The Impact of English Language Proficiency on Interpersonal Interactions among Students from Different Nationalities in a Malaysian Public University

The Impact of English Language Proficiency on Interpersonal Interactions among Students from Different Nationalities in a Malaysian Public University

English language is the main communicative means among local and international students of Malaysian universities. Thus, this study was carried out to evaluate the impact of English language proficiency (ELP) on interpersonal and intergroup interactions among students from different nationalities in...

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Main Authors: Sarwari, Abdul Qahar, Ainol Haryati, Ibrahim, Nor Ashikin, Abdul Aziz
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Language:English
Published: Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 2016
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L Education (General)
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spelling ump-134682018-02-14T00:52:59Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/13468/ The Impact of English Language Proficiency on Interpersonal Interactions among Students from Different Nationalities in a Malaysian Public University Sarwari, Abdul Qahar Ainol Haryati, Ibrahim Nor Ashikin, Abdul Aziz L Education (General) English language is the main communicative means among local and international students of Malaysian universities. Thus, this study was carried out to evaluate the impact of English language proficiency (ELP) on interpersonal and intergroup interactions among students from different nationalities in a Malaysian public university. An embedded design of mixed methods with the predominant role of the quantitative method was applied to conduct this study. The quantitative method, with 220 participants from both local and international students, was used as the main method and interviews were carried out to enrich the data. The results of this study confirmed that ELP is among the main factors that affect the process of interactions among local and foreign students of Malaysian public universities. Based on the findings of this study, lack of ELP among both local and international students and their different accents and linguistic assumptions have negative impacts on the process of interactions among them. Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 2016-03 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/13468/1/pbmsk-2016-sarwari-Impact%20of%20English%20Language%20Proficiency%20on%20Interpersonal.pdf Sarwari, Abdul Qahar and Ainol Haryati, Ibrahim and Nor Ashikin, Abdul Aziz (2016) The Impact of English Language Proficiency on Interpersonal Interactions among Students from Different Nationalities in a Malaysian Public University. Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities, 24 (1). pp. 415-428. ISSN 0128-7702 http://www.pertanika.upm.edu.my/Pertanika%20PAPERS/JSSH%20Vol.%2024%20(1)%20Mar.%202016/24%20JSSH-1268-2015.pdf
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Sarwari, Abdul Qahar
Ainol Haryati, Ibrahim
Nor Ashikin, Abdul Aziz
The Impact of English Language Proficiency on Interpersonal Interactions among Students from Different Nationalities in a Malaysian Public University
description English language is the main communicative means among local and international students of Malaysian universities. Thus, this study was carried out to evaluate the impact of English language proficiency (ELP) on interpersonal and intergroup interactions among students from different nationalities in a Malaysian public university. An embedded design of mixed methods with the predominant role of the quantitative method was applied to conduct this study. The quantitative method, with 220 participants from both local and international students, was used as the main method and interviews were carried out to enrich the data. The results of this study confirmed that ELP is among the main factors that affect the process of interactions among local and foreign students of Malaysian public universities. Based on the findings of this study, lack of ELP among both local and international students and their different accents and linguistic assumptions have negative impacts on the process of interactions among them.
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author Sarwari, Abdul Qahar
Ainol Haryati, Ibrahim
Nor Ashikin, Abdul Aziz
author_facet Sarwari, Abdul Qahar
Ainol Haryati, Ibrahim
Nor Ashikin, Abdul Aziz
author_sort Sarwari, Abdul Qahar
title The Impact of English Language Proficiency on Interpersonal Interactions among Students from Different Nationalities in a Malaysian Public University
title_short The Impact of English Language Proficiency on Interpersonal Interactions among Students from Different Nationalities in a Malaysian Public University
title_full The Impact of English Language Proficiency on Interpersonal Interactions among Students from Different Nationalities in a Malaysian Public University
title_fullStr The Impact of English Language Proficiency on Interpersonal Interactions among Students from Different Nationalities in a Malaysian Public University
title_full_unstemmed The Impact of English Language Proficiency on Interpersonal Interactions among Students from Different Nationalities in a Malaysian Public University
title_sort impact of english language proficiency on interpersonal interactions among students from different nationalities in a malaysian public university
publisher Universiti Putra Malaysia Press
publishDate 2016
url http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/13468/
http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/13468/
http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/13468/1/pbmsk-2016-sarwari-Impact%20of%20English%20Language%20Proficiency%20on%20Interpersonal.pdf
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