Implementation of a Western-based multiliteracies pedagogy in Malaysia: a socio-cultural perspective
This paper discusses arising issues when a Western pedagogy in a Malaysian context is implemented. In finding a suitable pedagogy to address issues of low employability among Malaysian university graduates, academia prefers to implement a learning pedagogy such as multiliteracies approach from We...
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Penerbit UKM
2015
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| Online Access: | http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8255/1/5918-22057-1-PB.pdf http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8255/ http://ejournal.ukm.my/gema/index |
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| Summary: | This paper discusses arising issues when a Western pedagogy in a Malaysian context is
implemented. In finding a suitable pedagogy to address issues of low employability among
Malaysian university graduates, academia prefers to implement a learning pedagogy such as
multiliteracies approach from Western countries. However this practice is creating issues of
adaptability among Malaysian students. Therefore this study investigates the implementation
of the Multiliteracies pedagogy, a Western teaching approach; in a Malaysian university
classroom that taught English as a Second Language (ESL). The method of the study was
grounded to the philosophy of a participatory action research and data was collected through
classroom observation, informal conversations and classroom artefacts. 30 Bakti Polytechnic
students‟ experiences using the multiliteracies approach in learning ESL was the focus of this
study. Due to the importance of reflection and action in a participatory action research, data
was analysed through a Critical Reflective Analysis Steps, which included the process of
observing and noting personal reflections, confronting and thinking, and taking action. The
findings suggest that students had issues with working in teams, completing critical analysis
and participating actively in classroom discussions. The study proposes a framework to guide
the implementation of a Western-based pedagogy in a Malaysian context. Indeed, the practice
requires deep deliberation of the students‟ socio-cultural practices and cultures of learning to
ensure that optimum result could be achieved from the introduction of the new pedagogy. |
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