the integration of NAQLI and AQLI elements in the English for academic purposes course : what do the students say ?

Abstract EN

Nurturing a noble generation and a knowledgeable society through the integration of Naqli or Revealed knowledge (Quran and Sunnah) and Aqli or acquired knowledge (worldly knowledge) is the philosophy of the Islamic Science University of Malaysia (USIM).

This paper describes part of the findings of a larger study which explores the integration of Naqli and Aqli elements in the English for Academic Purposes (EAP) course.

Employing a qualitative approach, the researchers conducted face-to-face, semi-structured interviews with first year students who have undergone the EAP course.

As revealed in the results of the interviews, the students are found to have minimal awareness and understanding of the Naqli and Aqli concept, and that their EAP instructors only superficially explain the concept of Naqli and Aqli in their lessons.

Even so, the students are optimistic, and believe that the integration could be more successful and holistic to fulfil the University’s mission and vision in generating respectable Muslim ummah.