Learning English in a Third Space? Malay Students in an English-Speaking University in Malaysia

It has been suggested that the use of English among Malays is constrained by the intertwining of ethnic identity, religion and native language. This study investigated the possibility of a ‘third space’ (Bhabha, 1994) for a group of Malay-speaking English majors in an English-medium university...

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Main Authors:	Abdul Wahid, Mohd Ridwan, Pilus, Zahariah
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Published:	Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 2017
Subjects:	LC65 Social aspects of education PE English
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spelling	iium-610382018-07-10T06:54:11Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/61038/ Learning English in a Third Space? Malay Students in an English-Speaking University in Malaysia Abdul Wahid, Mohd Ridwan Pilus, Zahariah LC65 Social aspects of education PE English It has been suggested that the use of English among Malays is constrained by the intertwining of ethnic identity, religion and native language. This study investigated the possibility of a ‘third space’ (Bhabha, 1994) for a group of Malay-speaking English majors in an English-medium university in Malaysia. Using Norton’s (2013) identity approach to second language acquisition, it found that the participants’ identities as ethnic Malays and Malay-English speaking bilingual were often conflicted as the broader community was disinclined to use English. Despite high motivation levels, dominance of the Malay language curtailed the participants’ investment in English to a great extent. The third space, when available, was confined to sites that were associated with their formal learning of English. Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 2017-10 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/61038/1/Third%20Space%20RW%20and%20ZP.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/61038/7/Learning%20English%20in%20a%20third%20space%20Malay%20students%20in%20an%20English-Speaking%20University%20in%20Malaysia.docx.pdf Abdul Wahid, Mohd Ridwan and Pilus, Zahariah (2017) Learning English in a Third Space? Malay Students in an English-Speaking University in Malaysia. Pertanika Journal of Social Science and Humanities, 25 (3). pp. 1167-1180. ISSN 0128-7702 http://www.pertanika.upm.edu.my/
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description	It has been suggested that the use of English among Malays is constrained by the intertwining of ethnic identity, religion and native language. This study investigated the possibility of a ‘third space’ (Bhabha, 1994) for a group of Malay-speaking English majors in an English-medium university in Malaysia. Using Norton’s (2013) identity approach to second language acquisition, it found that the participants’ identities as ethnic Malays and Malay-English speaking bilingual were often conflicted as the broader community was disinclined to use English. Despite high motivation levels, dominance of the Malay language curtailed the participants’ investment in English to a great extent. The third space, when available, was confined to sites that were associated with their formal learning of English.
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author	Abdul Wahid, Mohd Ridwan Pilus, Zahariah
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title	Learning English in a Third Space? Malay Students in an English-Speaking University in Malaysia
title_short	Learning English in a Third Space? Malay Students in an English-Speaking University in Malaysia
title_full	Learning English in a Third Space? Malay Students in an English-Speaking University in Malaysia
title_fullStr	Learning English in a Third Space? Malay Students in an English-Speaking University in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed	Learning English in a Third Space? Malay Students in an English-Speaking University in Malaysia
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publisher	Universiti Putra Malaysia Press
publishDate	2017
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Learning English in a Third Space? Malay Students in an English-Speaking University in Malaysia

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