Transcript English for Da’wah Purpose

ENGLISH FOR DA’WAA
Facilitators:
Khalid I. Al-Dossary
[email protected]
&
Ahmad Nuriddin
www.dawahmemo.com ‫موقع المفكرة الدعوية‬
Outline
Rationale / Objective
Requirements & Duration
Course Materials
Course Schedule
Methodology & Evaluation Tools
Rationale
Course Rationale:
There are many people who speak English well, and who
have good knowledge of Islam, yet they are unable to
communicate effectively in English on Islamic subjects
primarily because they lack the proper terminology to do
so.
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Objectives
Course Objectives:
By the end of the course the participants will have acquired
the following:
 A reasonable knowledge of Islamic terminology
 The ability to discuss Islamic concepts in English
 The ability to give short presentations on Islamic
topics of their choice.
 An awareness of the subtleties and importance of
language in Da'wah
 A reasonable knowledge of necessary terminologies
of other religions as needed to present Islam.
Requirements & Duration
Requirements:
The main requirement is the participant’s willingness and
commitment to presenting Islam in its true light. Nevertheless,
prospective participants must possess a basic level of fluency
in English and should be able to take part in a conversation on
general topics. Previous experience as a da’ee is preferable
but not a must.
Duration:
The course consists of a total of 32 hours –16 hours in
class and 16 hours working on projects outside the
class.
Participants:
The Special English for Dawa Evaluation will involve all the
participants who attended.
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Workshop Materials
Course Materials:
 Basic concepts in Islam (Pamphlets or booklets)
The 90 Qs PowerPoint Islam and Muslims
Christian Muslim Dialogue
Christianity and Islam as seen in the Bible
 The course will use materials found on the following
websites:
http://www.sultan.org/
and http://www.islamworld.net/
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Evaluation Tools
The facilitators & participants will be conducting
constant evaluation of the participants English
language/communication skills using different
Evaluation tools.
The purpose of this evaluation is to determine if
the participants are applying what they have learned
in the workshop; that is, if they are competently
performing the English language communicative
tasks required in their Dawa activities.
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TOOLS:
The tools for evaluation will be in the following forms:
A presentation checklist
An oral appraisal checklist
An Encounter Evaluation form
METHODOLOGY:
The methods to be used will include:
Delivering on the spot mini-talk
Observing mini-presentations delivered by participants
(Baseline presentations)
Conducting interviews with target audience
Why convert? Storytelling
Responding to Misconceptions
Attending some real discussions between participants
and target audience or a make-belief audience to assess
participant’s oral skill
Delivering real presentations
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Workshop Schedule
Week 1
Week 4
Week 6
Introduction
Basic Christian
Principles
Misconceptions
Week 2
Week 5
Week 7
Language
Sensitivity
Other religions
Discussion &
Final Presentations
Week 3
Week 8
Analysis Of
Encounter
Final
Presentations
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Requirement
Duration
Course Material
Introduction
Week 1
Activity
Assignment
Explanation of course /
Language Focus
Probing Q’s & Film 2min.
Baseline Presentations
Read, recite and record
pamphlets on basic
Islamic principles,
summarize & report next
session.
Summarize a conversion
story; why convert?
Facilitators D All participants
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Language Sensitivity
Week 2 (2hrs)
Activity
Assignment
Reacting to English
Expressions Related to
Islam
Why convert?
Storytelling or
A question is posed to
each group
Read, recite and record
pamphlets on basic Islamic
principles, summarize & report
next session (As an out-of-class
assignment, each participant
should find a non-Muslim and
present Islam to him. You will be
asked to report on your encounter)
Facilitators D All participants
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Analysis Of Encounter
Week 3 (2 hrs)
Activity
Reporting encounter
& Discussion
Distributing roles for next
scenario session
Assignment
Christian Muslim Dialogue
Christianity and Islam as
seen in the Bible
http://www.islamworld.nethttp
://www.sultan.org/
Choose a topic for your final
presentation
Facilitators D All participants
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Basic Christian Principles
Week 4 (2 hrs)
Activity
Assignment
Scenario with a Christian
Christian Muslim Dialogue
Christianity and Islam as
seen in the Bible
Pamphlets
http://www.islamworld.net
http://www.sultan.org/
Reading misconceptions
Preparing for next session
Guest Speakers & participants
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Other religions
Week 5 (2 hrs+)
Activity
Role play or scenario
Assignment
Read, recite and record
pamphlets on basic Islamic
principles, summarize &
report next session
Why convert? Storytelling
Guest Speakers & participants
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Misconceptions
Week 6 (2 hrs)
Assignment
Activity
Scenario with A nonMuslim
Read, recite and record
pamphlets on basic Islamic
principles, summarize
Guest Speakers & participants
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Speaker & Final Presentations
Week 7 (2 hrs+)
Activity
Presentation and
Discussion
Final participants’
presentations &Feedback
Film talk
Assignment
Preparing for the final
presentation.
Read, recite and record
pamphlets on basic Islamic
principles, summarize
Guest Speakers & participants
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Final Presentations
Week 8 (2 hrs+)
Activity
Assignment
Final participants’
presentations & Feedback
Film talk
Compare with initial
presentation (Individual
responsibility)
Arrange for a talk in one of
the Dawa Centers (Optional)
All participants
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