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- Title
Conceptualization of Nationalism through Language - An Analysis of Malaysian Situation.
- Authors
David, Maya Khemlani; Mei Tien, Wendy Yee
- Abstract
Malaysia is a multiethnic society with people of many religions and languages. Ethnic diversity and polarization among the young has made the creation of a sense of national identity not only important but also urgent. After independence, the government drew up a National Language Policy to inculcate and nurture national consciousness among the diverse ethnic groups by promoting a common curriculum and a common language across the different types of schools to foster national unity and national identity.
- Subjects
MALAYSIA; NATIONALISM; LANGUAGE &; languages; CULTURAL pluralism; POLARIZATION (Social sciences); LANGUAGE policy
- Publication
Language in India, 2009, Vol 9, Issue 1, p9
- ISSN
1930-2940
- Publication type
Article