Touching Language!
This paper argues for using academic Arabic more actively in Arabic Studies in Germany. Based on an ongoing discussion at the Centre for Near and Middle Eastern Studies at the Philipps-Universität Marburg about the pros and cons of dealing more closely with academic knowledge production from the MEN...
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Center for Near and Middle Eastern Studies
2019-12-01
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| description | This paper argues for using academic Arabic more actively in Arabic Studies in Germany. Based on an ongoing discussion at the Centre for Near and Middle Eastern Studies at the Philipps-Universität Marburg about the pros and cons of dealing more closely with academic knowledge production from the MENA region, this paper sheds light on the potentials of academic Arabic for non-native students and scholars. In the framework of postcolonial studies, it discusses linguistic, epistemic and ethic benefits of using academic Arabic in teaching and researching more actively and maps recent German initiatives to foster academic Arabic. As a conclusion, it calls for a close affective contact with Arabic: Daring to touch language and getting touched by language! |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5405b9524fc44db18bda1b568e5cc26d2022-12-21T19:15:08ZengCenter for Near and Middle Eastern StudiesMiddle East : Topics & Arguments2196-629X2019-12-011310.17192/meta.2019.13.8082Touching Language!Christian Junge0Arabic Studies (Philipps-Universität Marburg)This paper argues for using academic Arabic more actively in Arabic Studies in Germany. Based on an ongoing discussion at the Centre for Near and Middle Eastern Studies at the Philipps-Universität Marburg about the pros and cons of dealing more closely with academic knowledge production from the MENA region, this paper sheds light on the potentials of academic Arabic for non-native students and scholars. In the framework of postcolonial studies, it discusses linguistic, epistemic and ethic benefits of using academic Arabic in teaching and researching more actively and maps recent German initiatives to foster academic Arabic. As a conclusion, it calls for a close affective contact with Arabic: Daring to touch language and getting touched by language!https://meta-journal.net/article/view/8082academic languagepostcolonial studiesArea Studiesknowledge productionArabic StudiesArabic as foreign language |
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| title | Touching Language! |
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| topic | academic language postcolonial studies Area Studies knowledge production Arabic Studies Arabic as foreign language |
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