Should it be an old wives’ tale? Sexist language awareness amongst UiTM students / Syazliyati Ibrahim ...[et al.]

Sexism in language has proven to be a viable area for research particularly in the studies of English language because this language is shown to contain sexist elements by various research Sexism in language becomes prominent as a body of scholarship since many research has also proven that the effe...

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Main Authors:	Ibrahim, Syazliyati, Mohammed, Syakirah, Mohd Nasir, Ida Normaya, Zolhani, Nur Hidyati
Format:	Research Reports
Language:	English
Published:	Institute of Research Management & Innovation (IRMI) 2013
Subjects:	Language. Linguistic theory. Comparative grammar Nonverbal communication
Online Access:	http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/19541/ http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/19541/1/LP_SYAZLIYATI%20IBRAHIM%20IRMI%20K%2013_5.pdf

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spelling	uitm-195412019-02-13T03:51:29Z http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/19541/ Should it be an old wives’ tale? Sexist language awareness amongst UiTM students / Syazliyati Ibrahim ...[et al.] Ibrahim, Syazliyati Mohammed, Syakirah Mohd Nasir, Ida Normaya Zolhani, Nur Hidyati Language. Linguistic theory. Comparative grammar Nonverbal communication Sexism in language has proven to be a viable area for research particularly in the studies of English language because this language is shown to contain sexist elements by various research Sexism in language becomes prominent as a body of scholarship since many research has also proven that the effects of sexism especially on the gender being marginalised due to the language can be detrimental in many aspects like self-esteem and self-respect. In Malaysia so far, studies on sexism have been on analysis of texts and textbooks to highlight the sexist elements. Studies which look at perceived sexism in language especially among the users of the language have not been carried out. Hence, the study seeks to fill the gap by investigating how sexism in language is perceived by the students by measuring their awareness. Three variables which encapsulate awareness which are beliefs about language, ability to identify sexist language and willingness to use sexist language have been chosen as the perimeters in this study. UiTM Kedah students have been chosen as the respondents to this study; focusing on whether the boys or girls are more aware of sexism in language and whether different age groups show any difference in awareness of sexist elements in English language. Findings indicate that there is some awareness (even though not highly significant) of sexism in language, both according to gender and age groups. Institute of Research Management & Innovation (IRMI) 2013-05 Research Reports NonPeerReviewed text en http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/19541/1/LP_SYAZLIYATI%20IBRAHIM%20IRMI%20K%2013_5.pdf Ibrahim, Syazliyati and Mohammed, Syakirah and Mohd Nasir, Ida Normaya and Zolhani, Nur Hidyati (2013) Should it be an old wives’ tale? Sexist language awareness amongst UiTM students / Syazliyati Ibrahim ...[et al.]. [Research Reports] (Unpublished)
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spellingShingle	Language. Linguistic theory. Comparative grammar Nonverbal communication Ibrahim, Syazliyati Mohammed, Syakirah Mohd Nasir, Ida Normaya Zolhani, Nur Hidyati Should it be an old wives’ tale? Sexist language awareness amongst UiTM students / Syazliyati Ibrahim ...[et al.]
description	Sexism in language has proven to be a viable area for research particularly in the studies of English language because this language is shown to contain sexist elements by various research Sexism in language becomes prominent as a body of scholarship since many research has also proven that the effects of sexism especially on the gender being marginalised due to the language can be detrimental in many aspects like self-esteem and self-respect. In Malaysia so far, studies on sexism have been on analysis of texts and textbooks to highlight the sexist elements. Studies which look at perceived sexism in language especially among the users of the language have not been carried out. Hence, the study seeks to fill the gap by investigating how sexism in language is perceived by the students by measuring their awareness. Three variables which encapsulate awareness which are beliefs about language, ability to identify sexist language and willingness to use sexist language have been chosen as the perimeters in this study. UiTM Kedah students have been chosen as the respondents to this study; focusing on whether the boys or girls are more aware of sexism in language and whether different age groups show any difference in awareness of sexist elements in English language. Findings indicate that there is some awareness (even though not highly significant) of sexism in language, both according to gender and age groups.
format	Research Reports
author	Ibrahim, Syazliyati Mohammed, Syakirah Mohd Nasir, Ida Normaya Zolhani, Nur Hidyati
author_facet	Ibrahim, Syazliyati Mohammed, Syakirah Mohd Nasir, Ida Normaya Zolhani, Nur Hidyati
author_sort	Ibrahim, Syazliyati
title	Should it be an old wives’ tale? Sexist language awareness amongst UiTM students / Syazliyati Ibrahim ...[et al.]
title_short	Should it be an old wives’ tale? Sexist language awareness amongst UiTM students / Syazliyati Ibrahim ...[et al.]
title_full	Should it be an old wives’ tale? Sexist language awareness amongst UiTM students / Syazliyati Ibrahim ...[et al.]
title_fullStr	Should it be an old wives’ tale? Sexist language awareness amongst UiTM students / Syazliyati Ibrahim ...[et al.]
title_full_unstemmed	Should it be an old wives’ tale? Sexist language awareness amongst UiTM students / Syazliyati Ibrahim ...[et al.]
title_sort	should it be an old wives’ tale? sexist language awareness amongst uitm students / syazliyati ibrahim ...[et al.]
publisher	Institute of Research Management & Innovation (IRMI)
publishDate	2013
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Should it be an old wives’ tale? Sexist language awareness amongst UiTM students / Syazliyati Ibrahim ...[et al.]

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