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Publication details [#28783]

Haggan, Madeline. 1998. Islam and learning English: The approach - avoidance dimension. ITL 121 - 122 : 85–120.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

conflict | identity negotiation | language and culture | religion | second language acquisition

Language as a subject

Arabic, Kuwait | English

Place, Publisher

Katholieke Universiteit Leuven

ISBN

0019-0810

Journal WWW

benjamins.com/catalog/itl

Annotation

This paper deals with the 'avoidance' language attitude of Islamic Kuwait undergraduates mastering English. This acquisition might indeed present a problem as it requires an appreciation of values and traditions contrary to their own.