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The English Language Needs Of Hospitality Students In A Polytechnic / Nik Intan Baizura Binti Ramsa, Binti Ramsa Nik Intan Baizura
The English Language Needs Of Hospitality Students In A Polytechnic / Nik Intan Baizura Binti Ramsa, Binti Ramsa Nik Intan Baizura
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The study was conducted to ascertain students’ English language needs for Hospitality courses from the Hotel & Catering and Tourism Management programmes in Polytechnic of Johor Bahru (PJB) which is officially known as Politeknik Ibrahim Sultan (PIS). The research was specifically designed to focus on students’ lacks and needs of English language skills during industrial training in order to prepare them for occupational purposes. This study also intended to determine students’ problem in terms of linguistic competence during internship. For the purpose of this study, 171 students, four lecturers and seven key personnel were involved. Questionnaires and interviews were used …
An Instrumental Analysis Of Diphthongs In Malaysian English / Lim See Yin, See Yin Lim
An Instrumental Analysis Of Diphthongs In Malaysian English / Lim See Yin, See Yin Lim
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This paper demonstrates an instrumental analysis of Diphthongs in Malaysian English (MalE) diphthongs. The establishment of comparison between MalE and Singapore English (SgE) was made with an aim to investigate if there were any significant differences between all the diphthongs of both, the postcolonial Englishes which are now at different phases. Specifically it addresses the following research questions: (1) This study aims to examine the qualities of English diphthongs produced by Malaysian English and Singapore English speakers. (2) To what extent are English diphthongs produced similarly in Malaysian English and Singapore English? In order to address these questions, data was …
Nativisation Of Malaysian English Lexis By Malaysian Indian Pre-Service English Teachers / Nur Aida Binti Ahmad Nazeri, Ahmad Nazeri Nur Aida
Nativisation Of Malaysian English Lexis By Malaysian Indian Pre-Service English Teachers / Nur Aida Binti Ahmad Nazeri, Ahmad Nazeri Nur Aida
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Malaysian English (MalE), one of the non-native varieties of English, has reached the nativisation phase (Schneider, 2003, 2007) where lexico-grammatical restructuring mostly occurs. While previous finding are mostly based on spoken data, the mass media, literary works or a mixture of the aforementioned sources, the written language of young Malaysian adults has not been extensively researched. This study seeks to describe the nativisation of MalE lexis in four contexts of writing, and determine the differences in usage of nativised lexis in these contexts of writings. The primary data was obtained from nineteen pre-service English teachers of Indian ethnicity undergoing a …
Permainan Bahasa Dalam Pembelajaran Bahasa Arab Di Sebuah Sekolah Rendah Di Klang / Anismazini Binti Mohd Zin, Mohd Zin Anismazini
Permainan Bahasa Dalam Pembelajaran Bahasa Arab Di Sebuah Sekolah Rendah Di Klang / Anismazini Binti Mohd Zin, Mohd Zin Anismazini
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Code Switching Among Teachers And Students In An Esl Classroom / Sarasvathy Annandarajah, Annandarajah Sarasvathy
Code Switching Among Teachers And Students In An Esl Classroom / Sarasvathy Annandarajah, Annandarajah Sarasvathy
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English is a compulsory subject, which is taught as a second language (ESL) in Malaysian classrooms. Despite the Ministry of Education and school principals’ instructions against code switching in the ESL classrooms, code switching from English to Bahasa Melayu still occurs in some ESL classrooms. Hence, the objectives of this study are to investigate the reasons and analyze the functions of code switching among teachers and students in an ESL classroom. The sample comprises three English teachers and forty Form Two students from a secondary school in Kuala Lumpur. Data was obtained from a questionnaire, classroom observations and interviews. The …
Analisis Strategi Penterjemahan Peribahasa Melayu Ke Bahasa Arab / Nurulhanis Binti Ibrahim, Ibrahim Nurulhanis
Analisis Strategi Penterjemahan Peribahasa Melayu Ke Bahasa Arab / Nurulhanis Binti Ibrahim, Ibrahim Nurulhanis
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Kajian ini membincangkan mengenai penterjemahan peribahasa Melayu ke bahasa Arab. Tujuan utama kajian ini dijalankan adalah untuk menganalisis strategi penterjemahan peribahasa Melayu ke bahasa Arab daripada sebuah Kamus Peribahasa Melayu-Arab- Inggeris yang dijadikan sebagai data kajian. Pemilihan sampel adalah jenis pensampelan bertujuan kerana hanya memfokuskan kepada 60 ungkapan peribahasa Melayu berunsur haiwan sahaja. Reka bentuk kajian ialah kaedah kualitatif dan berfungsi sebagai kajian kes jenis deskriptif. Proses menganalisis strategi penterjemahan peribahasa adalah berlandaskan lima jenis Taksonomi Larson (1998). Rentetan daripada analisis strategi penterjemahan, ketepatan padanan maksud peribahasa Melayu dengan terjemahannya ke bahasa Arab dinilai. Kemudian, temu bual dilakukan ke atas …
Persuasive Techniques In Internet Romance Scams / Tan Hooi Koon, Hooi Koon Tan
Persuasive Techniques In Internet Romance Scams / Tan Hooi Koon, Hooi Koon Tan
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In 2012 alone, the Royal Malaysian Police (RMP) reports that Internet Romance Scams (IRS) have caused a loss of RM32.09million. Using romance and love as bait, romance scammers entice their targets into a romantic relationship before persuading them to give money; hence causing victims to also suffer psychological and emotional trauma. This qualitative case study examines a total of 15 scammer e-mails taken from one successfully closed IRS case obtained from RMP to determine (1) how the scammer’s credible identity is established, (2) how the target’s emotional responses are aroused, and (3) how the fraudulent scheme is diachronically developed; focusing …
Gender Representation In Written Essays On Cybercrime Amongst Secondary School Students / Kalairani A/P Nadasan, Nadasan Kalairani
Gender Representation In Written Essays On Cybercrime Amongst Secondary School Students / Kalairani A/P Nadasan, Nadasan Kalairani
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The objective of the study is to identify the language used by teenagers to describe the female teenage social network users with relation to cybercrimes. It will focus on the choice of words that teenagers use to describe female teenage users who get involved in cybercrime and later identify the causes that lead the female teenage users‟ involvement in cybercrime over the Internet. The research was carried out based on the written essays submitted by the students essay on the following topic; „Why do female teenagers get involved in Cybercrimes?‟ The words that the students used to describe the involvement …
A Discourse Analysis Of Malaysian University Rankings In A Local Newspaper / Sean Harley Lee Allen, Harley Lee Allen Sean
A Discourse Analysis Of Malaysian University Rankings In A Local Newspaper / Sean Harley Lee Allen, Harley Lee Allen Sean
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Education is indicated as a Malaysian Government priority based on extensive development of academic infrastructure. Incorporating internationalization is a primary goal through benchmarking against leading institutions worldwide. Ranking popularity has increased, influences national policies, shapes institutional identity, and directs academic decisions (Hazelkorn, 2009; Marginson and van der Wende, 2007; Holmes, 2006). Utilizing a discourse analysis approach suggested by Brown and Yule (1983) and Yule (2006), this study examines 40 newspaper articles from the New Straits Times involving ranking over seven years from 2004 until 2010. Little past research has been conducted involving text analysis within and above the sentence structure …
Stereotaip Gender Dalam Novel Terpilih Ramani Chandran / P. Pama A/P Periasamy, Periasamy P. Pama
Stereotaip Gender Dalam Novel Terpilih Ramani Chandran / P. Pama A/P Periasamy, Periasamy P. Pama
Student Works (2010-2019)
Fokus kajian ini adalah pada stereotaip gender dalam novel Tamil. Stereotaip merupakan satu fenomena yang wujud dalam semua masyarakat. Kita boleh menganggap bahawa golongan yang lebih lemah dalam sesebuah masyarakat selalunya distereotaipkan. Golongan ini boleh terdiri daripada lelaki atau wanita. Novel, yang dikatakan sebagai cermin masyarakat digunakan untuk mengkaji stereotaip lelaki dan wanita. Bagi tujuan ini, 8 buah novel yang telah dihasilkan oleh penulis prolifik Ramani Chandran yang mewakili 4 dekad, iaitu dari tahun 1971 hingga tahun 2010 digunakan sebagai data kajian ini. Data kajian telah dianalisis dan dirumuskan bagi manjawab soalan-soalan kajian. Dapatan kajian menunjukkan bahawa sememangnya wujud perubahan …
A Genre-Based Study Of Moves Analysis And Layout In Car Print Advertisements / Nurulain Abdullah, Abdullah Nurulain
A Genre-Based Study Of Moves Analysis And Layout In Car Print Advertisements / Nurulain Abdullah, Abdullah Nurulain
