Within the Malaysian setting, the English
language is a foreign language that is widely used and has gained its status as
a prominent linguistic liaison not only in the political, economic and social
domains, but also within the educational context. Hailed as a lingua franca,
the English language maintains its significance at the global level and due to
such status; it has been made a mandatory subject at the elementary, secondary
and tertiary educational institutions in Malaysia. The purpose of this paper is
to present the review of English as a foreign language (EFL) in terms of its
historical path and its connection to EFL literacy issues within the Malaysian
educational context. The historical review of the Malaysian education with
regards to EFL reveals that the mandatory inclusion of the English language in
the school and higher institutions’ curriculum could be traced back as a
linguistic culturalization effect of the British colonization. The review also
indicates that the pattern of inclusion of the EFL in the Malaysian educational
system seems to be developmental in nature but with some patterns of
consistency at the initial stage of its inclusion. As with regards to the EFL
literacy issues, the review shows that the shifting from the English medium to
the Malay medium in Malaysian public schools could be inferred as one of the
causes of the emergence of issues in the EFL literacy amongst Malaysian
learners. The outcomes of the review have implications on EFL policy and
curriculum development as well as their future revisions in the Malaysian
context.
EFL secondary education curriculum literacy educational policy
Birincil Dil | İngilizce |
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Bölüm | Makaleler |
Yazarlar | |
Yayımlanma Tarihi | 27 Aralık 2017 |
Gönderilme Tarihi | 1 Ekim 2017 |
Yayımlandığı Sayı | Yıl 2017Cilt: 3 Sayı: 9 |
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