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You searched Library Catalogue - Title: Literacy and ICT in the primary school a creative approach to English / Andrew Rudd and Alison Tyldesley
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Call Number (WOU)
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SP MEd 2015 6
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Author
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Yu, Yang
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Title
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Need to revive secondary language learning process in Malaysian international school / Yu Yang
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Abstract
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The purpose of the paper was to investigate the difference between the second language learning (English) process of western and Malaysian students studying in an international Malaysian secondary school. The underlying aim was to explore why western students are faster than Malaysian Chinese group of students. It was identified necessary to investigate the local language background of the students as a reason behind such differences. The Atkinson Cognitivism Model of Second Language Learning (2011) was chosen to explore how the local language background influence the mind of learner and how such influence subsequently impact the fats or slow learning process of second language. Qualitative research approach was chosen to conduct open-ended interviews with the 10 students in an international secondary school in Malaysia. One group belonged to five (5) students of Malaysian Chinese nationality while other was group of five (5) students from different western nationalities including Australian Spanish, French, Brazilian English and Hunduran.
The key findings of the study explained that local languages of students such as Chinese, Hokkien, French, and Spanish learnt since childhood and spoken at home place great influence on the three cognitive aspects of the human mind. These aspects were cognitive structure and abilities, linguistic inputs and capacity of learners. The impacts have subsequent impact on the second language learning. Those learners whose local language (Spanish and French) is similar to English have positive influence on their English learning process. Additionally, those learners whose local language (Chinese and Hokkein) is different to English have negative influence on their English learning process. Similarities and differences are in terms of vocabularies, grammatical rule and syntax, articles, nouns and verbs. Conclusion: Western students are able to learn English faster than Malaysian Chinese students do due to their related local language backgrounds.
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Notes
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Final project report submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the award of Master of Education.
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Publisher/Year
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Penang : School of Educations, Languages and Communications, Wawasan Open University, 2015.
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Physical Description
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various pages.
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Subject
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ELT -- Language policy
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