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The increasing number of car sales in automotive industry has caused advertisers or companies to focus on more than just selling a car. The car companies or the advertisers need to differentiate themselves and create different strategies from other advertisers to promote/sell their cars. Therefore, it is interesting to examine how advertisers communicate or persuade the readers to buy a car. This study examines the move structure of car advertisements in a local newspaper which is The Star. This purpose of this study is to analyze the rhetorical structure and communicative purposes of car advertisements. This study adopted Kathpalia’s (1993) …
Kajian Pembentukan Istilah Sains Dan Teknologi Maklumat Dalam Akhbar Harian Bahasa Tamil / Margaret A/P Sinnappan, Sinnappan Margaret
Kajian Pembentukan Istilah Sains Dan Teknologi Maklumat Dalam Akhbar Harian Bahasa Tamil / Margaret A/P Sinnappan, Sinnappan Margaret
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Disertasi ini merupakan satu kajian tentang proses-proses yang terlibat dalam pembentukan istilah sains dan teknologi maklumat dalam bahasa Tamil di Malaysia. Tujuan utama kajian ini dilakukan bagi mengetahui proses-proses pembentukan istilah yang terlibat dalam pembentukan istilah dalam penghasilan teks sains dan teknologi maklumat dalam akhbar Tamil. Kajian ini juga mengkaji strategi-strategi yang digunakan oleh pemberita untuk membentuk istilah Sains dan Teknologi. Di samping itu, kajian ini juga mengenal pasti persepsi pembaca terhadap istilah-istilah yang digunakan dalam akhbar Tamil. Pendekatan penyelidikan yang digunakan dalam kajian ini ialah kaedah campuran iaitu kaedah kualitatif dan kuantitatif iaitu pengiraan secara mudah. Pengkaji memilih tiga …
The Role Of Learning Styles And Strategies In English Language Proficiency Achievement By The Efl Learners (Intermediate Level) / K Kalai Mathi A/P Kernagaran, Kernagaran K Kalai Mathi
The Role Of Learning Styles And Strategies In English Language Proficiency Achievement By The Efl Learners (Intermediate Level) / K Kalai Mathi A/P Kernagaran, Kernagaran K Kalai Mathi
Student Works (2010-2019)
English is known as the language of International communication and it is the most important language worldwide. Thus, English language proficiency has become very important in order to fulfil the requirements of higher learning Institutions as well as in corporate field around the globe. Mastering English helps a person to have job prospects and increase their standard of living. Most people find it a tremendous task to acquire English as their second or foreign language. It does require a lot of effort to understand and use language in an appropriate way in order to be an expert or good user. …
The Use Of Different Varieties Of Malaysian English Among Female Teenage Malaysians / Murugan Raj A/L Tanaraj, Tanaraj Murugan Raj
The Use Of Different Varieties Of Malaysian English Among Female Teenage Malaysians / Murugan Raj A/L Tanaraj, Tanaraj Murugan Raj
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This study was to determine the varieties of English used with different people in different domains among female teenage Malaysians. It was also carried out to find out to what extent these respondents are able to switch from the acrolecat to the mesolectal variety of English and at the same time how is language use is related to one’s language identity. The investigation was done by using various instruments such as interviews, reflective journals and questionnaires and written test to obtain much needed information to help facilitate this paper. The main findings were that these respondents use the mesolectal variety …
Speech Styles Of Migerian And Chinese Efl Learners In Malaysia / Pauline Mackenzie, Mackenzie Pauline
Speech Styles Of Migerian And Chinese Efl Learners In Malaysia / Pauline Mackenzie, Mackenzie Pauline
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This study was motivated by previous research work done on the difference in language use between males and females particularly in the style of language use. The aim of this study is to investigate the speech style of male learners from Nigeria and China. Although Malaysia is a cosmopolitan country, not many studies have been conducted to examine the speech style difference of Nigerian and Chinese learners studying in Malaysia. To conduct this study, Lakoff’s (1973; 1975) ideas concerning linguistic features in gender differences were taken into account. Particular attention is given to the usage of three linguistic features; fillers, …
Development Of Activity-Based Mlearning Implementation Model For Undergraduate English Language Learning / Muhammad Ridhuan Tony Lim Bin Abdullah, Muhammad Ridhuan Tony Lim Abdullah
Development Of Activity-Based Mlearning Implementation Model For Undergraduate English Language Learning / Muhammad Ridhuan Tony Lim Bin Abdullah, Muhammad Ridhuan Tony Lim Abdullah
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The purpose of the study was to develop an activity-based mLearning implementation model for English Language learning among undergraduates. The development of the model was aimed at how mLearning could be used to support formal learning in aiding students to achieve both learning needs and target course outcomes through networking of language learning activities. Professional Communication Skills course, an undergraduate language course offered in a private tertiary institution was selected as an example to develop the model. The study adopted the Design and Development Research approach, which was introduced by Richey & Klein (2007) to develop the model. Based on …
Politeness In Requests To Supervisors In Emails / Ali Hallajian, Ali Hallajian
Politeness In Requests To Supervisors In Emails / Ali Hallajian, Ali Hallajian
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This study investigates the politeness/impoliteness of supervisees’ request e-mails to their supervisors at a research university in Malaysia. It aimed at determining how Iranian post-graduate students formulate requests when writing e-mails to their Malaysian supervisors. The research aimed to determine if these requests were direct or indirect and if internal/external modification was used. These modifiers are used to mitigate or aggravate the imposition force of a request. The aim of the research was to determine how polite or impolite Malaysian supervisors perceived these requests. This data consists of 128 emails from 20 Iranian post-graduate students to their Malaysian supervisors. 20 …
The Representation Of Malaysia In The Philippines Media In The Lahad Datu Incident / Ng Kit Meng, Kit Meng Ng
The Representation Of Malaysia In The Philippines Media In The Lahad Datu Incident / Ng Kit Meng, Kit Meng Ng
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This study attempts to investigate how ‘Malaysia’ is constructed in the incident of ‘The Standoff at Lahad Datu’ through the media of an online newspaper in the Philippines, i.e. ‘Inquirer.net’. The Lahad Datu incident, which happened on 11th February 2013, involves a territorial dispute between the armies of the Sultanate of Sulu, from the Philippines, and Malaysia. A group that calls themselves the ‘Royal Security Forces of the Sultanate of Sulu and North Borneo’, led by Jamalul Kiram III declared their territorial claim on eastern Sabah (formerly known as North Borneo) and cost the lives of a few men on …
Denominal Verbs In English And Mandarin From A Cognitive Perspective / Bai Rong, Rong Bai
Denominal Verbs In English And Mandarin From A Cognitive Perspective / Bai Rong, Rong Bai
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A linguistic phenomenon of denominal verbs is pervasive in both English and Mandarin. Many Chinese and foreign linguists have illustrated or analyzed this phenomenon. However, most of the previous research has explored the motivation of denominal verbs from semantic, syntactic or pragmatic perspectives. In order to look into the phenomenon, this study adopts a cognitive perspective to probe the phenomenon, arguing that denominal verbs are the product of certain construal operations, and that the semantic meanings of denominal verbs are dynamic, open, and based on the specific linguistic environment. Data in this research mainly come from relevant literature, dictionary and …
The Translation Of Lexical And Morphological Repetitions In The Arabic Novel Thartharah Fawg Alnel Into The English Adrift On The Nile / Ibrahim I.I. Najjar, Ibrahim I.I. Najjar
The Translation Of Lexical And Morphological Repetitions In The Arabic Novel Thartharah Fawg Alnel Into The English Adrift On The Nile / Ibrahim I.I. Najjar, Ibrahim I.I. Najjar
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Repetition is an important phenomenon in Arabic-English translation. Thus, this study was carried out to examine how lexical and morphological repetitions are rendered from an Arabic literary text into English using different translation strategies. The data used in this study is derived from an Arabic novel ―Thartharah fawg alnel‖ by Naguib Mahfouz and its English translation ―Adrift on the Nile.‖ The objectives of this study are to, (i) identify the translation strategies used to render these repetitions and whether these strategies affect the quality of the original message and (ii) find out to what extent are the communicative functions of …
A Gender Based Analysis Of Language Use And Self-Presentation On Facebook / Hou Yunjuan, Yunjuan Hou
A Gender Based Analysis Of Language Use And Self-Presentation On Facebook / Hou Yunjuan, Yunjuan Hou
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Today more and more people use social networking sites for the purpose of communication. For example, in Malaysia, Facebook is the most popular website and it has become an inseparable part of people‘s lives (Malaysian Website Rankings for March 2012). According to Malaysia Facebook Statistics (2012), there are 13,154,060 Facebook users in Malaysia, where 54% are males and 46% are females. In this virtual space, males and females can present themselves in a multitude of ways when they communicate with each other. This study on the one hand aims to examine the language used by both males and females in …
Analisis Simplifikasi Nahu Arab Menurut Shawqi : Dayf / Aziyun Binti Othman @ Omar, Aziyun Othman @ Omar
Analisis Simplifikasi Nahu Arab Menurut Shawqi : Dayf / Aziyun Binti Othman @ Omar, Aziyun Othman @ Omar
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Simplifikasi nahu Arab merupakan usaha sarjana bahasa Arab untuk memudahkan nahu bagi tujuan pengajaran. Pada zaman Arab klasik, ia hanyalah sekadar meringkaskan isi kandungan nahu sahaja sehinggalah reformasi Ibn Mada:‟ yang menyeru kepada rombakan melibatkan teori dan asas nahu Arab. Reformasi Ibn Mada:‟ ini banyak mempengaruhi sarjana bahasa Arab moden termasuklah Shawqi: Dayf. Justeru kajian ini adalah bertujuan untuk meneroka simplifikasi nahu Arab Shawqi: Dayf. dengan meneliti siri buku beliau dalam isu ini iaitu “Tajdi:d al-Nahw” dan "Taysi:r al-Nahw al-Ta‘li:miyy". Kajian ini merupakan kajian kualitatif menggunakan kaedah analisis dokumen dengan reka bentuk analisis kandungan. Kajian dibentuk berasaskan kerangka model kajian …
An Acoustic Investigation Of The Rhythm Of Yemeni Arabic And Jordanian Arabic / Nada Mohammed Abdo Salem, Nada Mohammed Abdo Salem
An Acoustic Investigation Of The Rhythm Of Yemeni Arabic And Jordanian Arabic / Nada Mohammed Abdo Salem, Nada Mohammed Abdo Salem
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In this study, the rhythm of Yemeni Arabic is measured and compared with Jordanian Arabic. The Arabic language has long been classified as being a stress-timed language. However, previous studies found that different Arabic dialects display different degrees of stress timing features forming a continuum that ranges from more stress-timed western Arabic dialects to less stress-timed eastern Arabic dialects. Yemeni Arabic is one of the Arabic dialects that has received little attention in terms of rhythm. Therefore, this study attempts to present an account of Yemeni rhythm based on the acoustic measures of its consonantal and vocalic durational intervals and …
Attitudes Towards English Language Learning And Language Use Among Secondary School Students / Harjander Kaur A/P Santa Singh, Harjander Kaur Santa Singh
Attitudes Towards English Language Learning And Language Use Among Secondary School Students / Harjander Kaur A/P Santa Singh, Harjander Kaur Santa Singh
Student Works (2010-2019)
at least eleven years of English language education, many Malaysians are still not proficient in the language which is leading to higher education having to offer further English language support, and employers complaining about the level of English language proficiency among graduates. This present study examines to what extent the respondents use English at home and with their peers, to what extent are the respondents motivated to use and learn English and to what extent are the patterns of language use and attitudes related to their proficiency in English. This study comprised a questionnaire distributed to 30, 14 years old …
Supporting Early Child Bilingualism : The Role Of Parents With Limited English Proficiency / Nur Afifah Binti Addenan, Nur Afifah Addenan
Supporting Early Child Bilingualism : The Role Of Parents With Limited English Proficiency / Nur Afifah Binti Addenan, Nur Afifah Addenan
Student Works (2010-2019)
Bilingualism is becoming a growing trend in Malaysia due to the role of the English language in this technological era and a necessity for today’s development. Bilingualism involving proficiency in English and any one of the local languages is now widely considered as an asset for socioeconomic mobility in Malaysia. The desire to be successful, both socially and economically nowadays is starting to force Malays into becoming Malay-English bilinguals. The position of English has influenced even parents with Limited English Proficiency (LEP) in Malaysia into striving to embed the knowledge of both their native language and English in their children …
Stance-Taking And Identity Construction In Supervisor-Supervisee Interaction / Rami Maher Delli, Rami Maher Delli
Stance-Taking And Identity Construction In Supervisor-Supervisee Interaction / Rami Maher Delli, Rami Maher Delli
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Interactions between supervisor and supervisee during consultation particularly in the postgraduate level are essential in the completion of a thesis or dissertation. In most interactions, both speakers; the supervisor and the supervisee assert their identities who they are. Such scenario has been an important phenomenon to examine how stance-taking and identity construction are portrayed. This research specifically examined 10 conversations between supervisors and supervisees during research consultations at the University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The study combined the Stance Triangle and Model of Stance Marker as theoretical framework in analyzing the construction of identity between supervisors and supervisees. In …
Structure And Use Of Affirmative And Negative Constructions In Malaysian English Text Books / Elesabth Mary Mathalamuthu, Elesabth Mary Mathalamuthu
Structure And Use Of Affirmative And Negative Constructions In Malaysian English Text Books / Elesabth Mary Mathalamuthu, Elesabth Mary Mathalamuthu
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Textbook is a key component in most language programs. In Malaysia, textbooks serve as the basis for much of the language input learners receive and the language practice that takes place in the classroom. In some situations, the textbook may function as a supplement to the teachers’ instruction in the ESL teaching and learning process. For most teachers, textbooks provide the foundation for the content of lessons, the balance of the skills taught, as well as the kind of language practice the students engage in during their classroom activities. To date, many studies focused on the behaviour of English grammatical …
The Use Of English Swear Words Among Chinese Youths / Tian Huey Ni Fanny, Fanny Huey Ni Tian
The Use Of English Swear Words Among Chinese Youths / Tian Huey Ni Fanny, Fanny Huey Ni Tian
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This study was aimed to investigate the usage of English swear words among Chinese youths as well as to compare the use of swear words between male and female youths. The framework of this study is made up of the works of Battistella (2005), Lakoff (1995) and Talbot (1998). The participants consisted of seventy four (74) students studying at a private secondary school in the state of Selangor. Instrumentation used for the survey included a 26 item questionnaire and semi-structured interviews with focus groups. Two categories of focus groups consisted of randomly selected participants from the same sample and English …
Communication Strategies Of An Arab Child With Developmental Disorders / Maimona Elwan, Maimona Elwan
Communication Strategies Of An Arab Child With Developmental Disorders / Maimona Elwan, Maimona Elwan
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A qualitative case study was conducted on an Arab boy (AE) aged 7 years, who is a native speaker of Aleppine (North-Syrian) dialect to determine his communicative competence and the strategies he uses to compensate for his difficulties. Although having no apparent developmental delay in early childhood, he experienced several unique difficulties in communication, language acquisition and behaviour (i.e. ADHD, and a few autistic traits). The observation technique and several formal and informal assessment procedures were used to collect authentic data from the subject between (6;10 -7;4 years). Checklists adopted in this study are Bishop‟s CCC (1998); Abu Nab‟a‟s Checklist …
A Discourse Analysis Of The 2009 Bangladesh Education Policy In The Local Media / Mohsina Akter, Mohsina Akter
A Discourse Analysis Of The 2009 Bangladesh Education Policy In The Local Media / Mohsina Akter, Mohsina Akter
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The National Education Policy 2009 is one of the most important issues in the advancement of the education system in Bangladesh. This policy is also the latest in a series of education policies since the independence in 1971. The policy was initiated in April 9, 2009 and work on this education policy was completed on September 2, 2009. During finalizing the policy a lot of opinions were published in the newspapers in the form of editorials. The editors turned to the newspapers to give their opinions about the policy. The study analyses the editorial discourses on the Bangladesh education policy …