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Roksana Bibi Abdullah
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Roksana Bibi Abdullah
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roksana.abdullah@nie.edu.sg
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Asian Languages & Cultures (ALC)
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- PublicationMetadata onlyDistinctiveness and uniformity: Teaching language in Singapore primary grades 1 & 2(Springer, 2016)
; ;Curdt-Christiansen, Xiao Lan; ; This chapter presents data from a study of primary grade 1 and grade 2 (P1 and P2) lessons for Chinese, English, Malay and Tamil. There are few, if any, comparative studies which examine pedagogy in all four official languages in Singapore; therefore, our primary purpose is to investigate how classroom teaching is similar or different for the four languages. For this investigation, data are drawn from 62 lessons observed in 2009 after new language syllabi were introduced. Despite a continuing policy of maintaining separate teaching teams, materials, syllabi/curricula and teacher training for each language, many of the policies for language and education apply across all four languages. These include recent emphases on oral skill development, recommendations that schools develop more engaging pedagogies for young learners and common policies on assessment. Our data show that teaching across the four languages is remarkably similar, which we take to be evidence of the impact of the common policies and cultural beliefs about language education in Singapore primary schools.WOS© Citations 2 37 - PublicationMetadata onlyMerencamkan yang satu, menyatukan yang rencam: Kes bahasa Melayu serantauKertas kerja yang telah dijadikan bab dalam buku ini membicarakan kepelbagaian istilah dan kata dalam bahasa Melayu di peringkat serantau. Penggunaan bahasa Melayu di peringkat serantau semakin menyimpang di mana masing-masing kawasan yang digarisi sempadan politik khususnya mempunyai penggubalan kata atau istilah yang tersendiri. Usaha menyeragamkan di peringkat serantau juga banyak mengalami hambatan dan cabaran. Senarai kata/istilah yang mempunyai kerencaman bentuk di rantau ini telah disenaraikan serta dipadankan dengan alternatif-alternatif yang wujud dengan berdasarkan komponen makna yang didukung. Penyimpangan sedemikian boleh melebarkan lagi jurang perbezaan bahasa Melayu di peringkat serantau dan jika tiada usaha penyeragaman yang bersungguh-sungguh, maka, penutur-penutur bahasa Melayu di negara-negara yang berbeza di rantau ini akan menghadapi masalah dalam komunikasi kerana ketiadaan unsur saling faham memahami bagi bahasa yang satu.
31 - PublicationRestrictedCommon errors in written Malay essays of lower primary students from English speaking homes(2017)
;Atikah AsjayaniBased on the 2010 report by Mother Tongue Languages Review Committee (MTLRC) which was carried out by the Ministry of Education (Singapore), the trend in the number of Malay language students using English as the dominant spoken language at home is on the rise. Furthermore, it was found that home language has a great impact on students’ attitudes and proficiency in Mother Tongue Language. Coupled with the bilingual learning environment and the lack of usage of Malay language in school, errors in students’ Malay language written work is inevitable. This research focuses on the Contrastive Analysis (CA) and Error Analysis (EA) which aim at identifying error of morpho-syntax and explaining the reasons for this error. Scripts from 36 Primary 2 and 3 students from English speaking homes were collected as the research data from two different schools. Samples were analysed by means of a mixed method both quantitatively and qualitatively. In general, the highest percentage of error analysis is evident in graphology with 44.6%. Morphology recorded the second highest with (32.2%), followed by syntax (20.4%) and lexical (2.8%) respectively. Hence, this research will aid teachers in teaching and learning of second language acquisition especially in a bilingual education system like Singapore. It is also crucial to scaffold student’s learning interest which could reduce percentage of errors generated.401 102 - PublicationMetadata onlyThe concept of evaluative language in Malay newspaper discourseThis article delves into the exploration of Evaluative Language Theory within the discourse of Malay newspapers. The study draws upon two primary news sources: "Berita Harian/Minggu Singapura" (BH S'pura) and "Berita Harian/Ahad Malaysia" (BH M'sia). Specifically, the analysis focuses on comment articles related to the tragic events of the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Centre in New York. By selecting articles with similar thematic contexts, the analysis aims to unveil the strategies employed by these news sources through the commentators' voices aimed at influencing their readership. The study employs Systemic Functional Linguistics to scrutinize Evaluative Language, encompassing Attitude, Engagement, and Graduation, within the Malay newspaper discourse. Attitude types such as effect, judgment, and appreciation, engagement modes including monogloss and heterogloss, and graduation aspects like force and focus are crucial elements examined in this research. Through this lens, the article aims to elucidate the nuances of Evaluative Language Concepts in Malay newspaper discourse, offering insights into how these linguistic elements shape reader perception and understanding.
