Should English and Arabic be also granted Secondary status in Bangladesh?

[SylhetiBDeshiAmerican]

I have met many Arabic speakers from various parts of the world, they all understand one another. Arabic speaker from Morocco can easily converse with Arabic speaker from the gulf. I disagree with your above statement, I think you’re letting your biasness and dislike of the Arabic countries, culture define your views. Study shows otherwise, there is absolutely no harm in learning Arabic or being multi linguals or studying multiples languages, it will only be an added skillset in this increasingly globalized world. But for business related purposes English and Bengali along with Sylheti should be used, and it will only be beneficial and aide Bangladeshi citizens. Millions of Bangladeshis already work and reside in Gulf countries , I know they don’t get treated well that is a another debate. Language has nothing to do with Backwardness. Kemal Ataturk replaced Arabic script to join the EU. This is an another debate.

Only RSS and bias views and dislike for Arabic language would get in the way of few folks . But most common folks in Bangladesh actually respect and value Arabic language. It will only be matter of time before it will be widely used and learned in Bangladesh, so it is best to learn this language along with English as well. it’a natural language for Bangladeshis as well, not just for Arabs: https://www.dhakatribune.com/opinion/op-ed/2017/07/28/the-case-for-arabic
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.thedailystar.net/op-ed/arabisation-bangladesh-112009?amp

 

[Homo Sapiens]

I have met many Arabic speakers from various parts of the world, they all understand one another. Arabic speaker from Morocco can easily converse with Arabic speaker from the gulf.

I do not know whom you met, but my above statement is not my invention but general knowledge. Moroccan, Algerian Arabic is so different from Gulf Arabic that it seems like they are two different language. And Arab from Arabian peninsula do not understand it and vise versa.

 

[SylhetiBDeshiAmerican]

@UKBengali @Homo Sapiens

I do not know whom you met, but my above statement is not my invention but general knowledge. Moroccan, Algerian Arabic is so different from Gulf Arabic that it seems like they are two different language. And Arab from Arabian peninsula do not understand it and vise versa.

Listen man my wife was Arabic and I lived with North Africans .I think I have met enough to make an educated judgement. They have no problems understanding one another, it was only during French rule, Arabic language was not encouraged to learn and only those folks cannot converse with broader Arabic speakers around the world.

 

[Homo Sapiens]

@UKBengali @Homo Sapiens

I am not against learning Arabic. But it should be on purpose and for selected persons, like a religious scholar or migrant workers intended to go to Middle East. My objection was with the suggestion of making Arabic as an official language of Bangladesh and teaching as a subject in the school. Which should never be done.

 

[SylhetiBDeshiAmerican]

I am not against learning Arabic. But it should be on purpose and for selected persons, like a religious scholar or migrant workers intended to go to Middle East. My objection was with the suggestion of making Arabic as an official language of Bangladesh and teaching as a subject in the school. Which should never be done.

It will only be strengthened, sooner govt realize this, the better it is.

I do not know whom you met, but my above statement is not my invention but general knowledge. Moroccan, Algerian Arabic is so different from Gulf Arabic that it seems like they are two different language. And Arab from Arabian peninsula do not understand it and vise versa. It

All Arabic speakers understand and can converse with one another. Only those who grew up
In French rule in North Africa do not! But now they are able to speak and understand fellow Arabic speakers. I have met Sudanese, Yemeni, Morroccan, Egyptian, Iraqi, Lebanese, and Algerians here in the United States. They all understand one another without any problem, however there is of-course regional variance that exist in all languages. It’s kind of like Australian English VS American English, VS British English, vs Canadian English. But they are all mutually intelligible
@UKBengali @Homo Sapiens

I will just leave this last post there.

 

[Tom-tom]

It’s not difficult at all, nothing is easy in this world. Many students (non Muslim) at my University actually learned Arabic and majored in it, Arabic is a beautiful language. Many universities in USA has Arabic language departments and many college kids here major in it. take a look at the American University in Washington D.C. Not for business related purposes, but I think Arabic should be understood as a language, it can strictly stay as religious language of the country however. But it has to be understood, they shouldn’t just learn to read it, but should take it to the next level for various reasons I have outlined above.

Is there something wrong emotion driven brain? A nation on built only on linguistic abilities will get it so far, we need engineers, technicians, teachers. The common (not rich) bangladeshi school age child does chores and has a part - time job.

They're not sitting home pursuing hobbies.

Also Arabic people of the most racist idiots on earth even if bangladeshi people speak arabic they would still choose a white proffessional. In London a Bangladeshi black cab driver told me he met some arabs the they talk to him, they ask him where his from, as he is brown they try to barter with him. On contrary his white black cabby mates gets tips and the price of the fare does not get disputed just coz they are white.

Then there is the Arabic language itself, which dialect? One dialect not easily understood from the other even with native speakers.

 

[SylhetiBDeshiAmerican]

Is there something wrong emotion driven brain? A nation on built only on linguistic abilities will get it so far, we need engineers, technicians, teachers. The common (not rich) bangladeshi school age child does chores and has a part - time job.

They're not sitting home pursuing hobbies.

Also Arabic people of the most racist idiots on earth even if bangladeshi people speak arabic they would still choose a white proffessional. In London a Bangladeshi black cab driver told me he met some arabs the they talk to him, they ask him where his from, as he is brown they try to barter with him. On contrary his white black cabby mates gets tips and the price of the fare does not get disputed just coz they are white.

Then there is the Arabic language itself, which dialect? One dialect not easily understood from the other even with native speakers.

