In the "Media and Language Policies" session

# Arabic Language Week .. Noura Al Kaabi: The Arabic language is not only poetry, ancient literature and grammar

  • The session was organized by the Ministry of Culture and Youth within the activities of the Arabic Language Week.

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Minister of Culture and Youth Noura Al-Kaabi said that the media plays a pivotal role in shaping the personality as it is the pulse of societies, the mouthpiece and the expression of their reality and aspirations, and given this role, it was present in the determination of the status of the Arabic language and its future under two main axes: the reality of the Arabic language and its future from the perspective of discourse. The contemporary Arab media, and the uses of Arabic in contemporary Arab media and the public spatial space, noting that the Ministry worked to define the features that express the Arab media discourse regarding the Arabic language and its problems and accurately diagnose its reality, through partnership with 15 media institutions, which contributed to the preparation and enrichment of the report .

And in a virtual dialogue session organized by the Ministry of Culture and Youth entitled "Media and its impact on making language policies", within the activities of the Arabic Language Week, in which Saeed Al Eter, Head of the Media Office of the UAE Government, Hamad Al Kaabi, Editor-in-Chief of Al-Ittihad newspaper, Aisha Sultan, writer, founder and director of Warrak Publishing House, participated Mina Al-Oraibi, editor-in-chief of The National newspaper, Al-Kaabi confirmed that: “Through our communication and interviews with the media in the Arab countries, we found the need to approve a joint Arab media charter that deals with the Arabic language in the media, and its provisions determine the language level that prevails in the media and the linguistic conditions that should be It is available in the media and in the media article, ”indicating that“ we must activate the partnership between the media sector and scientific research centers in various human, linguistic and scientific disciplines in order to keep pace with research approaches in cognitive linguistics and invest them in media discourse, in addition to employing media content in developing academic courses in Arab schools. It aims to introduce students to the levels of Arabic and make them aware of its diversity and breadth, so that their understanding of the Arabic language is not limited to ancient poetry and literature and

Only about, and that this be part of their training to use language in communicative contexts that link them with reality and allow them to express and interact with it through language.

For his part, Saeed Al-Eter said, "The wise leadership of the UAE has paid special attention to the Arabic language as the language of life. We have many legislations and initiatives for the Arabic language, which in turn led to its growth and spread in the Arab world during the past period."

He stressed the importance of supporting the media entertainment content industry in the Arabic language, such as drama, music, theater, electronic games, which are tools through which we can face challenges, as well as exporting culture through specialized institutes in the Arabic language.

For his part, Hamad Al Kaabi pointed to the importance of the role of the media, with its various tools, in enhancing the presence and spread of the Arabic language, adding, “We now need competing media content that spreads culture and enhances the presence of the Arabic language, indicating that the media is now required to facilitate and simplify vocabulary for readers, and to market it in a manner. It is very popular. ”

Aisha Sultan said: “When we talk about attractive and smooth media content, we must qualify the media professionals and content makers, starting with the Faculties of Media and Journalism, by focusing on the Arabic language and its proposed materials, so that we have a constellation of media professionals and content makers who are competent and professional.”

• 15 media institutions that participated in the ministry in preparing a report on the Arab media discourse.

• Emphasizing the importance of making media entertainment content in the Arabic language.

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