be seen
as an introductory reading in views and theories
of language presented by some Muslim scholars as
well an in-depth reading in some of their selected
works on language, social sciences and texts studies.
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The Cultural Politics of English as an
International Language by Alastair Pennycook
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(Longman) |
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Covering a wide range of
areas including international politics, colonial
history, critical pedagogy, postcolonial literature
and applied linguistics, this book examines ways
to understand the cultural and political implications
of the global spread of English. Firstly, it explores
how a particular view of English as an international
language has come into being by examining its colonial
origins, its connections to linguistics and applied
linguistics, and its relationships to the global
spread of teaching practices. It then offers an
alternative, critical understanding through the
concept of the 'worldliness' of English. This concept
suggests that English can never be removed from
the social, cultural, economic or political contexts
in which it is used. |
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Planning Language, Planning Inequality
by James Tollefson |
(Longman) |
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A thought-provoking study
which explores the great linguistic paradox of our
time: while enormous resources are directed towards
language teaching worldwide, more people than ever
are unable to acquire the language proficiency they
need to enter and succeed in school, obtain satisfactory
employment, and participate politically and socially
in modern society. International in scope, this
volume examines language policies, as well as individual
case studies, in eight different countries. |
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Linguistic Imperialism by Robert Phillipson
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(Oxford) |
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This book explores the contemporary
phenomenon of English as an international language,
and sets out to analyse how and why the language
has become so dominant. It looks at the spread of
English historically, at the role it plays in Third
World countries, at the ideologies transmitted through
the English language, and at how English language
teaching contributes to the dominance of English
worldwide. |
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