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Alsaif, Reema Ali S.; Starks, Donna – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2019
This paper explores the linguistic landscape (LL) of the Grand Mosque in Mecca and shows how this religious site contains within it different domains, each with their own LL and preferred mediums of display. We illustrate this by exploring the LL of five domains within the mosque: Holiness, Education, Workplace, Local Governance and the Public…
Descriptors: Language Usage, Religious Factors, Islam, Muslims
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Alsahafi, Morad – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2021
This study examined responses from a questionnaire administered to 98 second- and third-generation Rohingya refugees living in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Questions concerned participants' self-reported language proficiency levels in the Rohingya heritage language and Arabic and patterns of language use in various domains. Findings demonstrate that the…
Descriptors: Language Proficiency, Refugees, Semitic Languages, Transfer of Training