World Englishes Worksheet 5.1

English Assignment
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Answer the following questions based on your reading of Karmani’s article. Use complete sentences.
What is the “much-forgotten battle” that is being fought in Karmani’s view?
The much forgotten battle is the battle between the use of ‘English and Islam’ languages.
According to Karmani, what are some of the pressures that Muslim governments faced regarding educational policy after 9/11?
After 9/11 terrorist attack, the Muslim governments faced pressures of reforming their educational systems since it was believed that it was responsible for motivating terrorist attacks.
What is the big shift that happened with regard to the content of the curriculums?
The big shift in the content of the curriculums is the proposal of teaching more English than Islam. For instance, the US marines were reported to have been offering English classes to Afghan children.
What does the author think of the way this shift is presented in Western media?
The author thinks that the western media is portraying the shift in a way that Islam language is not worth teaching, and that the English language will soon dominate in the Muslim countries.
What was the education policy supported by the US government in Afghanistan during the Soviet era?
The education policy was to produce an entire generation of jihadist warriors that would participate in the Afghan jihad against the Russian ‘infidels’. In other words, it was referred to as the war against communism.
Why does the author bring up this example?
The author intents to explain how adoption of English over Islam, would be a complete reversal of the language policy.
What is meant by “reductive associations” in the second paragraph of page 264, line 13?
This is used to mean all those associations that are for the idea that national languages directly and wholly represent the minds of their users and in so doing inescapably limit the possibilities of transcending a pre-determined static view of the world.
Give an example of one of the questions that the author asks in his conclusion and how you as a future English language teacher would answer that question?
How might we exonerate or at least mitigate our role as de-Islamizing agents on the linguistic front between ‘Islam and English’? This is one of the questions asked by the author. As future English language teacher my response would be that English language instills democratic values, and can usher in a more secure and just world.
Answer the following questions in light of your reading of Yaghan’s article. Use complete sentences.
What is Arabizi?
This is a slang term used to describe a system of writing Arabic words using English characters. The term is derived from two words “arabi” (Arabic), and “engliszi” (English).
Do you use Arabizi in your own communications? What is your opinion about it?
Yes. My opinion is that Arabizi is good and it should be...