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English and National Identity 46 th IATEFL Annual Conference Glasgow 19-23 March 2012

English and National Identity 46 th IATEFL Annual Conference Glasgow 19-23 March 2012. Contents of the Presentation. Creating a new national identity in the RSS. Re-shaping a new national identity in the RS. The impact of English on national identity construction in learners (A Case Study).

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English and National Identity 46 th IATEFL Annual Conference Glasgow 19-23 March 2012

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  1. English and National Identity46thIATEFL Annual ConferenceGlasgow 19-23 March 2012

  2. Contents of the Presentation Creating a new national identity in the RSS. Re-shaping a new national identity in the RS. The impact of English on national identity construction in learners (A Case Study).

  3. Major Questions That Need Answers: • The global impact of English. • Global educational status of English in the Sudan.

  4. English and local Sudanese languages. • Sudanese English. • The man in the street.

  5. English and particular fields in Sudan. • Sudanese policy makers, applied linguists, and educators.

  6. RSS • Dinka, Nuer, Shiluk, Zandi and Bari (65%of the population). • 50 mother tongues present. • Local languages, different varieties of Arabic and English (1956 - mid1990s).

  7. The Constitution of the Republic of South Sudan (CRSS) (2011) • Indigenous languages • English language • Arabic language

  8. Expectations of the Role of English in the RSS • Common means of communication for southerners • The language of freedom and unit. • A gateway to social, economic and political prosperity

  9. Strengthening regional ties and trade within the EAC • Re-shaping the national identity for southerners • To gain both individual and social empowerment

  10. Juba Arabic, mother tongues and English • Language of business

  11. RS • Examining the Potentiality of SPINE 3 • Objectives of the study • Methodology

  12. Dimensions of National Identity

  13. (Summary of Results): Techniques Utilized by the Authors • Topics of interest • What they avoided • Short texts • Variety • ‘Great Men and Women’ • National institutions

  14. Dimensions of National & Ethnic Identity

  15. Recommendations • Develop the sense of inclusion • A marker both of education and modernity • Spread the culture of difference and hybridity

  16. Indigenous cultures and knowledge • Food, traditions, names, etc. • Live in peace and tolerance • How and why to respect the other

  17. A sense of ethnic tolerance and acceptance of the other • A peaceful co-existence among different groups • A redefinition of the Sudanese national identity

  18. References: • Smith, A.D. (1991) National Identity University of Nevada Press: USA • Guibernau, B. M. (2007) The Identity of Nations Polity: Cambridge • El Jack, N.S.A (2011) Construction of National Identity in the Sudan:A Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) Study of the Arabic Language School Textbooks at the Basic Level . Unpublished Ph.DThesis: SUST

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