The Muslim Response to English in South Asia: With Special Reference to Inequality, Intolerance, and Militancy in Pakistan

Autor/in	Rahman, Tariq
Titel	The Muslim Response to English in South Asia: With Special Reference to Inequality, Intolerance, and Militancy in Pakistan
Quelle	In: Journal of Language, Identity, and Education, 4 (2005) 2, S.119-135 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1534-8458
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Muslims; Foreign Policy; English (Second Language); Language Attitudes; Second Language Instruction; Limited English Speaking + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Muslim; Muslimin; Außenpolitik; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Sprachverhalten; Fremdsprachenunterricht
Abstract	This article argues that since the British colonial era, Muslims in South Asia have responded to English in three ways: (a) rejection and resistance, (b) acceptance and assimilation, and (c) pragmatic utilization. These responses continue in Pakistan and are respectively associated with the traditionalist ulema, the Westernized middle and upper classes; and Islamists, including Islamic militants. In turn these social cleavages are closely linked to the role of English as a marker of socio-economic class and the function of the state in creating and maintaining policies which have distributed the language unevenly (i.e., the elite has privileged access to it while the poorest people do not). More specifically, the article examines the relationship between the polarization of Pakistani society in terms of militancy, religious tolerance, and women's rights and the degree of exposure to English, socio-economic class, and identity. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10