Suggested specific researchable PhD topics - Essay Example

Suggested PhD Topics Arabic/ Hebrew-Both Semitic languages, a proposed case study on how the two languages diverged over time due to contentions between the two people.2. Arabic as written in the Koran, is considered perfect as it was spoken to Mohamed. Language however changes over time regardless of how it is preserved. A proposed case study on the evolution of Arabic over time and how other languages (English) has influenced such change.3. Literacy programs for women in the Middle East are a growing and developing resource.

A proposed case study on these programs which centers on languages which are taught to these women as well as how they are taught. Specifically, global English and its prevalence in such literacy programs.4. The influence of global English on Middle astern languages, both a look at how it currently influences those languages as well as how it may have done so in the past.5. The influence of Islam on global English: Islam is the world’s most prevalent religion and thus has greatly influenced a myriad of world cultures and languages, how specifically has English, particularly global English, been influenced?6. The history and evolution of English in the Middle East, with a focus on contrasting how this may differ from the evolution of English (global English) in other parts of the world.7. Arabic in certain parts of the Middle East can be assimilated to Latin in the United States or other English speaking parts of the world: What influence does Arabic have in non Arabic speaking Middle Eastern countries?8. The history semiotics in Arabic as compared to that of the English language.

English has evolved over time as a compilation of many languages as well as semiotic influence. How does this compare to that of Arabic’s history? How the differences in the languages would necessitate different interpretations of the same sign, with respect to semiotics. 9. English rhetoric in poetry and literature over the past 200 years, which can be said to have either undertones of Middle Eastern languages similarity or influence.10. English which is learned or spoken in Jordan, which compares to English learned or spoken in other Middle Eastern countries.11. How the acquisition of the English language differs from the acquisition of Middle Eastern languages, such as Arabic, Hebrew etc.12. The threat of global English being a hold over from white colonization in other countries and how it adds to a Euro-centric, white normalized ideal of the “norm”.

Is the spread of English as a global language contributing to the overall white, Euro-centric ideology of global “normalization“?13. Comparative history of English and Middle Eastern languages, as they have become what they are known as today. Is there a similarity in the development of these languages over time?14. Alphabet and writing systems of Middle Eastern language and the English language, specifically as integrated in the Middle East. An example of this is signs displayed in the Middle East which may show both an Arabic and an English description of information.15. The phonetics of Middle Eatern languages compared to the phonetics of English, what are the similarities and differences?