83 - PublicationMetadata onlyPenyerapan bahasa dalam pertembungan budayaMasyarakat natif pengguna bahasa Melayu sentiasa mencari usaha agar bahasa yang digunakan itu mampu memenuhi setiap keperluan komunikasi bagi pelbagai latar dan laras. Maka itu, bahasa Melayu yang digunakan dalam era moden ini telah banyak berubah dalam perkembangan masyarakatnya yang sama-sama mendayungi arus perkembangan ilmu. Bagi memenuhi keperluan komunikasi dalam pelbagai bidang, bahasa Melayu telah menyerap banyak sekali kata-kata asing melalui proses peminjaman dari bahasa-bahasa asing.
70 - PublicationMetadata onlyPenerapan nilai dan budaya Melayu dalam pengajaran bahasa di SingapuraPenerapan nilai dan budaya menjadi satu usaha yang secara sedar dilakukan melalui pengajaran bahasa melayu di sekolah-sekolah di Singapura. Nilai-nilai murni ini diterapkan melalui beberapa topik terpilih dalam buku-buku teks bahasa Melayu; serta aspek tradisi dan budaya Melayu diperkenalkan melalui pelbagai strategi pengajaran bahasa Melayu di sekolah. Melalui pemerhatian pengajaran bahasa Melayu di enam belas sekolah rendah bagi darjah satu dan dua di Singapura serta penyingkapan buku-buku teks yang digunakan, aspek penerapan nilai dan budaya Melayu ini telah dihuraikan.
76 - PublicationMetadata onlyMasuri S.N.: Sasterawan Melayu di persada dunia(National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University (NIE NTU), Singapore, 2011)
; ; Buku yang diedit oleh tiga orang editor ini meneliti tulisan dan sumbangan Masuri S N, seorang penyair dan penulis Singapura.26 - PublicationOpen AccessKedudukan wanita dalam karya Masuri S.N.(2008-07)Dalam karya-karya yang dihasilkan oleh para sasterawan, kedudukan wanita dapat ditinjau dari pelbagai sudut dan peranan. Wanita boleh dipaparkan sebagai mendukung nilai-nilai luhur dan menyumbang dalam kesejahteraan kehidupan duniawi dan ukhrawi; atau sebagai sampah masyarakat yang jijik dan menjadi punca kepada kerosakan moral serta nilai-nilai kemanusiaan. Apa pun gambaran yang dilukiskan untuk wanita dalam karya-karya sastera, mengikut arus plot, tema, latar dan tujuan penulisan itu, kewajaran huraian sangatlah penting dipertimbangkan. Pemilihan kosa kata yang tepat, bentuk bahasa yang tidak berbau seksis, gambaran yang tidak berlebih-lebihan terhadap unsur-unsur tabu dan kejayaan penyampaian berdasarkan kesantunan budaya masayarakat adalah ciri-ciri penting yang sering menjadi pertimbangan penulis-penulis yang disanjungi. Faktor-faktor inilah yang akan dianalisis dalam cerpen-cerpen Masuri S.N., agar dapat dipaparkan di manakah kedudukan wanita dari kaca mata sasterawan unggul ini.
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614 1760 - PublicationMetadata onlyInculcation of Malay values and culture in language pedagogy in SingaporeLanguage and education policy in Singapore focuses on the inculcation of moral values and culture along with the so-called ‘mother tongue’ instruction. Efforts to inculcate appreciation of culture and values through Malay language instruction are based on the concept of Arif Budiman: the learned person who contributes to society or the goal of becoming a righteous and knowledgeable person. Efforts are made to produce students who are proficient in the Malay language and are appreciative of its culture. However, there is little, if any, research on how values and culture are treated in Malay language classes. Therefore, this chapter examines how and to what extent culture and moral values are incorporated into language instruction in lower primary Malay language lessons.
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