Malay and global literacy

Malay and global literacy

Selected factors determining the success of Malay as a viable foreign language choice going forward are examined in this article. Attracting learners to select Malay as a foreign language within a vibrant formal learning environment in a globalist culture is vital to Malay maintenance. Arguably, a p...

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Main Author: Sew, Jyh Wee
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Language:English
Published: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2012
Online Access:http://journalarticle.ukm.my/6118/
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spelling ukm-61182014-08-04T13:34:12Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/6118/ Malay and global literacy Sew, Jyh Wee Selected factors determining the success of Malay as a viable foreign language choice going forward are examined in this article. Attracting learners to select Malay as a foreign language within a vibrant formal learning environment in a globalist culture is vital to Malay maintenance. Arguably, a progressive language programme tailors the delivery and knowledge register of its language modules to maintain the motivation in learning the language. The discussion begins with a short introduction to Malay in Singapore by invoking the socio-historical context of Malay as a mother tongue taught in the national education system of Singapore. Three overlapping areas of language learning, namely learner profile, pedagogy and knowledge register are framed as the areas of concerned to maintain Malay language education at the tertiary and secondary school level, respectively. Following from the cross-examination, these variables are realigned in a learning framework towards a sustainable Malay language education. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2012-05 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/6118/1/Akademika_82%282%29Chap_3-locked.pdf Sew, Jyh Wee (2012) Malay and global literacy. AKADEMIKA, 82 (2). pp. 25-35. ISSN 0126-5008 http://www.ukm.my/penerbit/jademik.html
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description Selected factors determining the success of Malay as a viable foreign language choice going forward are examined in this article. Attracting learners to select Malay as a foreign language within a vibrant formal learning environment in a globalist culture is vital to Malay maintenance. Arguably, a progressive language programme tailors the delivery and knowledge register of its language modules to maintain the motivation in learning the language. The discussion begins with a short introduction to Malay in Singapore by invoking the socio-historical context of Malay as a mother tongue taught in the national education system of Singapore. Three overlapping areas of language learning, namely learner profile, pedagogy and knowledge register are framed as the areas of concerned to maintain Malay language education at the tertiary and secondary school level, respectively. Following from the cross-examination, these variables are realigned in a learning framework towards a sustainable Malay language education.
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author Sew, Jyh Wee
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Malay and global literacy
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title Malay and global literacy
title_short Malay and global literacy
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publisher Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
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url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/6118/
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http://journalarticle.ukm.my/6118/1/Akademika_82%282%29Chap_3-locked.pdf
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