The English Language and its impact on identities of multilingual Malaysian undergraduates

• Main Authors: Lee, Su Kim, Lee, King Siong, Wong, Fook Fei, Azizah Ya’acob
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Penerbit UKM 2010
• Online Access: http://journalarticle.ukm.my/2324/1/page1_21.pdf; http://journalarticle.ukm.my/2324/; http://www.ukm.my/ppbl/Gema/GEMA%202010/pp%2087_101.pdf
• Institution: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

Despite the increasing prominence of English as a world lingua franca, there is little research on how the use of English affects the identities of Malaysian speakers. Asmah Haji Omar observed that interest in language and identity seemed to be confined to studies on national identity. A doctoral...