The Role Of English On The Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia

I used to think that all people and countries speak Arabic language because I born in Arabic country “Yemen”. I didn’t know anyone that speaks different language or even speak different accents of Arabic. The school that I went to they didn’t teach English language. The education in Yemen is not very good like in the United States or as in the other Arab countries. For that reason, I face a lot of obstacles when I came to the United States with both the Arabic accents and the English language. Believe me a lot of things that happened to me that you will never imagine it, so here where my story begins.

Many studies have been conducted about the minority languages in Canada as a multilingual and multicultural society (Dweik, Nofal & Qawasmeh, 2014; Qawar, 2014). For example, Dweik et al (2014) investigated the language use and attitudes among the Muslim Arabs of Vancouver in Canada. The results indicated that the Muslim Arabs maintained their Arabic language through multiple factors. These factors relate to the use of Arabic language in different domains such as home, friendship, workplace and neighbourhood. Besides, language maintenance factors such as the use of Arabic in religious activities, the status of the Arabic language, cultural identity, attending Arabic schools and the role of the Arab mass media (TV, radio and newspapers) are

English become that language they need. This trend also affects people become a global citizen. Many basic words, such as "OK, "Hello", "Yes" and so on, which is some very common words using in answer question or greet somebody who come from different culture and speaking different languages. Therefore, English become a language for them as a kind of lingua franca to adapt the local live and communicate with people. English infiltrate into society more widely and deeply, people are more likely to become a global citizen who can communicate to the global world because of using English. People don’t have to worry about the language barrier. One example is the global tourism. In the past, language barrier maybe affected a person whether he or she was planning to travel other countries. If people want to travel that places, it will means that you have to learn the local language. But now, English can solve this problem, not only useful for those countries which are used English, but also the others such as Japan, Korea. It happens on all countries in the world (“N.P.”, 2013). In addition, wherever you want to travel, study abroad, business trip and so on, airport probably is a way station that bring you to the place where you want to go. Then, you can find the most language used in the airport is English. Consequently, English is the most commonly used

Although there is no official language in the United States, the English language is the most widely spoken. Language helps to shape our identities, define and limit our expectations of the world around us and who we are. You might ask yourself, how does our language shape our identities and influence our perceptions of the world? Through language, we are able to make meaning, understand, and define ourselves. We are able to communicate what we feel, our ideas, our hopes, and our dreams with others who can respond to our feelings and thoughts. However, our choice of words cannot always capture what we are feeling to the full extent.

Throughout my courses and my internship experience with the National Iranian American Council, my pre-existing knowledge of the Persian language helped me contribute a multi-dimensional perspective to my peers and fellow interns. Furthermore, this unique perspective deepened my intellectual understanding of the politics in Iran and Afghanistan, among other states. Thus, I believe the advancement of my language skills in Arabic will have a similar effect. Due to the exodus of citizens, many states in the Middle East struggle formulating proper migration policies. For example, Afghanistan is a state experiencing a debilitating shortage of human resources. The Afghan Diaspora heavily impacted the enhancement of socioeconomic development in both the private and public sector—Afghanistan continues to experience the negative impacts of “brain drain”. Similar to the case of Afghanistan, many Arab countries are also experiencing an exodus in their populations. To prevent a similar outcome in these Arab countries, I need to be able to effectively communicate in Arabic to influence or implement new migration policies and programs.

First of all, there are too many opportunities to practice English in United States than Saudi Arabia. In Saudi Arabia, for me it wasn’t easy to practice English with people because there is not many people know how to speak English. Also, when you speak with people, it is hard to improve your language because they are not native speakers. However, in United States more easily to speak with people, and you can even learn from them. And also, people are native speakers, but it is hard to understand some of them because they speak with a difficult accent.

