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The discourses and literacy practices of doing science in English

In January 2003, Malaysia re-adopted the English language as a medium of instruction for science and mathematics. This change in the medium of instruction brings with it challenges of its own. What does it mean to ‘do’ science in the Malaysian context and to do so in English? How does the change...

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Main Authors: Revathi Ramiah,, Koo, Yew Lie, Jamilah Mustafa,
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Language:English
Published: Journal of Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2007
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spelling my-ukm.journal.15412016-12-14T06:29:44Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/1541/ The discourses and literacy practices of doing science in English Revathi Ramiah, Koo, Yew Lie Jamilah Mustafa, In January 2003, Malaysia re-adopted the English language as a medium of instruction for science and mathematics. This change in the medium of instruction brings with it challenges of its own. What does it mean to ‘do’ science in the Malaysian context and to do so in English? How does the change in the medium of instruction from Bahasa Malaysia to English impinge upon the instructional and literacy practices of teachers and learners? What kinds of changes are required of the communities and stakeholders involved in the teaching of science? This article will address these questions by critiquing some dominant assumptions behind the literacy practices of ‘doing’ science in the Malaysian context based upon the findings of a qualitative case study conducted to investigate how two teachers working in diverse and different contexts in Malaysian schools cope with the new medium of instruction Journal of Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2007 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/1541/1/kooYewLie07.pdf Revathi Ramiah, and Koo, Yew Lie and Jamilah Mustafa, (2007) The discourses and literacy practices of doing science in English. e-BANGI: Jurnal Sains Sosial dan Kemanusiaan, 2 (2). p. 22. ISSN 1823-884x http://www.ukm.my/e-bangi/
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description In January 2003, Malaysia re-adopted the English language as a medium of instruction for science and mathematics. This change in the medium of instruction brings with it challenges of its own. What does it mean to ‘do’ science in the Malaysian context and to do so in English? How does the change in the medium of instruction from Bahasa Malaysia to English impinge upon the instructional and literacy practices of teachers and learners? What kinds of changes are required of the communities and stakeholders involved in the teaching of science? This article will address these questions by critiquing some dominant assumptions behind the literacy practices of ‘doing’ science in the Malaysian context based upon the findings of a qualitative case study conducted to investigate how two teachers working in diverse and different contexts in Malaysian schools cope with the new medium of instruction
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author Revathi Ramiah,
Koo, Yew Lie
Jamilah Mustafa,
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Jamilah Mustafa,
The discourses and literacy practices of doing science in English
author_facet Revathi Ramiah,
Koo, Yew Lie
Jamilah Mustafa,
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title The discourses and literacy practices of doing science in English
title_short The discourses and literacy practices of doing science in English
title_full The discourses and literacy practices of doing science in English
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publisher Journal of Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
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