Writing English in the Context of the Language Policy in Malaysia
The paper considers the important role of English language to achieve the vision 2020 to be a contributor to the scientific and technological civilisation of the future. The author believes that, it cannot be achieved through Malay alone, but it has to be assigned by English, as the language known...
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The paper considers the important role of English language to achieve the vision 2020 to be a contributor to the scientific and technological civilisation of the future. The author believes that, it cannot be achieved through Malay alone, but it has to be assigned by English, as the language known by most countries of the world.
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spelling | doaj-art-e1832db1f60349f48beb5bb2df99b5f52024-11-27T18:59:37ZengUniversiti MalayaJournal of Modern Languages1675-526X2462-19862017-07-0181Writing English in the Context of the Language Policy in MalaysiaAsmah Haji Omar0University of Malaya, Malaysia The paper considers the important role of English language to achieve the vision 2020 to be a contributor to the scientific and technological civilisation of the future. The author believes that, it cannot be achieved through Malay alone, but it has to be assigned by English, as the language known by most countries of the world. http://borneojournal.um.edu.my/index.php/JML/article/view/3579Malay language; English language;vision 2020; writing English |
spellingShingle | Asmah Haji Omar Writing English in the Context of the Language Policy in Malaysia Journal of Modern Languages Malay language; English language; vision 2020; writing English |
title | Writing English in the Context of the Language Policy in Malaysia |
title_full | Writing English in the Context of the Language Policy in Malaysia |
title_fullStr | Writing English in the Context of the Language Policy in Malaysia |
title_full_unstemmed | Writing English in the Context of the Language Policy in Malaysia |
title_short | Writing English in the Context of the Language Policy in Malaysia |
title_sort | writing english in the context of the language policy in malaysia |
topic | Malay language; English language; vision 2020; writing English |
url | http://borneojournal.um.edu.my/index.php/JML/article/view/3579 |
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