Malaysia's english language policies for the 21st century: where to now?
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Article Title | Malaysia's english language policies for the 21st century: where to now? |
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ERA Journal ID | 18720 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | |
Author | Ridge, Brian |
Journal Title | Asian Profile |
Journal Citation | 31 (1), pp. 29-36 |
Number of Pages | 8 |
Year | 2003 |
Publisher | Asian Research Service |
Place of Publication | Burnaby, BC, Canada |
ISSN | 0304-8675 |
Web Address (URL) | http://www.asianresearchservice.com/Asianprofile.htm |
Abstract | The history of Malaysia's linguistic politics and policies reflect so much of what has been at the heart of Malaysia's creation of its own identity, and in more recent times, what it sees as its special roles in. the wider world. In another perspective, it could be argued that this linguistic history reflects a shift from a reactive language policy seeking to solve pressing internal tensions, largely ethnic in nature, in the period from 1957 to the early 1990s, to a clearly more proactive policy which is heavily involved in forging a newer Malaysia with external priorities and often asserted aspirations of playing a larger role on the global stage. It is probably also true to say that much of this latter shift to a |
Keywords | national language policy; english competence; Malay |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 390108. LOTE, ESL and TESOL curriculum and pedagogy |
470320. South-East Asian languages (excl. Indonesian) | |
470411. Sociolinguistics | |
Public Notes | No response to requests for copyright permission from publisher. |
Byline Affiliations | Faculty of Arts |
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