Reforms in the Policy of English Language Teaching in Malaysia

Autor/inn/en	Rashid, Radzuwan A. B.; Abdul Rahman, Shireena Basree; Yunus, Kamariah
Titel	Reforms in the Policy of English Language Teaching in Malaysia
Quelle	In: Policy Futures in Education, 15 (2017) 1, S.100-112 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1478-2103
DOI	10.1177/1478210316679069
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Educational Change; Educational Policy; Second Language Instruction; English (Second Language); Educational History; Language Planning; Language Teachers; Program Implementation; Faculty Development; Educational Improvement; Educational Quality; Malaysia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Bildungsreform; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Fremdsprachenunterricht; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; History of education; Bildungsgeschichte; Sprachwechsel; Language teacher; Sprachunterricht; Teaching improvement; Unterrichtsentwicklung; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität
Abstract	This paper reviews reforms related to English language teaching in the Malaysian education system. It begins by tracing the history of Malaysia as a former British colony which has had significant influences on the status of English in the country. Then, it reviews the key educational reforms which have mainly centred on language policy, thus putting pressure on teachers who are at the front-line for the implementation of the new reforms. This is followed by the discussion on the changing approaches in the curriculum and methodology of English language teaching. This paper also reviews the formal professional development programmes which reveal that Malaysian teachers are not always given adequate and continuous support to cope with the ongoing reforms. The paper concludes that even though the changes in policies aimed to improve the quality of education, implementation was often made in haste, causing a loud public outcry from teachers. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01