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| Autor/in | Al-Jarf, Reima |
|---|---|
| Titel | Designing English for Islamic Studies Courses: Some Basic Considerations |
| Quelle | 2 (2021) 2, S.10-19 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift
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| Sprache | englisch |
| Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
| ISSN | 2709-622X |
| Schlagwörter | Undergraduate Students; Semitic Languages; Translation; Vocabulary Development; English for Special Purposes; Instructional Materials; Connected Discourse; Majors (Students); Islam; Material Development; Dictionaries; Curriculum Design; Instructional Design; Foreign Countries; Islamic Culture; Grammar; Reading Comprehension; Saudi Arabia |
| Abstract | Undergraduate students majoring in Islamic Studies in Saudi Arabia need to take an English-for-Specific-Purposes (ESP) course each year of the B.A. program. The material for all four courses was developed in-house by a group of instructors at those colleges. A review of the course material, particularly reading texts, showed many inadequacies. It was found that each course material consists of 6 units, consisting of a reading text followed by comprehension questions, few vocabulary items and their dictionary definition. Vocabulary exercises required the students to fill gaps with the words that were defined or by looking them up in a dictionary. English passages consisted of a literal translation of Arabic sentences rather than connected discourse. The texts lacked cohesion, coherence, and an organizational structure and the stylistic features of English texts. Ideas are abstract, vague and have insufficient details. Stories had no theme, no setting, and no sequence of events. Although the course requires the students to translate the same reading texts included in the course, there is no mention of the translation skills that need to be practiced by the students. English for Islamic Studies courses need to be re-designed by a team of subject-matter, curriculum design and native English language experts. The reading text structure, register stylistic features and specific reading comprehension, vocabulary, grammar and translation skills should be taken into consideration in designing the course. A model for re-designing the English for Islamic Studies courses is provided. (As Provided). |
| Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |
| Update | 2024/1/01 |
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