اللغة العربية في عصر العولمة : الواقع و التحديات

Abstract EN

Arabic language obviously is one of the fundamental constants of the Islamic Arab nation.

It is icon of its identity, the mean of its artistic creativity, and one of the intellectual and literary output tributes.

Arabic language is also a means of communication between individuals and an effective link in the crucible of the community and the melting of all its members in order to achieve entity of the nation, and boost it to the ranks of developed countries, and stand on the threshold of history.

Arabic is the heading our Arab identity, the symbol of our national being and the key of our unity.

It is the one which unifies our word, preserves our heritage, and the language of Quran because the language of the Arabs is the fluent spoken languages among the people, the clearest, the vastest, and the most expressive of meanings which spring from the soul.

It is the language that is used in the writing of the words of Quran and explains their meanings.

It is a medium of the transmission and spread of ideas and the relationship which links between the members of the nation and express their hopes, their dreams, their joys, and pains.

And our belief in the importance of the Arabic language and its place in the consolidation of national identity, creativity, and belonging, this study aims to highlight the various challenges which confront the Arabic language in the twenty first century.

The world today becomes globalized in different areas of life whereby knowledge, sciences, and cultures become in circulation throughout the world and the geographical and even the temporal factors no longer have the value.

And in the light of globalization, people need a universal language as a means for the transfer of knowledge and cultures between humankind.

For instance, when an Arab sits beside a Chinese or Japanese, he needs a common language between him and those in order to exchange knowledge smoothly and easily or there will be no real benefit from globalization.

Systematically, the selected language to be a universal one is a soft and easy language and its mastery is possible in the easiest ways.

The study also seeks to examine the reality of the Arabic language in today's overflow sweeping linguistic and cultural globalization that so we almost might lose our identity within.

Our children become suffering from linguistic illusions despite the great history and glorious past of the Arabic language.

And therefore, the study aims at searching the ways of enhancing our language to meet those currents.

Language is one of the pillars of nation-building, development, and advancement.

The development of nations is conditioned by the preservation of their language and the ability of this language to develop and assimilate each novelty.

The Arabic language is one these languages that has emerged since antiquity and remains stubborn in the face of many challenges because being a living language bears the heavenly message which benefits all humanity with enlightenment and guidance.

Consequently, the Arabic language is a crucial aspect for the Arabic and Islamic nation because it represents the heritage and history, identity and cultural dimension