Policy and practice in the use of English in Brunei primary school classes
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2293719 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Gary M Jones (0000-0002-5102-1229, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Tungku Link Road BE1410 Gadong Brunei Darussalam, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 509-518 |
| Publication date | 2016-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | World Englishes (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0883-2919 • E-ISSN: 1467-971X |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/weng.12222 |
| OpenAlex | W2563463918 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 4 |
Formal education for the majority of Bruneians only properly began in the 1960s, when the country embarked on an ambitious school building programme with the intention of providing education for all. The initial plan was to use Malay as the medium of instruction, but when the country moved from separate language mediums in 1984, it instead adopted a bilingual education system, with Malay and English being the chosen mediums. Bilingual education remained till 2009 when the country adopted Sistem Pendidikan Nasional Abad ke-21 or the National Education System for the 21st Century, referred to locally as SPN-21. Based on interviews with officers from the Ministry of Education and with teachers who have worked in both systems, together with an analysis of the available statistics, this article explores what changes have occurred concerning the use of English in Brunei primary school classes
Bilingual education · Christian ministry · Formal education · Geography · Linguistics · Malay · Mathematics education · Medium of instruction · National education · Pedagogy · Plan (archaeology · Political science · Primary education · Sociology · Linguistic Variation and Morphology · Multilingual Education and Policy · Psychology · Second Language Learning and Teaching
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| Unique citing works | 7 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2026 (8) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |