ARECLS‚ 2008‚ Vol.5‚ 105-135. THE INFLUENCE OF CHINESE CORE CULTURAL VALUES ON THE COMMUNICATION BEHAVIOUR OF OVERSEAS CHINESE STUDENTS LEARNING ENGLISH ABDUSALAM ABUBAKER Abstract This study is based on three dimensions of Hofstede’s framework‚ which are power distance‚ masculinity versus femininity‚ and uncertainty avoidance. Hofstede (1980) considers the Chinese culture to be characterized by high power distance‚ medium masculinity and weak uncertainty avoidance. For this reason
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“The Day of Destiny” from Morte D’Arthur by Sir Thomas Malory And quickly King Arthur moved himself with his army along the coastline westward‚ toward Salisbury. And there was a day assigned betwixt King Arthur and Sir Mordred that they should not meet upon a field beside Salisbury and not far from the coast. And this day so assigned as Monday after Trinity Sunday (the eighth Sunday after Easter)‚ whereof King Arthur was passing glad that he might be avenged
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In this section of the essay‚ I will give a brief overview of the Malays in Singapore and thereafter the progress that they have made as an ethnic group and their gender equality. In pre-colonial Singapore‚ the Malays are the indigenous people living on the island. It is also essential to lend credit to Sang Nila Utama who renamed the island of Temasek to ‘Singapura’ which consists of a combination of two Malay words; Singa meaning ‘lion’ and ‘pura’ meaning temple. As the British came and established
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SUPERSTITIONS Beliefs that are without any reasonable basis are called superstitions. These beliefs are merely based on ignorance‚ fear of the unknown‚ trust in magic and chance‚ or some other misconception. Superstitious beliefs are universal. Every culture in the world has its own superstitions. Some cultures can be seen as being more superstitious than others. Even within a culture‚ one person may be more superstitious than another. Most of us like having our photos taken. Can you recall the
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1.0 Introduction There are two different varieties of the same language which are used in the community. One is known as “High” varieties‚ the other “Low” varieties. Each of them has their own role to play in a language. High varieties are commonly applied in the formal contexts‚ like meeting or press conference while low varieties are usually used in informal contexts‚ such as daily conversation with friends and family. Diglossia could also occur between two languages (Holmes‚ 2008). “Ah Boys
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the United States until the early 20th century. The wedding is often followed by a reception or wedding breakfast‚ in which the rituals may include toasting the newlyweds‚ their first dance as spouses‚ and the cutting of a wedding cake. MALAY WEDDING
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Racial discrimination in employment between Malays and non-Malays Previous History of Discrimination Bahasa‚ raja dan agama (language‚ ruler and religion) are what people call the three pillars of Malayness in an attempt to preserve and classify who are the real “people” in a country like Malaysia where generations of other ethnicities have been living. Opportunities for employment and living are amass at Malaysia as it is one of the rising nations in Southeast Asia‚ however‚ the country
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AN EXPLORATION OF THE MALAY KOMPANG Name: Chan Tsui Sze Dora Matriculation Number: U1210644K Seminar Group Time: 1330 – 1530 Seminar Group Instructor: Cikgu Zubir Assignment: Research Paper in Malay Music Date: 10 April 2013 Word Count: 2245 Contents Chapter 1: An Introduction to the Kompang 3 1.1 Features of the Kompang 4 1.2 Features of Kompang Music 4 1.3 Performance Context 6 Chapter 2: Influences on the Malay Kompang 7 2.1 Arabic Influences
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1. Positive influences (skills and technology) During the times where there was no technology‚ there was no civilization. Material development is one of the definitions of civilization. Without technology‚ new material‚ building and etc cannot be constructed or produced. This leads to no civilization being born. Example: During the stone age‚ there were no clothes for human beings to wear. They only moved around being nude. But once the technology of making clothes and dresses were found‚ people
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Malay Culture and Society Essay “Malaysian Music” Tounsi Marwa MH101062 Malaysian music Music is an art that is complementary and touches to the culture of a country. As for example Malaysian music that summarize all different culture in Malaysia like Indians Malay and Chinese. In this article I will try to list and describe different types of Malaysian music. As known‚ Malaysian music is classified by three or more different types such as folk‚ classic ‚ popular and contemporary. Nobat
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