The Role of Indigenous Languages in Schools: The Case of Sarawak

• Main Authors: Ting, Su Hie, Campbell, Yvonne Michelle
• Format: Book Chapter
• Published: Springer Singapore 2017
• Subjects: P Philology. Linguistics
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/17155/; https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-10-4427-4_8
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak

This chapter describes the role of indigenous languages in Sarawak schools, beginning with a brief background on the diversity of languages and indigenous language use patterns in the state. This is followed by a description of efforts to preserve and promote the formal learning of indigenous langua...