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The pulse of a Malaysian university : ethno- and sociolinguistic issues and the TESOL dimension - Rodolfo Jacobson, editor ; Chan Swee Heng and Ain Nadzimah Abdullah, assistant editors.Material Type: BookLanguage: EnglishOUM Control No: 000271085 [1]Related Author: Abdullah, Ain Nadzimah. | [2]Chan, Swee Heng. | [3]Jacobson, Rodolfo. | [4]ebrary, Inc. [5]Publication Details: New York : Peter Lang, c2008.Description: viii, 211 p. : ill.Item Type: OnlineBibliography Note: Includes bibliographical references (p. [191]-198) and index.ISBN No:- 0820463930 (alk. paper)
- 9780820463933 (alk. paper)
- 9781453902783 (e-book)
Summary: The Pulse of a Malaysian University discloses the research agendas of language scholars at a Southeast-Asian university, allowing western readers to gain deeper knowledge of an Asian perspective on language issues. In Part A, five authors address diverse ethnolinguistic/sociolinguistic issues such as the Minangkabau Pasambahan , media response to terrorism, negotiation discourse, bilingualism, and status of foreign languages. In Part B, four writers focus on the teaching of English in Malaysia with emphasis on grammar, reading, writing, and literature. Altogether, these essays feature important cultural and linguistic data revealing the range of insight and knowledge that Malaysian/Indonesian professionals possess on such issues.
