Articulation of medium of instruction politics in the Malaysian Chinese press
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2919285 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Moses Samuel (0000-0003-0124-5571, University of Malaya, corresponding author), Mahmud Hasan Khan (0000-0003-1235-1353, Macquarie University), Lee Luan Ng (0000-0001-6741-6201, University of Malaya), Kin Wai Cheang (University of Malaya) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 206-218 |
| Publication date | 2014-03-04 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Discourse Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0159-6306 • E-ISSN: 1469-3739 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/01596306.2012.745731 |
| OpenAlex | W2153775601 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 15 |
In postcolonial multilingual societies, matters of education are deeply rooted in the discourse of ethnicity. In Malaysia, the interface between ethnicity and education is reflected in recent debates on the choice of medium of instruction (MOI). In 2002, the Malaysian government introduced English as MOI by replacing Malay, the national language, for teaching mathematics and science, at the school level. However, in 2009, the policy was reversed to Malay. This policy initiative has been actively contested in the Malaysian media. Through an analysis of news reports on the controversy published by the Malaysian Chinese newspaper, Nanyang Siang Pao, this paper aims to illustrate how a sizeable ethnic minority is able to position itself vis-à-vis a national policy. To explain the ethno-political construction of MOI debates in the newspaper, we use two concepts, namely, 'plurality of struggles' (Laclau, 2006a, 2006b; Laclau & Mouffe, 1985) and 'transmission of the speech of others' (Bakhtin, 1981). These notions are contextualized in the macro-context of a multi-ethnic polity in which Chinese society, Chinese press and Chinese education are seen to co-construct community interests.Keywords: language politicsdiscourseMalaysiaChinese presseducation policyethnicity
Ethnic group · Linguistics · Malay · Media studies · Newspaper · Political science · Politics · Polity · Social science · Sociology · Anthropology · Asian Studies and History · Gender Studies · History · Law · Multilingual Education and Policy · Socioeconomic Development in Asia
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| Unique citing works | 8 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,67 |
| Citation span | 2014 - 2025 (12) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |