IMPLEMENTATION OF ENGLISH AS THE MEDIUM OF EDUCATION IN MALAYSIAN PRIMARY CHOOLS. My essay deals with the implementation of English as the medium of education in Malaysian primary schools between 2002 and 2009 and considers the advantages and disadvantages which have been observed during this period. Malaysia belongs to the group of former colonies of the British Empire described by Braj Kachru as countries of the outer circle (Kachru‚ et al.‚ 2009). Malaysian census figures show a population
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English as a global language – 2nd edition – David Crystal Chapter 1 summary In why a Global Language‚ author David Crystal explains what a global language is‚ how English has become the global language of today‚ and also why it is important for the world to have a global language. The article begins with David Crystal going explaining how English is the global language today. He explains how English is everywhere‚ it can be found all around the world‚ even headlines in other countries
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group called BESIG. Many non-native English speakers study the subject with the goal of doing business with English-speaking countries‚ or with companies located outside the Anglosphere but which nonetheless use English as a shared language or lingua franca. Much of the English communication that takes place within business circles all over the world occurs between non-native speakers. In cases such as these‚ the object of the exercise is efficient and effective communication. The strict rules of
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Poon Ka Wing (1155063892) Title Language Policy in CUHK: Can the use of English as the instruction medium of courses benefit the learning of undergraduates? Abstract With the internationalization of higher education and globalization in force‚ there is increasing adoption of English as instruction medium in both local and global contexts over the recent decades. Lately‚ the adoption of English as instruction medium of four Sociology courses in CUHK has sparked debate over the possible impacts of
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Language proficiency or linguistic proficiency is the ability of an individual to speak or perform in an acquired language. As theories vary among pedagogues as to what constitutes proficiency‚[1] there is little consistency as to how different organizations classify it. Additionally‚ fluency and language competence are generally recognized as being related‚ but separate controversial subjects. In predominant frameworks in the United States‚ proficient speakers demonstrate both accuracy and fluency
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as you educate yourself‚ you will come across many new things. There is no end for learning. The role of English in our lives has got much importance. English may be a foreign language‚ but it is international in its significance.It is taken as a lingua France‚ the common language ‚ for all parts of the world today.The importance of English language in our lives is as firstly ‚ it is spoken ‚ read or understood in most parts of the world. Due
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i FACULTY OF EDUCATION UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO PROFICIENCY IN ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE AMONG CHINESE STUDENTS IN JOHOR BAHRU BY OOI CHOON LEAN MP061113 EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY 581225-07-5846 SUPERVISOR ASSOC PROF DR AZIZI HJ YAHAYA ii ABSTRACT There has been an ongoing debate about the importance of the English language. Employers are lamenting that new graduates these days lack communicative proficiency in English. The purpose of this study
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Salient Features on Mother Tongue Based- Multi Lingual Education Language Development A strong educational foundation in the first language Successful bridging to one or more additional languages Enabling the use of both/ all languages for life- long learning Cognitive Development Is based in the child’s own known environment and bridges to the wider world. “Known to unknown” The buildup of higher order thinking skills that will: Transfer to the other languages once Filipino or English has
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Indonesian Blends Barli Bram Sanata Dharma University Yogyakarta‚ Indonesia barli@usd.ac.id Abstract This paper examines Indonesian blends like asdos (ASisten DOSen‚ respectively meaning ’assistant lecturer ’) "lecturer assistant" and wako (WAli KOta ’guardian city ’) "mayor". Even though this topic has‚ to a certain extent‚ been discussed under a different heading called "acronym"‚ for instance by Dardjowidjojo (1979)‚ it will prove beneficial to look into the patterns of this morphological
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Topic: English is the natural choice for a world language. To what extend do you agree with this statement? In recent years‚ it is widely acknowledge that English has become the universal language occupying prominent position in the world. However‚ a debate has arisen over whether English is the natural choice for global language and continues to remain its permanent position. Although it might claim that there are some other languages have potential to replace English as a world language‚ English
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