Arabic Language
Losing its Influence Among Young People
Arabic Language
Losing its Influence among Young People
Imagine that Arabic is no longer the main
medium of communication in the MENA region. There is a disputable issue
between people in Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region about the probability
of losing the impact of Arabic language because of the widespread use of the
English language. In contrast, there are people who assume that the
Arabic language will not lose its influence in MENA region because it is spoken
by at least 274 million people. However, Arabic language will not lose its
influence among young people in MENA as the universities teach in the English
language and English has become a global lingua franca.
The first reason for the decreasing influence
of Arabic is that many of the universities in the MENA countries teach in the
English language. For example, to get a seat in Qatar University as student
need to do the IELTS test. This point leads school to neglect the Arabic language.
As a result, parents prefer English schools for their children to equip them
with the skills they need for their future. This is because not only do most
universities teach English but companies as well prefer people with an advanced
level of English. All this reason make young people learn English to help them
in the future.
The
second reason is English language has become a lingua
franca. Lingua franca means typical
language between speakers who communicate in various dialects. For example, if
two people from different countries and want to communicate to each other,
English could be a common language between them because of its international status.
There is a large number of expatriates in MENA region who do not speak Arabic. In
addition, English became a lingua franca because it easy to learn it and young
people prefer it more than Arabic language. Furthermore, young people find it
more interesting to learn and speak English because they consider it as a
trendy language and they feel modern and cool when they speak it.
On the contrary, many people
think that it will not lose its effect between young people. They argue that
the effect of Arabic language is continuous because it is the language of the
Qur'an and part of Islam. In reality, practicing religion does not need a specific
language. It needs an honest heart and strong belief. Young people can talk in
any language they want and still practice and respect their religion. Actually,
Qur'an can be read in any language not in Arabic only. People whose have mother
language is different from Arabic can read Quran in whatever language they want
because it is translated in many languages. Furthermore, not all young people
in MENA are Muslims although they speak Arabic so religion does not depend on
language only.
In conclusion, young people
prefer English to Arabic because use it mostly in their education and English
has become a lingua franca some people say that Arabic language will not lose
its influence because it is an integral part of Islam, as well as being the
language the of holy book. In fact, practicing religion does not need a
particular language. In sum, English language is a beautiful language and
should be learned by all people in world not only young people.
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