The Factors Influencing the Malaysian Chinese Attitudes Towards Learning English as a Second Language

There is considerable research done to find out the attributed factors which may influence the motivation and attitudes of a language learner. This study, set in a Malaysian context, attempts to examine some of the possible contributary factors, which can affect the Malaysian learners’ attitudes an...

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Main Author:	Ahmad Mahreez, Abdul Ghani
Format:	Thesis
Language:	eng eng
Published:	1994
Subjects:	PE English
Online Access:	https://etd.uum.edu.my/608/1/Ahmad_Mahreez_Abdul_Ghani.pdf https://etd.uum.edu.my/608/2/Ahmad_Mahreez_Abdul_Ghani_1994.pdf
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spelling	my-uum-etd.6082021-05-18T02:28:04Z The Factors Influencing the Malaysian Chinese Attitudes Towards Learning English as a Second Language 1994-09 Ahmad Mahreez, Abdul Ghani Faculty of Communication and Modern Languages Department of Language and Linguistic PE English There is considerable research done to find out the attributed factors which may influence the motivation and attitudes of a language learner. This study, set in a Malaysian context, attempts to examine some of the possible contributary factors, which can affect the Malaysian learners’ attitudes and motivation, particularly those of the Chinese learners and how they may be related and compared to the relatively poor performances of the Malay and Indian learners. This issue has been of much concern during the recent years and some measures have been taken by the government to reduce the problem such as the implementation of a new curriculum - KBSR and KBSM (both for the primary and secondary schools) and the reformulation of a new National Education Philosophy (NEP). The fact whether such moves will create a more positive effects to the learners’ attitudes and motivation is still remain to be seen. 130 undergraduates at Universiti Utara Malaysia responded to the questionnaires designed to investigate the learners’ language, economic and social backgrounds, as well as their parents’ opinions on learning English as a second language. The data collected will be analysed in relation to the 3 hyphoteses proposed in the study. The results indicated that there is a definite change in the learning environment with regard to attitude and motivation of the learners particularly among the Malays and the Indians. In the context of the above undergraduates, they seemed to be ‘immuned’ or not affected by their parents’ attitudes and socioeconomic background in relation to the learning of English as a second langauge at the university. On the whole, the attitudes and motivation of the learners are positive and intrumental in orientation. Most significant is the finding that the two mentioned aspects of the Malay and Indian learners have shifted or improved towards a better understanding of the need to learn the target language. 1994-09 Thesis https://etd.uum.edu.my/608/ https://etd.uum.edu.my/608/1/Ahmad_Mahreez_Abdul_Ghani.pdf text eng validuser https://etd.uum.edu.my/608/2/Ahmad_Mahreez_Abdul_Ghani_1994.pdf text eng public https://repository.essex.ac.uk other masters University of Essex
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description	There is considerable research done to find out the attributed factors which may influence the motivation and attitudes of a language learner. This study, set in a Malaysian context, attempts to examine some of the possible contributary factors, which can affect the Malaysian learners’ attitudes and motivation, particularly those of the Chinese learners and how they may be related and compared to the relatively poor performances of the Malay and Indian learners. This issue has been of much concern during the recent years and some measures have been taken by the government to reduce the problem such as the implementation of a new curriculum - KBSR and KBSM (both for the primary and secondary schools) and the reformulation of a new National Education Philosophy (NEP). The fact whether such moves will create a more positive effects to the learners’ attitudes and motivation is still remain to be seen. 130 undergraduates at Universiti Utara Malaysia responded to the questionnaires designed to investigate the learners’ language, economic and social backgrounds, as well as their parents’ opinions on learning English as a second language. The data collected will be analysed in relation to the 3 hyphoteses proposed in the study. The results indicated that there is a definite change in the learning environment with regard to attitude and motivation of the learners particularly among the Malays and the Indians. In the context of the above undergraduates, they seemed to be ‘immuned’ or not affected by their parents’ attitudes and socioeconomic background in relation to the learning of English as a second langauge at the university. On the whole, the attitudes and motivation of the learners are positive and intrumental in orientation. Most significant is the finding that the two mentioned aspects of the Malay and Indian learners have shifted or improved towards a better understanding of the need to learn the target language.
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author	Ahmad Mahreez, Abdul Ghani
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title	The Factors Influencing the Malaysian Chinese Attitudes Towards Learning English as a Second Language
title_short	The Factors Influencing the Malaysian Chinese Attitudes Towards Learning English as a Second Language
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