Language Policy Challenges in Multi-Ethnic Malaysia

Set in Malaysia, this book encompasses language and cultural policy challenges that many other multi-ethnic nations currently have to address. The people of Malaysia constitute a diverse ethnic, linguistic and cultural population, and one of the continuing challenges is the development and establish...

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Main Author: Gill, Saran Kaur. (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
Edition:1st ed. 2014.
Series:Multilingual Education, 8
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-7966-2
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505 0 |a Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgement -- 1: Introducing the situational context, macro-sociolinguistics and key elements of language planning and policy in Malaysia -- 2: Language, nation-building and identity formation in a multi-ethnic society -- 3: The role of language education during colonial rule and post-independence period -- 4: Drastic change in the medium of instruction: From Bahasa Malaysia to English -- 5: The re-reversal from English to Bahasa Malaysia -- 6: The Impact of the change in medium of instruction in Malaysia on the Chinese community and mother-tongue education -- 7: The revival of a minority language in Malaysia: The dynamics between national linguistic ideology and ethnic linguistic identity -- 8: Conclusion: The road ahead for Malaysia: Balancing ethnic, national and international identities -- References. 
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