Islamic English in TED Talks: Misconceptions of Islam and Muslim Life
Keywords:
English Teaching and Learning, Improve the quality of workers, Indonesian Migrant WorkersAbstract
This research intends to show the presence of Islamic English used for a well international Islamic speaker, as well as its purposes, emphasizing the necessity of keeping Arabic Islamic words in use, particularly among Muslims. In the field of Islam propagation and inter-religious speeches, the talks of a major contemporary international youtube channel TED TALK on the theme Misconceptions of Islam and Muslim Life were picked. Three speeches are chosen to verify that the findings are consistent. From the three speeches, found Islamic terms, namely halal, Jihad, haram, and ‘ayb which still have misconceptions in the understanding of publics. The findings revealed that there is a hazy understanding of Islamic culture, which leads to incorrect meanings of borrowed phrases. Restricted definitions of Islamic words may lead to a limited knowledge of Islamic culture, resulting in a picture of Muslims as homogeneous individuals who ignore the fact that Muslims come from a variety of cultural backgrounds.
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