English for Dawah Purposes

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English for Dawah Purposes

• Language Sensitivity Session

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Language Sensitivity Session

• Agenda
• Brief Introductory Remarks
• Objective of Presentation
• Areas of Language Awareness
• Practice Exercise

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Introductory Remarks

• Language used in the media with reference to
  prophets and scholars
• Language used in the name of science in reference
  to the Creator
• Use of subliminal language in the media

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Language Sensitivity

• Objectives
• To sensitize participants to aspects of language
  related to the creed (aqeedah).
• To bring to the awareness of participants
  subtleties of language to facilitate delivering a
  clear message

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Language Sensitivity Areas of Language Awareness

• Vocabulary
• Structure
• Pronunciation Intonation
• Expressions

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Language Sensitivity Vocabulary

• Islamic Terminology in English
• Terminology pertinent to other religions

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Language Sensitivity Structure

• Most common mistakes occur with the use of
  prepositions
• Other mistakes usually due to first language
  interference
• Examples Before two days/ Do you know what are
  the five pillars of Islam/

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Language Sensitivity Pronunciation Intonation

• Be aware of unfamiliar sounds
• p / b - f / v - ch / sh /s
• Braise vs. Praise Pray vs. Bray - Vatican
  Pentateuch - Satan
• Be aware of syllabic stress
• E.g. produce / produce - record/ record
• blessed - blessed t/ learned learned ed

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Language Sensitivity Expressions

• Avoid using common English expressions that are
  contrary to Islamic beliefs general cultural
  sensitivity
• E.g. knock on wood
• keep your fingers crossed
• bring home the bacon
• bear your own cross
• Play the devils advocate

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English for Dawah Purposes Language Sensitivity
Exercise

• Are you a Moslem or a Muslim?

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English for Dawah Purposes Language Sensitivity
Exercise

• From the media Your Reaction
• Slavery is allowed in Islam.
• Islam permits polygamy.
• YES OR NO

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English for Dawah Purposes Language Sensitivity
Exercise

• From the media Your Reaction
• Polygamy the practice of having more than one
  husband or wife at the same time.
• Polyandry the practice of having two or more
  husbands at the same time.
• Bigamy the crime of being married to two people
  at the same time.

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English for Dawah Purposes Language Sensitivity
Exercise

• From the media Your Reaction
• Polygyny The practice of having two or more
  wives at the same time.
• Bigamy the crime of being married to two people
  at the same time.

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English for Dawah Purposes Language Sensitivity
Exercise

• From the media Your Reaction
• Moslem Clergymen Meet to Discuss Situation in

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English for Dawah Purposes Language Sensitivity
Exercise

• Expression Your Reaction
• That man is a real philistine.

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English for Dawah Purposes Language Sensitivity
Exercise

• Expression Your Reaction
• philistine someone who does not understand art,
  literature, music etc.
• Philistine in the bible, a member of a race of
  people who lived in Palestine, who were the
  enemies of the Israelites.

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English for Dawah Purposes Language Sensitivity
ExerciseExpressions Your Reaction

• That Arab fellow made some
• anti-Semitic remarks.

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English for Dawah Purposes Language Sensitivity
ExerciseExpressions Your Reaction

• The Jihadis are making life difficult for the
  Muslims.

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English for Dawah Purposes Language Sensitivity
ExerciseExpressions Your Reaction

• Wall Street is the Mecca of world finance.

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English for Dawah Purposes Language Sensitivity
ExerciseIn Publications Your Reaction

• Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) was born in the year 570
  AD.

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English for Dawah Purposes Language Sensitivity
ExerciseExpressions Your Reaction

• Christians worship on Sundays Muslims worship
  on Fridays.

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English for Dawah Purposes Language
Sensitivity Exercise
From Islamic Publications Your Reaction
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English for Dawah Purposes Language Sensitivity
Exercise

• From an Islamic Publication Your Reaction

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Thank You!
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English for Dawah Purposes Language
Sensitivity Exercise

• From Islamic Publications Your Reaction