Language & cultural identity



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Language & cultural identity

Blogger Feroz Salam is Muslim, holds an Indian passport, is from a family whose home language is Kannada, was educated in an English medium international school in Saudi Arabia and currently works in London.



  • As a member of a highly mobile globalised society, what advantages might someone in Salam’s position have? What problems might such people have in adult life?



  • Do you think it likely that you will have the same kind of issues as an adult?



  • In the following blog, Salam discusses his sense of identity and belonging. Read the text and answer the following questions:



    1. Why doesn’t the writer understand either Hindi or Urdu?

    2. What does the writer mean by ‘this monolingualism wasn’t ordinary’?

    3. How did the writer’s family react when he admitted to not speaking the local language?

    4. What is the meaning of ‘vibrancy’ in relation to Indian culture?

    5. What does ‘this’ refer to in the phrase ‘I never noticed any of this’?

    6. The writer says ‘It was only when I arrived in London that I realised what I was missing’. What does ‘what’ refer to?

    7. Why did he never learn Arabic?

    8. Why does London feel like a home to an Indian national brought up in Saudi Arabia?

    9. Compared to the shops in India mentioned in the text, why does the supermarket in London feel different to the writer?



  • Explain the following phrases that appear in the text.





  • Re-read the text carefully. What have been the advantages and disadvantages for Feroz Salam in going to international schools and becoming a TCK? Use a table like the one below.






Disadvantages

Advantages

Languages







Family







Being Indian







Living in Saudi Arabia







Being an English speaker







Having a sense of home







Living in London







Other







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