Inculcating Islamic values in teaching western short stories to Muslim learners

Muslim scholars advocate that Islamic values should be inculcated in every discipline. English language teaching is no exception as it has been infused with the values of the West, as reflected in Western instructional materials. This is inevitable as language is a carrier of culture and therefore,...

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Main Authors: Othman, Khairiah, Engku Ibrahim, Engku Haliza, Muhamad, Ainon Jariah, Sarudin, Isarji
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Language:English
Published: IIUM Press 2011
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spelling iium-13812020-03-19T16:23:33Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/1381/ Inculcating Islamic values in teaching western short stories to Muslim learners Othman, Khairiah Engku Ibrahim, Engku Haliza Muhamad, Ainon Jariah Sarudin, Isarji LB1025 Teaching (principles and practices) PE English PR English literature Muslim scholars advocate that Islamic values should be inculcated in every discipline. English language teaching is no exception as it has been infused with the values of the West, as reflected in Western instructional materials. This is inevitable as language is a carrier of culture and therefore, language and culture are intertwined and inseparable. This study was conducted to investigate Muslim teachers’ inculcation of Islamic values in the teaching of Western short stories. Data were collected using document analysis, interviews and classroom observations. The findings of the study indicated five recurring themes employed by Muslim teachers in teaching these texts to Muslim students. The teachers highlighted unIslamic practices, used Islamic concepts and Islamic Arabic terms, related the texts to stories of the prophets, discussed current Muslim related issues and finally, made references to the Quranic verses and Hadith. This paper has implications for theory, practice and policy. Keywords: English Language Teaching, Muslim learners, Western texts, Islamic values IIUM Press 2011 Book Chapter NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/1381/1/INCULCATING_ISLAMIC_VALUES_IN_TEACHING_WESTERN_SHORT_STORIES_TO_MUSLIM_LEARNERS.pdf Othman, Khairiah and Engku Ibrahim, Engku Haliza and Muhamad, Ainon Jariah and Sarudin, Isarji (2011) Inculcating Islamic values in teaching western short stories to Muslim learners. In: Language studies in the Muslim world. IIUM Press, Kuala Lumpur, pp. 83-111. ISBN 9789670225234 http://rms.research.iium.edu.my/bookstore/Products/341-wwwgooglecom.aspx
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PE English
PR English literature
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PE English
PR English literature
Othman, Khairiah
Engku Ibrahim, Engku Haliza
Muhamad, Ainon Jariah
Sarudin, Isarji
Inculcating Islamic values in teaching western short stories to Muslim learners
description Muslim scholars advocate that Islamic values should be inculcated in every discipline. English language teaching is no exception as it has been infused with the values of the West, as reflected in Western instructional materials. This is inevitable as language is a carrier of culture and therefore, language and culture are intertwined and inseparable. This study was conducted to investigate Muslim teachers’ inculcation of Islamic values in the teaching of Western short stories. Data were collected using document analysis, interviews and classroom observations. The findings of the study indicated five recurring themes employed by Muslim teachers in teaching these texts to Muslim students. The teachers highlighted unIslamic practices, used Islamic concepts and Islamic Arabic terms, related the texts to stories of the prophets, discussed current Muslim related issues and finally, made references to the Quranic verses and Hadith. This paper has implications for theory, practice and policy. Keywords: English Language Teaching, Muslim learners, Western texts, Islamic values
format Book Chapter
author Othman, Khairiah
Engku Ibrahim, Engku Haliza
Muhamad, Ainon Jariah
Sarudin, Isarji
author_facet Othman, Khairiah
Engku Ibrahim, Engku Haliza
Muhamad, Ainon Jariah
Sarudin, Isarji
author_sort Othman, Khairiah
title Inculcating Islamic values in teaching western short stories to Muslim learners
title_short Inculcating Islamic values in teaching western short stories to Muslim learners
title_full Inculcating Islamic values in teaching western short stories to Muslim learners
title_fullStr Inculcating Islamic values in teaching western short stories to Muslim learners
title_full_unstemmed Inculcating Islamic values in teaching western short stories to Muslim learners
title_sort inculcating islamic values in teaching western short stories to muslim learners
publisher IIUM Press
publishDate 2011
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/1381/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/1381/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/1381/1/INCULCATING_ISLAMIC_VALUES_IN_TEACHING_WESTERN_SHORT_STORIES_TO_MUSLIM_LEARNERS.pdf
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