Language Policy Challenges in Multi-Ethnic Malaysia

Language Policy Challenges in Multi-Ethnic Malaysia
ISBN-10
9400779666
ISBN-13
9789400779662
Category
Education
Pages
124
Language
English
Published
2013-12-09
Publisher
Springer Science & Business Media
Author
Saran Kaur Gill

Description

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 establishment of the Malaysian people’s ethnic, national and global cultural identities. This challenge is evident in the journey of language and cultural policy from the post-independence period to the 21st century; a period of over 50 years. The book highlights political, socio-cultural, economic and knowledge economy factors as they impact on decisions made by the government with regard to language policy in the various educational systems. It examines decisions made on the selection of the national language, the medium of instruction in educational systems, the varying changes in language policy for the field of science and technology and the maintenance and sustenance of minority languages.

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