The relationship between family’s use of English at home with students’ proficiency in the language.

In Malaysia, English is considered a ‘strong’ second language (Azman, 2016). Realising the importance of English, many Malaysian families opt to speak English at home, even though English is not their first language (Hashim, 2014; Mohamed Salleh, Kawaguchi, Jones, & Biase, 2016; Salehuddin, 2012...

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Main Authors:	Syed Uzir, Sharifah Fatin Athira, Mohamed Salleh, Rabiah Tul Adawiyah
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English English English
Published:	Universiti Teknologi MARA Perak Branch 2019
Subjects:	PE English
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spelling	iium-749942019-11-04T07:51:34Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/74994/ The relationship between family’s use of English at home with students’ proficiency in the language. Syed Uzir, Sharifah Fatin Athira Mohamed Salleh, Rabiah Tul Adawiyah PE English In Malaysia, English is considered a ‘strong’ second language (Azman, 2016). Realising the importance of English, many Malaysian families opt to speak English at home, even though English is not their first language (Hashim, 2014; Mohamed Salleh, Kawaguchi, Jones, & Biase, 2016; Salehuddin, 2012). Therefore, this paper aims to examine the correlation between home factor and ESL students’ proficiency in the language. The participants were three bilingual Malay-English students studying at International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM). Each family of the student practices different communication strategy at home; the first family uses the acrolect variety of Malaysian English (ME), the second family uses the mesolect variety of ME and the third family does not use English at all. Data regarding the family’s use of English were obtained via questionnaires and the proficiency of the students were measured from the English proficiency test, taken from the University of Michigan database. The results show that the differences between the students’ English proficiency were not noticeably different as all of them scored above 80% in the test. The findings indicate that there might be other external variables responsible for the students’ proficiency in English other than the home factor. Azman, H. (2016). Implementation and Challenges of English Language Education Reform in Malaysian Primary Schools. 3L: The Southeast Asian Journal of English Language Studies, 22(3), 65-78. Hashim, A. (2014). English and the linguistic ecology of Malaysia. World Englishes, 33(4), 458-471. Mohamed Salleh, R. T. A., Kawaguchi, S., Jones, C., & Biase, B. D. (2016). The development of plural expressions in a Malay-English bilingual child. Asiatic, 10(2), 60-81. Salehuddin, K. (2012). The acquisition of English negative constructions by a Malay bilingual child. 3L: The Southeast Asian Journal of English Language Studies, 18(4), 181-191. Universiti Teknologi MARA Perak Branch 2019 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/74994/4/ELSA%20BUKU%20PROGRAM%20170919_Latest.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/74994/25/74994%20THE%20RELATIONSHIP%20BETWEEN%20FAMILY%E2%80%99S%20USE%20OF%20ENGLISH%20AT%20HOME.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/74994/1/ELSA%202019%20Conference.pdf Syed Uzir, Sharifah Fatin Athira and Mohamed Salleh, Rabiah Tul Adawiyah (2019) The relationship between family’s use of English at home with students’ proficiency in the language. In: 1st International Conference on Education & Languages for Students and Adult Learners (ELSA 2019), 17th-18th September 2019, Seri Iskandar, Perak,. https://13107c01-6038-4f2c-8918-6ecfd9d368e8.filesusr.com/ugd/6d387c_8b65c1391cc5444cbbd1f9874bd3737e.pdf
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description	In Malaysia, English is considered a ‘strong’ second language (Azman, 2016). Realising the importance of English, many Malaysian families opt to speak English at home, even though English is not their first language (Hashim, 2014; Mohamed Salleh, Kawaguchi, Jones, & Biase, 2016; Salehuddin, 2012). Therefore, this paper aims to examine the correlation between home factor and ESL students’ proficiency in the language. The participants were three bilingual Malay-English students studying at International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM). Each family of the student practices different communication strategy at home; the first family uses the acrolect variety of Malaysian English (ME), the second family uses the mesolect variety of ME and the third family does not use English at all. Data regarding the family’s use of English were obtained via questionnaires and the proficiency of the students were measured from the English proficiency test, taken from the University of Michigan database. The results show that the differences between the students’ English proficiency were not noticeably different as all of them scored above 80% in the test. The findings indicate that there might be other external variables responsible for the students’ proficiency in English other than the home factor. Azman, H. (2016). Implementation and Challenges of English Language Education Reform in Malaysian Primary Schools. 3L: The Southeast Asian Journal of English Language Studies, 22(3), 65-78. Hashim, A. (2014). English and the linguistic ecology of Malaysia. World Englishes, 33(4), 458-471. Mohamed Salleh, R. T. A., Kawaguchi, S., Jones, C., & Biase, B. D. (2016). The development of plural expressions in a Malay-English bilingual child. Asiatic, 10(2), 60-81. Salehuddin, K. (2012). The acquisition of English negative constructions by a Malay bilingual child. 3L: The Southeast Asian Journal of English Language Studies, 18(4), 181-191.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Syed Uzir, Sharifah Fatin Athira Mohamed Salleh, Rabiah Tul Adawiyah
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author_sort	Syed Uzir, Sharifah Fatin Athira
title	The relationship between family’s use of English at home with students’ proficiency in the language.
title_short	The relationship between family’s use of English at home with students’ proficiency in the language.
title_full	The relationship between family’s use of English at home with students’ proficiency in the language.
title_fullStr	The relationship between family’s use of English at home with students’ proficiency in the language.
title_full_unstemmed	The relationship between family’s use of English at home with students’ proficiency in the language.
title_sort	relationship between family’s use of english at home with students’ proficiency in the language.
publisher	Universiti Teknologi MARA Perak Branch
publishDate	2019
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The relationship between family’s use of English at home with students’ proficiency in the language.

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