‘English for Religious Purposes’: integrating Islamic values and worldview into ELT materials

Preece, Abdul Shakour Duncan (2013) ‘English for Religious Purposes’: integrating Islamic values and worldview into ELT materials. In: International Conference on Teacher Education in the Muslim World 2013 (ICTEM 2013), 12-14 November 2013, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (Unpublished)

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Abstract

The study set out to identify the important element and principles to be included in Islamized ELT materials. After this, the researcher designed a sample of Islamized materials (IM) which were implemented with a group of intermediate ESL learners at CELPAD, IIUM. The purpose of this was to evaluate the materials and gauge Muslim learners’ responses to them, in particular their perceptions of IM in terms of benefit for their English language. Overall, it can be concluded that combining cognitive, affective and religious content into IM, by means of thinking stories, has much to offer ELT. Comprehensive input and output in the form of discussions stimulated Muslim learners’ critical thinking skills and this, in turn, increased their intrinsic motivation to study English. The IM approach also offers learners practise in all four language skills in a holistic way.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Plenary Papers)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	ELT materials, Islamization, Philosophy
Subjects:	L Education > L Education (General) P Language and Literature > PE English
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Education > Department of Curriculum & Instruction
Depositing User:	Dr Abdul Shakour Preece
Date Deposited:	10 Apr 2018 19:02
Last Modified:	10 Apr 2018 19:02
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/63280

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