The construction of shared Malaysian identity in the literature classroom : an exploration on selected sub-urban and rural areas in Malaysia

This article reports the investigation that seeks to address the possibility of using selected texts in the English language classrooms that could develop students’ sense of shared identity. In so doing, this study attempts to examine perceptions of teachers and students about classroom collaboratio...

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Main Authors:	Idrus, Faizah, Omar, Bakri
Format:	Monograph
Language:	English
Published:	s.n 2015
Subjects:	L Education (General) PE English
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/42903/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/42903/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/42903/1/Researh_Report_EDW_B130150900.docx

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spelling	iium-429032015-07-26T02:27:06Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/42903/ The construction of shared Malaysian identity in the literature classroom : an exploration on selected sub-urban and rural areas in Malaysia Idrus, Faizah Omar, Bakri L Education (General) PE English This article reports the investigation that seeks to address the possibility of using selected texts in the English language classrooms that could develop students’ sense of shared identity. In so doing, this study attempts to examine perceptions of teachers and students about classroom collaborations between students-student and student-teacher using case-based narratives which was selected by teachers. It also seeks to identify how their collaborative acts can be suggestive to transforming a linear classroom lesson to a more vibrant and effective one and simultaneously develop students sense of shared identity. A qualitative inquiry employing semi-structured interviews, classroom observations and group interviews with 18 secondary English language school teachers and their students were conducted. Teachers’ classroom practices (and instructions) are then analysed to gauge their impact on students’ interactions with each other during task completion. The preliminary results indicate that teachers’ were reluctant to relinquish their authority and power to students for various reasons which could be detrimental to the construction of shared identity. Teachers, more than students felt that their authoritative figure were one of the key indicators of classroom progress in a result-driven education system. The results obtained aim to be informative in pointing to the viability of providing avenues for syllabus designers or other stakeholders to take into considerations texts types which could be used for secondary schools English Literature syllabus in developing students sense of shared identity. Meanwhile, it is also found that students’ sense of shared identity could be halted without teachers’ support and encouragement of these transformational learning spaces. s.n 2015-01 Monograph NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/42903/1/Researh_Report_EDW_B130150900.docx Idrus, Faizah and Omar, Bakri (2015) The construction of shared Malaysian identity in the literature classroom : an exploration on selected sub-urban and rural areas in Malaysia. Research Report. s.n. (Unpublished) http://www.academypublication.com/ojs/index.php/tpls/article/view/tpls05012837
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spellingShingle	L Education (General) PE English Idrus, Faizah Omar, Bakri The construction of shared Malaysian identity in the literature classroom : an exploration on selected sub-urban and rural areas in Malaysia
description	This article reports the investigation that seeks to address the possibility of using selected texts in the English language classrooms that could develop students’ sense of shared identity. In so doing, this study attempts to examine perceptions of teachers and students about classroom collaborations between students-student and student-teacher using case-based narratives which was selected by teachers. It also seeks to identify how their collaborative acts can be suggestive to transforming a linear classroom lesson to a more vibrant and effective one and simultaneously develop students sense of shared identity. A qualitative inquiry employing semi-structured interviews, classroom observations and group interviews with 18 secondary English language school teachers and their students were conducted. Teachers’ classroom practices (and instructions) are then analysed to gauge their impact on students’ interactions with each other during task completion. The preliminary results indicate that teachers’ were reluctant to relinquish their authority and power to students for various reasons which could be detrimental to the construction of shared identity. Teachers, more than students felt that their authoritative figure were one of the key indicators of classroom progress in a result-driven education system. The results obtained aim to be informative in pointing to the viability of providing avenues for syllabus designers or other stakeholders to take into considerations texts types which could be used for secondary schools English Literature syllabus in developing students sense of shared identity. Meanwhile, it is also found that students’ sense of shared identity could be halted without teachers’ support and encouragement of these transformational learning spaces.
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author	Idrus, Faizah Omar, Bakri
author_facet	Idrus, Faizah Omar, Bakri
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title	The construction of shared Malaysian identity in the literature classroom : an exploration on selected sub-urban and rural areas in Malaysia
title_short	The construction of shared Malaysian identity in the literature classroom : an exploration on selected sub-urban and rural areas in Malaysia
title_full	The construction of shared Malaysian identity in the literature classroom : an exploration on selected sub-urban and rural areas in Malaysia
title_fullStr	The construction of shared Malaysian identity in the literature classroom : an exploration on selected sub-urban and rural areas in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed	The construction of shared Malaysian identity in the literature classroom : an exploration on selected sub-urban and rural areas in Malaysia
title_sort	construction of shared malaysian identity in the literature classroom : an exploration on selected sub-urban and rural areas in malaysia
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publishDate	2015
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The construction of shared Malaysian identity in the literature classroom : an exploration on selected sub-urban and rural areas in Malaysia

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