The Malay Language in Malaysia: An Applied Sociolinguistic Study.

Autor/in	Sick, Goh-Ngong
Titel	The Malay Language in Malaysia: An Applied Sociolinguistic Study.
Quelle	(1971), (104 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Bilingual Education; Cultural Background; Cultural Differences; Curriculum Development; Educational Planning; Educational Policy; Ethnic Groups; Indonesian Languages; Language Planning; Language Role; Language Standardization; Language Usage; Malay; Masters Theses; Minority Groups; Multilingualism; Nationalism; Second Languages; Sociolinguistics; Malaysia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bilingual teaching; Bilingualer Unterricht; Kultureller Unterschied; Curriculum; Development; Curriculumentwicklung; Lehrplan; Entwicklung; Bildungsplanung; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Ethnie; Indonesisch; Sprachwechsel; Sprachgebrauch; Ethnische Minderheit; Mehrsprachigkeit; Multilingualismus; Nationalismus; Second language; Zweitsprache; Soziolinguistik
Abstract	This master's thesis considers the linguistic situation of Malaysia and the need for language planning to establish one language as a common link across many diverse ethnic and linguistic groups. The development of the present-day multilingual situation in Malaysia is described. The country is characterized by language islands created by a lack of geographical mobility and insulated through socioeconomic and religious activities. The author discusses the formulation of a satisfactory language policy and advocates that Malay be the language which serves as a symbol of ethnic and cultural identification at the national level, as a means for horizontal mass communication, and as a means of access to science and technology. The implementation of such a language policy through the educational system is discussed. (VM)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC