Arabic Lang Policies Politic

3 Credits · Level: Undergraduate

This course explores the language policy and its political, economic and educational ramifications in the Arab world. It discusses the linguistic situation of Arabic and language policies adopted by the governments in the Arab countries. It also discusses the initiatives and suggestions made in the Arab world in order to raise and support the status of Standard Arabic nationally and internationally and the problems that arise due to the absence of a strategic language plan at the state level. Topics will also include how to develop a fair, democratic, and strategic language policy; the economic cost of the language policies in a dynamic linguistic market; and the influence of language policies on education and academia. The class is conducted in Arabic, but readings will be from Arabic and English sources. Assignments are in Arabic.