Arabic is an interesting language because it is different from region to region. Elizabeth Pietanza states, there are “three different forms: classical, modern standard, and spoken” (Pietanza 2001:1078). The Classical form of Arabic is based on the Islamic religious book, the Quran. Most children living in Middle Eastern countries are taught to read and write using the Modern Standard form of Arabic, however the spoken language is different from country to country. Iraqi spoken language is different from the

Although rocky at times the U.S. relationship with Saudi Arabia is extremely important aspect in U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East. Saudi Arabia is a major power player within the Middle East due to its massive oil reserves and direct influence on Islam throughout the region. Various culture aspects of Saudi Arabia, its spread of Wahhabism and allegations of terrorist links has led to Saudi Arabia being under direct fire on the international stage. Scott Shane, author of the New York times article Saudi and Extremism: ‘Both the Arsonist and the Firefighter’ uses the phrases ‘arsonist and firefighter’ to draw a connection to the idea that the Saudi’s past and present actions are a direct source to the current problems that the country faces. The Saudi’s secular teachings of Islam, alleged indirect funding of terrorism and spread of anti- western teachings around the Middle East are the highlighted points to what Shane believes makes the Saudi’s arsonist in the region. Moreover, to the same point the Saudi govt. and high-ranking officials attempt to combat the very things that there kingdom has either directly or indirectly contributed towards making them ‘firefighters’. In contrast the counter argument that Saudi Arabia is neither the ‘arsonist nor firefighter’ can be developed due to the limited direct linkage of Saudi Arabia both abroad and in the Middle East.

Arabic language or known as the language of Muslims because the scriptures use the Arabic language. The language of Arabic is considered one of the most important languages caused by its users as much as four hundred million all over the world (Momani, 2015). In some countries like Iraq, Israel, Egypt, etc Arabic languages serve as their second language which means officially the state establishes that the Arabic language as their everyday language after the first language. Therefore Arabic language is recognized as an official language by united

English is an international language which is used officially all around the world. Anybody who wants to make connections with the world we live in should learn English. I had English language classes in my secondary and high school years. I also took some private English learning courses throughout summers in my country, Turkey. However, I could not improve my English effectively as all Turkish students in Turkey. I fully agree that English will be learned most efficiently in the boundaries of an English-speaking country not in the home country because of some cases. Therefore, I came here, USA, to learn English better after graduation from my university.

English is considered as one of the first widespread languages worldwide. It is taught in almost all countries around the globe due to many reasons such as globalization, media, cinema, etc. English is also regarded as the common ground language with which people from different places in the world communicate, chat, and discuss different issues about their native or mother cultures. The status English gained universally urges one to ask many questions like: Why English and not any other language? Is it a good thing to teach English and British without looking at the cultural meanings and values transmitted? Does giving English a great importance in the educational system challenge the Moroccan local structure? How could teachers work out to teach a language without

English is on the rise in India. It is known as the linguistic power of the nation. The English language is promoted and exposed in various methods in India. One of the major roles of this domination is media. Such as, almost all advertising billboards and commercials in India are in English. Also the demand for English speakers is very high. It is very likely that a well-paid job in India requires a good understanding of the English language. As English is dominating the demand is school sis also very high, as today higher education is entirely conducted in the English

Arabic is usually ranked among the top six of the world's major languages. As the language of the Qur'an, the holy book of Islam, it is also widely used throughout the Muslim world. It belongs

Despite the widespread presence of English throughout the country, (much like other countries) the actual understanding and ~~ of English is low. In fact, it is estimated only twenty percent to a quarter of the (common) population has a decent and ~~ understanding of the language. It is “sometimes a second, third or even fourth language for large segments of the population.”. Even those who know English may not be speaking it correctly.

Saudi Universities assigned English language teachers from different parts of the world to teach English courses for their students. Most of those teachers come from: Egypt, India, Tunis, Sudan and South Africa and other parts of the worlds. Those different non-native English teachers speak English with some kind of accent. The aim of this research is to investigate the attitudes of Saudi Universities’ students towards the accent of non-native English teachers who teach them. Another aim of this research is to explore whether the different accents of non-native English teachers affect the comprehension of the students in the class.