Facilitating the construction of shared Malaysian identity the teaching of literature

In Malaysia, ethnic and cultural tension and conflicts have escalated in the past years bringing undesirable impacts on the nation’s economy and, most importantly, on inter-ethnic relationships. Thus, this study proposes the need to construct a shared Malaysian identity, starting from the classroom,...

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Main Author:	Idrus, Faizah
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English
Published:	2012
Subjects:	L Education (General)
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/26099/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/26099/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/26099/1/Faizah.pdf

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spelling	iium-260992012-12-24T09:27:32Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/26099/ Facilitating the construction of shared Malaysian identity the teaching of literature Idrus, Faizah L Education (General) In Malaysia, ethnic and cultural tension and conflicts have escalated in the past years bringing undesirable impacts on the nation’s economy and, most importantly, on inter-ethnic relationships. Thus, this study proposes the need to construct a shared Malaysian identity, starting from the classroom, which is facilitated by teachers through the use of short stories written by Malaysians. The study is grounded in the notion of hybridity in the Third Space espoused by Bhabha (1994) and ameliorated and geared towards the classroom context by the works of Gutierrez (1999, 2004, 2008). The inquiry was designed using primarily qualitative research instruments with 7 English Language teachers, and group interviews with 6 groups of students from 4 different schools in Kuala Lumpur. The findings from the analyses of the results show various attitudes, beliefs and teaching and practices in the English language classroom in response to the notion of constructing a shared identity in the Third Space. 2012-10-08 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/26099/1/Faizah.pdf Idrus, Faizah (2012) Facilitating the construction of shared Malaysian identity the teaching of literature. In: Seminar Majlis Dekan-Dekan Pendidikan IPTA, 7-9 October 2012, Johor Bahru. (Unpublished) http://www.medc.com.my/medc/seminar_medc/hubungi.html
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description	In Malaysia, ethnic and cultural tension and conflicts have escalated in the past years bringing undesirable impacts on the nation’s economy and, most importantly, on inter-ethnic relationships. Thus, this study proposes the need to construct a shared Malaysian identity, starting from the classroom, which is facilitated by teachers through the use of short stories written by Malaysians. The study is grounded in the notion of hybridity in the Third Space espoused by Bhabha (1994) and ameliorated and geared towards the classroom context by the works of Gutierrez (1999, 2004, 2008). The inquiry was designed using primarily qualitative research instruments with 7 English Language teachers, and group interviews with 6 groups of students from 4 different schools in Kuala Lumpur. The findings from the analyses of the results show various attitudes, beliefs and teaching and practices in the English language classroom in response to the notion of constructing a shared identity in the Third Space.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Idrus, Faizah
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author_sort	Idrus, Faizah
title	Facilitating the construction of shared Malaysian identity the teaching of literature
title_short	Facilitating the construction of shared Malaysian identity the teaching of literature
title_full	Facilitating the construction of shared Malaysian identity the teaching of literature
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