Implementation of a Western-based Multiliteracies Pedagogy in Malaysia: A Socio-cultural Perspective

• Main Authors: Puteh Behak, Fariza, Darmi, Ramiaida, Mohamed, Yuslina
• Format: Article
• Language: en_US
• Published: GEMA Online 2016
• Subjects: culture; multiliteracies; socio-cultural; participatory action research; Malaysian learning context
• Online Access: http://ddms.usim.edu.my/handle/123456789/9999
• Institution: Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia

This paper discusses arising issues when a Western pedagogy in a Malaysian context is implemented. In finding a suitable pedagogy to address issues of low employability among Malaysian university graduates, academia prefers to implement a learning pedagogy such as multiliteracies approach from Weste...