Mother tongue and English language: a power struggle

The purpose of this paper is to highlight the conflict of two languages, one being the mother tongue of a country and the other a second language of a country i.e. Bahasa Melayu and English language, in the process of empowering the society with knowledge in order to stay competitive in this challen...

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Main Author:	Ariffin, Adlina
Other Authors:	Selamat, Suzanah
Format:	Book Chapter
Language:	English
Published:	USIM Press (Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia) 2015
Subjects:	L Education (General) PB Modern European Languages PE English
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/36239/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/36239/9/Published-_Mother_tongue_%26_Eng_Lang-_a_Power_Struggle-Completed.pdf

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spelling	iium-362392016-12-14T01:16:23Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/36239/ Mother tongue and English language: a power struggle Ariffin, Adlina L Education (General) PB Modern European Languages PE English The purpose of this paper is to highlight the conflict of two languages, one being the mother tongue of a country and the other a second language of a country i.e. Bahasa Melayu and English language, in the process of empowering the society with knowledge in order to stay competitive in this challenging and ever-changing world. In so doing, the paper attempts to describe the evolutionary nature of languages to remain relevant today and in the future. It draws attention to the importance of mother tongue and English language in seeking knowledge and also the polemic that has resulted when both languages are pitted against each other. Thus, the question then is “How should the mother tongue i.e. Bahasa Melayu remain pertinent as a language of knowledge in Malaysia?”and “What is the role of English language in the knowledge seeking process?” . This paper will also shed some light on the importance of language planning in maintaining an equilibrium between a mother tongue and a foreign language. USIM Press (Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia) Selamat, Suzanah Mat Saad, Noor Saazai Ahmad Mahir, Normazla Massari, Norhaili 2015 Book Chapter NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/36239/9/Published-_Mother_tongue_%26_Eng_Lang-_a_Power_Struggle-Completed.pdf Ariffin, Adlina (2015) Mother tongue and English language: a power struggle. In: Language and Education Trends. USIM Press (Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia), Selangor, Malaysia, pp. 17-29. ISBN 978-967-440-234-1
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description	The purpose of this paper is to highlight the conflict of two languages, one being the mother tongue of a country and the other a second language of a country i.e. Bahasa Melayu and English language, in the process of empowering the society with knowledge in order to stay competitive in this challenging and ever-changing world. In so doing, the paper attempts to describe the evolutionary nature of languages to remain relevant today and in the future. It draws attention to the importance of mother tongue and English language in seeking knowledge and also the polemic that has resulted when both languages are pitted against each other. Thus, the question then is “How should the mother tongue i.e. Bahasa Melayu remain pertinent as a language of knowledge in Malaysia?”and “What is the role of English language in the knowledge seeking process?” . This paper will also shed some light on the importance of language planning in maintaining an equilibrium between a mother tongue and a foreign language.
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title	Mother tongue and English language: a power struggle
title_short	Mother tongue and English language: a power struggle
title_full	Mother tongue and English language: a power struggle
title_fullStr	Mother tongue and English language: a power struggle
title_full_unstemmed	Mother tongue and English language: a power struggle
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publisher	USIM Press (Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia)
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Mother tongue and English language: a power struggle

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