Malay language as a foreign language and the Singapore’s education system

The paper highlights the impact of the Singapore’s bilingual education policy on the Malay language and how the language has been regarded a foreign language in the Singapore context given the interest of policy makers in the implementation of a new third language policy. The growth can be hamper...

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Main Author: Aishah Md Kassim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Penerbit UKM 2008
Online Access:http://journalarticle.ukm.my/2266/
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spelling ukm-22662016-12-14T06:31:08Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/2266/ Malay language as a foreign language and the Singapore’s education system Aishah Md Kassim, The paper highlights the impact of the Singapore’s bilingual education policy on the Malay language and how the language has been regarded a foreign language in the Singapore context given the interest of policy makers in the implementation of a new third language policy. The growth can be hampered, however, to some concerns arising from the bilingual policy namely inadequate manpower, teaching materials, lack of resources and opportunities for using the language. Penerbit UKM 2008 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/2266/1/page1_21.pdf Aishah Md Kassim, (2008) Malay language as a foreign language and the Singapore’s education system. GEMA: Online Journal of Language Studies, 8 (1). pp. 47-56. ISSN 1675-8021 http://www.ukm.my/ppbl/Gema/GEMA%20vol%208%20%281%29%202008/page47_56.pdf
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description The paper highlights the impact of the Singapore’s bilingual education policy on the Malay language and how the language has been regarded a foreign language in the Singapore context given the interest of policy makers in the implementation of a new third language policy. The growth can be hampered, however, to some concerns arising from the bilingual policy namely inadequate manpower, teaching materials, lack of resources and opportunities for using the language.
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author Aishah Md Kassim,
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Malay language as a foreign language and the Singapore’s education system
author_facet Aishah Md Kassim,
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title Malay language as a foreign language and the Singapore’s education system
title_short Malay language as a foreign language and the Singapore’s education system
title_full Malay language as a foreign language and the Singapore’s education system
title_fullStr Malay language as a foreign language and the Singapore’s education system
title_full_unstemmed Malay language as a foreign language and the Singapore’s education system
title_sort malay language as a foreign language and the singapore’s education system
publisher Penerbit UKM
publishDate 2008
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/2266/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/2266/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/2266/1/page1_21.pdf
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