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Language Policy Challenges in Multi-Ethnic Malaysia

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Authors:
  1. Saran Kaur Gill

    1. Industry & Community P'ships, The National University of Malaysia, Bangi, Malaysia

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  • Deals with language policy, educational policy and nation building in multi-ethnic societies, framed by practical experience in one of Asia’s most ethnically diverse countries, Malaysia
  • Highlights political, socio-cultural, economic and knowledge economy factors and their impact on government decisions with regards to language policies and education
  • Examines the dynamic tension between national collective identity and ethnic identity in majority and minority ethnic groups
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Multilingual Education (MULT, volume 8)

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. Introducing the Situational Context, Macro-Sociolinguistics and Key Elements of Language Planning and Policy in Malaysia

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    Pages 1-16

  3. Language, Nation-Building and Identity Formation in a Multi-Ethnic Society

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    Pages 17-33

  4. The Role of Language Education During Colonial Rule and Post-Independence Period

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    Pages 35-54

  5. Drastic Change in the Medium of Instruction: From Bahasa Malaysia to English

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    Pages 55-69

  6. The Re-reversal from English to Bahasa Malaysia

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    Pages 71-88

  7. The Impact of the Change in Medium of Instruction in Malaysia on the Chinese Community and Mother-Tongue Education

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    Pages 89-101

  8. The Revival of a Minority Language in Malaysia: The Dynamics between National Linguistic Ideology and Ethnic Linguistic Identity

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    Pages 103-117

  9. Conclusion: The Road Ahead for Malaysia: Balancing Ethnic, National and International Identities

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    Pages 119-124
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About this book

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 establishment of the Malaysian people’s ethnic, national and global cultural identities. This challenge is evident in the journey of language and cultural policy from the post-independence period to the 21st century; a period of over 50 years. The book highlights political, socio-cultural, economic and knowledge economy factors as they impact on decisions made by the government with regard to language policy in the various educational systems. It examines decisions made on the selection of the national language, the medium of instruction in educational systems, the varying changes in language policy for the field of science and technology and the maintenance and sustenance of minority languages.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Industry & Community P'ships, The National University of Malaysia, Bangi, Malaysia

    Saran Kaur Gill

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Language Policy Challenges in Multi-Ethnic Malaysia

  • Authors: Saran Kaur Gill

  • Series Title: Multilingual Education

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-7966-2

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Education (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2014

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-94-007-7965-5Published: 08 January 2014

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-024-0304-6Published: 17 September 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-007-7966-2Published: 09 December 2013

  • Series ISSN: 2213-3208

  • Series E-ISSN: 2213-3216

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XV, 124

  • Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Educational Policy and Politics, Applied Linguistics, Language Education

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