Sardian Maharani Asnur, Mansur Akil, Haryanto Atmowardoyo, Abdul Halim
Engaging specialized vocabulary in Islamic studies can be a problem for Indonesian EFL students at Islamic universities who are studying English for Islamic Studies (EIS) since they are not familiar with that study field. Hence there is a requirement for finding out Islamic terms that may cause difficulties for students when they read Islamic books or articles in English. This study is intended to discover the specialized vocabularies used in Islamic Studies texts written in English for EFL Islamic students and to classify the word class of specialized vocabulary in English for Islamic studies. For three months we compiled and analyzed a corpus of 40 texts which focused on five topics in Islamic Studies, namely The Pillars of Islam, Faith of Believe, Qur'an and Hadith, Law of Worship, and Introduction to Islam. Those readings are including ten books and 30 articles. We identified 1032 Islamic terms in the corpus. This finding is what we called the Islamic Studies Word List (ISWL). Our analysis revealed that of the 1032 words in ISWL, 817 words recognized as noun, 63 were known as adjectives, 110 identified as verbs, and 42 known as expression. Based on the result, it implied that the introduction of this word list could be a source of reference in developing material of Islamic Studies for Indonesian EFL Islamic students. © 2019 Asian E F L Journal Press. All rights reserved.
Universitas Islam Negeri Alauddin, Makassar. Jl. Yasin Limpo 36, Gowa, South Sulawesi, Indonesia; Universitas Negeri Makassar, Jl. Mallengkeri, Parang Tambung, Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia; Universitas Negeri Makassar, Jl. Mallengkeri, Parang Tambung, Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia; Universitas Negeri Makassar, Jl. Mallengkeri, Parang Tambung, Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia
