ERIC Number: EJ936275
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011
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Crossing Borders: The Linguistic Practices of Aspiring Bilinguals in the Malay Community
Rajadurai, Joanne
Australian Review of Applied Linguistics, v34 n1 p24-39 2011
This paper reports on a study of Malay learners of English in Malaysia as they attempt to extend their use of English outside the classroom and thus participate in new linguistic practices. Using a multiple case study approach, the study examines the narrative accounts of learners generated through student journals and focus group discussions. These are stories of conflict, tension, negotiation, and renewal as these aspiring bilinguals use English to contest language boundaries, transform social and linguistic resources, and express new identities. The analysis offers insights into how the norms of language choice and use are generated, preserved and changed, how language ideologies lend value to particular linguistic practices and stigmatise others, and what the consequences are of these practices in the lives and identities of people and the community as a whole. (Contains 1 endnote.)
Descriptors: Focus Groups, Ideology, Student Journals, Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Bilingualism, Second Language Learning, Case Studies, Personal Narratives, Conflict, Language Usage, Self Concept, Indonesian Languages, Second Language Instruction, Language Attitudes, Multilingualism
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Malaysia
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