Racism is a separate issue, we are talking about a language and why it is beneficial to learn it and not the individual person or culture. Language has nothing to do with racism. Do not compare apples and oranges. You’re the one who is throwing tantrums with your emotions lol. Please carefully read all my previous post.

 

[Tom-tom]

Racism is a separate issue, we are talking about a language and why it is beneficial to learn it and not the individual person or culture. Language has nothing to do with racism. Do not compare apples and oranges. You’re the one who is throwing tantrums with your emotions lol. Please carefully read all my previous post.

No racism is not a separate issue especially when it effects the employment prospects and pay scenario of a semi skilled or professionals.

Arabic should only be taught to those seeking to go to arab states. This and my previous post put holes in your argument.

Instead of the gov spending more money on broadening the curriculum, it should seek to increase the quality of the current subjects. Bangladesh is in early stages it needs to grow it's economy with that comes infrastructure developments and looks to become a middle income country to lower developed country. Crossroads will come when bangladesh will need to churn out engineers, technicians and teachers in all fields for it's own need not for them to go abroad. During this time there will be the average common bangladeshi school age child that holds down menial jobs to help his parents and family. These children bangladesh needs as well and to become a middle income higher country it needs to lift them up as well, for country to become richer.

When china was in a similar stage it's reaction was core subjects for those professionals fields. It's reaction was not to broaden spending and curriculum for the nation become useless linguists.


China is only teaching Arabic now to it's people as the country bear certain weight in the M/E. Therefore it's citizens can gain employment Chinese state firms that deal with the M/E states.

Bangladesh bears no relevance to M/E not in the same way as the west, China and Russia.

Racism is a separate issue, we are talking about a language and why it is beneficial to learn it and not the individual person or culture. Language has nothing to do with racism. Do not compare apples and oranges. You’re the one who is throwing tantrums with your emotions lol. Please carefully read all my previous post.

If your talking from economic stand point where it affects employment then yes it does.

 

[SylhetiBDeshiAmerican]

@UKBengali @Homo Sapiens

This video explain why learning any languages is beneficial for our cognitive functioning!

Arabic should
Get secondary Status in Bangladesh along with English. Sylheti will be official language of Sylhet Division only along with Bengali. You cannot stop it, Bangladeshi average folks are learning it and will take it deeper, it will happen a lot sooner than you think based on the trend. Arabic language usage is on the rise in Bangladesh:
https://www.google.com/amp/s/thefin...sa-teachers-arabic-skills-1535346365?amp=true

 

[Tom-tom]

Also if you are talking from an economic stand point, how about giving computer coding exposure to promising students? It has immediate effects of improving ones life it's a language as well. Python 2 has been running for over ten years and is being used by developers. Python 3 has recently been released this april, and it bears strong similarities.

 

[SylhetiBDeshiAmerican]

Also if you are talking from an economic stand point, how about giving computer coding exposure to promising students? It has immediate effects of improving ones life it's a language as well. Python 2 has been running for over ten years and is being used by developers. Python 3 has recently been released this april, and it bears strong similarities.

Study shows people who are multi-lingual tend to be better programmers and codersz. You’re clearly failing to look at the benefits before commenting. First try to understand why it is important to learn multiple languages; then you will be able to answer these questions yourself.

 

[jamal18]

We live in a globalized world, English must be taught in Bangladesh to provide better opportunities to young generations. World is interconnected and world economy is interconnected. It will help Bangladeshis seek jobs abroad and help
Bangladeshi economy.

I think only RSS wouldn’t want Bangladeshies to not learn Arabic lol
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.da...rabic-language-popularity-booms-in-turkey/amp

https://www.google.com/amp/www.hurr...language-in-turkish-elementary-schools--90244


I disagree with your statement, studies shows children tends smarter and more cleaver and more motivated.

Yes, this is acheived by teaching English as a foreign language, like virtually every other country in the world.

As for Arabic, I cannot comprehend why this should be on the curriculam. Even a linguist who learns several languages learns English first, then they can learn any other as is necessary.

 

[UKBengali]

Also if you are talking from an economic stand point, how about giving computer coding exposure to promising students? It has immediate effects of improving ones life it's a language as well. Python 2 has been running for over ten years and is being used by developers. Python 3 has recently been released this april, and it bears strong similarities.

BD schoolchildren should only learn Bengali, English and Sylheti/Chittagonian in those respective divisions as far as languages are concerned.

Most of the rest of the curriculum should be focused in maths, science and computer science with a strong focus on teaching programming languages in computer science.

 

[jamal18]

Bengali should remain the only official language of Bangladesh. In a monolingual country like Bangladesh, there is no justification to give official status to any other language. Not even English. English should be taught from childhood as a subject, but no official recognition.

Absolutely perfectly stated.

 

[SylhetiBDeshiAmerican]

@UKBengali @Homo Sapiens

This video explain why learning any languages is beneficial for our cognitive functioning!

Arabic should
Get secondary Status in Bangladesh along with English. Sylheti will be official language of Sylhet Division only along with Bengali. You cannot stop it, Bangladeshi average folks are learning it and will take it deeper, it will happen a lot sooner than you think based on the trend. Arabic language usage is on the rise in Bangladesh

As I mentioned above it is happening already in Bangladesh based on my research and understanding ! 90 percent of Bangladeshi people at some point in their life learn Arabic and use it in their daily lives.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/thefinancialexpress.com.bd/economy/bangladesh/bd-to-bank-on-madrasa-teachers-arabic-skills-1535346365?amp=true