English idioms: a cultural consideration
Many advocate that a mastery of idioms is a reflection of native speakers’ proficiency. While idioms are an important part of language, language reflects culture. The aim of the study was to investigate Muslim students’ perspective of English idioms, as to whether there are English idioms which are...
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| author | Othman, Khairiah Abdul Malik, Faridah Engku Ibrahim, Engku Haliza |
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| description | Many advocate that a mastery of idioms is a reflection of native speakers’ proficiency. While idioms are an important part of language, language reflects culture. The aim of the study was to investigate Muslim students’ perspective of English idioms, as to whether there are English idioms which are not in line with the students’ value system. The study employed a qualitative method using document analysis and group discussions. Ninety idioms were chosen and evaluated by Muslim postgraduate students pursuing Master’s degree in English language studies in an Islamic institution. The findings indicate the presence of English idioms which are incongruent with Islamic values, hence the tendency for Muslim learners to view the learning of English negatively. This study has pedagogical implications on teaching English to Muslim students. |
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| spelling | iium-459152020-05-15T04:50:02Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/45915/ English idioms: a cultural consideration Othman, Khairiah Abdul Malik, Faridah Engku Ibrahim, Engku Haliza PE English Many advocate that a mastery of idioms is a reflection of native speakers’ proficiency. While idioms are an important part of language, language reflects culture. The aim of the study was to investigate Muslim students’ perspective of English idioms, as to whether there are English idioms which are not in line with the students’ value system. The study employed a qualitative method using document analysis and group discussions. Ninety idioms were chosen and evaluated by Muslim postgraduate students pursuing Master’s degree in English language studies in an Islamic institution. The findings indicate the presence of English idioms which are incongruent with Islamic values, hence the tendency for Muslim learners to view the learning of English negatively. This study has pedagogical implications on teaching English to Muslim students. 2015-09-08 Proceeding Paper NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/45915/1/45915_English%20idioms-paper.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/45915/2/45915_English%20idioms-tentative.pdf Othman, Khairiah and Abdul Malik, Faridah and Engku Ibrahim, Engku Haliza (2015) English idioms: a cultural consideration. In: 2015 International Symposium on Education and Psychology (ISEP 2015), 8th-10th September 2015, Kyoto, Japan. (Unpublished) |
| spellingShingle | PE English Othman, Khairiah Abdul Malik, Faridah Engku Ibrahim, Engku Haliza English idioms: a cultural consideration |
| title | English idioms: a cultural consideration |
| title_full | English idioms: a cultural consideration |
| title_fullStr | English idioms: a cultural consideration |
| title_full_unstemmed | English idioms: a cultural consideration |
| title_short | English idioms: a cultural consideration |
| title_sort | english idioms: a cultural consideration |
| topic | PE English |
| url | http://irep.iium.edu.my/45915/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/45915/1/45915_English%20idioms-paper.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/45915/2/45915_English%20idioms-tentative.pdf |