Language Policy Challenges in Multi-Ethnic Malaysia

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Gill, Saran Kaur (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Σειρά: Multilingual Education, 8
• Θέματα: Education.; Applied linguistics.; Educational policy.; ducation and state.; Language and education.; Educational Policy and Politics.; Applied Linguistics.; Language Education.

Set in Malaysia, this book encompasses language and cultural policy challenges that many other multi-ethnic nations currently have to address. The people of Malaysia constitute a diverse ethnic, linguistic and cultural population, and one of the continuing challenges is the development and establish...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Foreword
• Preface
• Acknowledgement
• 1: Introducing the situational context, macro-sociolinguistics and key elements of language planning and policy in Malaysia
• 2: Language, nation-building and identity formation in a multi-ethnic society
• 3: The role of language education during colonial rule and post-independence period
• 4: Drastic change in the medium of instruction: From Bahasa Malaysia to English
• 5: The re-reversal from English to Bahasa Malaysia
• 6: The Impact of the change in medium of instruction in Malaysia on the Chinese community and mother-tongue education
• 7: The revival of a minority language in Malaysia: The dynamics between national linguistic ideology and ethnic linguistic identity
• 8: Conclusion: The road ahead for Malaysia: Balancing ethnic, national and international identities
• References.