Connecting the dots: Views on promoting Bidayuh language learning via e-folktales

• Main Authors: Campbell, Yvonne Michelle, Ting, Su Hie, Chuah, Kee-Man
• Format: Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, UNIMAS 2012
• Subjects: P Philology. Linguistics
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/723/1/Connecting%2Bthe%2Bdots%2528abstract%2529.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/723/; http://www.academia.edu/5439588/Connecting_the_dots_Views_on_promoting_Bidayuh_language_learning_via_e-folktales
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak

Many attempts have been made to encourage the younger generation of indigenous communities to learn their mother tongue. More often than not, such efforts fail since proficiency in the mother tongue is perceived as irrelevant in offering opportunities for social mobility and career advancement. H...