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English language literacy in rural community setting : an analysis of the environment to encourage and sustain the development of english language learning outside the classroom

This study was carried out in an attempt to identify the encouragement and support provided by parents in the learning of the English language at home, identify whether conducive environments are available at home, and to analyze the sustainability of learning of English in the rural area. A questio...

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Main Authors: Abdul Majid, Norazman, Puteh, Fatimah, Muhammad, Faruk
Format: Monograph
Language:English
Published: Faculty of Management and Human Resource Development 2005
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PE English
Online Access:http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/3789/1/NORAZMANABDMAJID71976.pdf
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spelling my.utm.37892017-08-06T07:58:10Z http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/3789/ English language literacy in rural community setting : an analysis of the environment to encourage and sustain the development of english language learning outside the classroom Abdul Majid, Norazman Puteh, Fatimah Muhammad, Faruk PE English This study was carried out in an attempt to identify the encouragement and support provided by parents in the learning of the English language at home, identify whether conducive environments are available at home, and to analyze the sustainability of learning of English in the rural area. A questionnaire was prepared and distributed to five different FELDA areas in the Johor Selatan FELDA district. Interview and observation were also carried out to ascertain the conduciveness of the home environment towards the sustenance of the use of English at home. A total number of 78 respondents completed and returned the questionnaires, while a total of 5 interviews were conducted with the settlers. The findings revealed that parents could do many things to sustain the use of English at home. The nature of the work and the level of education made it difficult for them to help their children with the English language. Most of them have a rather positive attitude towards the language. Many of them are aware of the importance of English to their childrens future undertakings and success. Most of them are rather optimistic about their childrens English status. Many of them are changing their attitudes and are making various efforts to help their children excel in education and the English Language. Recommendations for the parents include having workshops organise by FELDA management to teach what the parents can do to help at home, FELDA organise a weekly event to incite interest in the language among students at the individual areas, and work collaboratively to have English programs at the community level, such as having a public library, etc. Faculty of Management and Human Resource Development 2005 Monograph NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/3789/1/NORAZMANABDMAJID71976.pdf Abdul Majid, Norazman and Puteh, Fatimah and Muhammad, Faruk (2005) English language literacy in rural community setting : an analysis of the environment to encourage and sustain the development of english language learning outside the classroom. Project Report. Faculty of Management and Human Resource Development, Skudai, Johor. (Unpublished) https://www.researchgate.net/publication/237529269_ENGLISH_LANGUAGE_LITERACY_IN_RURAL_COMMUNITY_SETTING_AN_ANALYSIS_OF_THE_ENVIRONMENT_TO_ENCOURAGE_AND_SUSTAIN_THE_DEVELOPMENT_OF_ENGLISH_LANGUAGE_LEARNING_OUTSIDE_THE_CLASSROOM_LITERASI_BAHASA_INGGERSI
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Abdul Majid, Norazman
Puteh, Fatimah
Muhammad, Faruk
English language literacy in rural community setting : an analysis of the environment to encourage and sustain the development of english language learning outside the classroom
description This study was carried out in an attempt to identify the encouragement and support provided by parents in the learning of the English language at home, identify whether conducive environments are available at home, and to analyze the sustainability of learning of English in the rural area. A questionnaire was prepared and distributed to five different FELDA areas in the Johor Selatan FELDA district. Interview and observation were also carried out to ascertain the conduciveness of the home environment towards the sustenance of the use of English at home. A total number of 78 respondents completed and returned the questionnaires, while a total of 5 interviews were conducted with the settlers. The findings revealed that parents could do many things to sustain the use of English at home. The nature of the work and the level of education made it difficult for them to help their children with the English language. Most of them have a rather positive attitude towards the language. Many of them are aware of the importance of English to their childrens future undertakings and success. Most of them are rather optimistic about their childrens English status. Many of them are changing their attitudes and are making various efforts to help their children excel in education and the English Language. Recommendations for the parents include having workshops organise by FELDA management to teach what the parents can do to help at home, FELDA organise a weekly event to incite interest in the language among students at the individual areas, and work collaboratively to have English programs at the community level, such as having a public library, etc.
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author Abdul Majid, Norazman
Puteh, Fatimah
Muhammad, Faruk
author_facet Abdul Majid, Norazman
Puteh, Fatimah
Muhammad, Faruk
author_sort Abdul Majid, Norazman
title English language literacy in rural community setting : an analysis of the environment to encourage and sustain the development of english language learning outside the classroom
title_short English language literacy in rural community setting : an analysis of the environment to encourage and sustain the development of english language learning outside the classroom
title_full English language literacy in rural community setting : an analysis of the environment to encourage and sustain the development of english language learning outside the classroom
title_fullStr English language literacy in rural community setting : an analysis of the environment to encourage and sustain the development of english language learning outside the classroom
title_full_unstemmed English language literacy in rural community setting : an analysis of the environment to encourage and sustain the development of english language learning outside the classroom
title_sort english language literacy in rural community setting : an analysis of the environment to encourage and sustain the development of english language learning outside the classroom
publisher Faculty of Management and Human Resource Development
publishDate 2005
url http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/3789/1/NORAZMANABDMAJID71976.pdf
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https://www.researchgate.net/publication/237529269_ENGLISH_LANGUAGE_LITERACY_IN_RURAL_COMMUNITY_SETTING_AN_ANALYSIS_OF_THE_ENVIRONMENT_TO_ENCOURAGE_AND_SUSTAIN_THE_DEVELOPMENT_OF_ENGLISH_LANGUAGE_LEARNING_OUTSIDE_THE_CLASSROOM_LITERASI_BAHASA_INGGERSI
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