Crossing Borders: The Linguistic Practices of Aspiring Bilinguals in the Malay Community

Autor/in	Rajadurai, Joanne
Titel	Crossing Borders: The Linguistic Practices of Aspiring Bilinguals in the Malay Community
Quelle	In: Australian Review of Applied Linguistics, 34 (2011) 1, S.24-39 (16 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0155-0640
Schlagwörter	Focus Groups; Ideology; Student Journals; Foreign Countries; English (Second Language); Bilingualism; Second Language Learning; Case Studies; Personal Narratives; Conflict; Language Usage; Self Concept; Indonesian Languages; Second Language Instruction; Language Attitudes; Multilingualism; Malaysia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ideologie; Studentenzeitung; Ausland; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Bilingualismus; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Erlebniserzählung; Konflikt; Sprachgebrauch; Selbstkonzept; Indonesisch; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Sprachverhalten; Mehrsprachigkeit; Multilingualismus
Abstract	This paper reports on a study of Malay learners of English in Malaysia as they attempt to extend their use of English outside the classroom and thus participate in new linguistic practices. Using a multiple case study approach, the study examines the narrative accounts of learners generated through student journals and focus group discussions. These are stories of conflict, tension, negotiation, and renewal as these aspiring bilinguals use English to contest language boundaries, transform social and linguistic resources, and express new identities. The analysis offers insights into how the norms of language choice and use are generated, preserved and changed, how language ideologies lend value to particular linguistic practices and stigmatise others, and what the consequences are of these practices in the lives and identities of people and the community as a whole. (Contains 1 endnote.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Applied Linguistics Association of Australia. e-mail: info@alaa.org.au; Web site: http://www.alaa.org.au/page/aral_journal.html
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10