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Download full textRahman, Fathu; Letlora, Prihe Slamatin – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2018
Language and culture are two aspects which interchange each other where the language is a medium to get information about the culture. As the product of language and culture, oral tradition plays a vital role in Maluku not only as the most powerful and sacred chant that regulate the life of people but also as the folk song that contains history,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cultural Maintenance, Oral Tradition, Language Usage
Kimani, Rosemary Wamaitha; Nyarigoti, Naom Moraa; Gathigia, Moses Gatambuki – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2018
The phenomenon of language shift is brought about by language contact. Language shift from mother tongue to another language among the youth is an issue that cannot be wished away due to, "inter alia", factors like urbanization, migration, multilingualism or bilingualism and the country's language policy. Studies have also shown that…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Language Skill Attrition, Bilingualism, Urbanization
Renddan, Berawati; Yasran Abdul Azi, Adi; Aina Dani, Noor – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2020
The language shift phenomenon in the Bajau Sama Kota Belud in Sabah is definite. The researchers surveyed the phenomenon in Kampung Taun Gusi 1, Kota Belud, Sabah. Based on the age cross-sectional method, 300 participants of 20-29 years (G20s), 30-39 years (G30s), 40-49 years (G40s), and 50-59 years (G50s) respectively were selected by stratified…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Case Studies, Language Skill Attrition, Native Language
Yunus, Melor Md; Sukri, Saiful Islam Ahmad – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2017
In spite of English being regarded as the second most important language in Malaysia, it is still treated as a foreign language inevitably. The recently introduced Dual Language Progamme (henceforth DLP) which uses English as the medium of instruction in teaching Mathematics and Science is alleged to be a reflection of the less successful English…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Language of Instruction, Mathematics Instruction
Awan, Muhammad Afzal; Sipra, Muhammad Aslam – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2015
In the present study, the authors deliberate that there are no separate boxes in human brain to restrict two different languages to interact with each other. The practice on ground is strongly in favour of allowing L1 to support target language (TL). The paper contests the status quo of maximal input hypothesis and documents enough research in the…
Descriptors: Language Usage, Second Language Instruction, Psychology, Code Switching (Language)
Mei, Tam Lee; Abdullah, Ain Nadzimah; Heng, Chan Swee; Kasim, Zalina Binti Mohd – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2016
It is a norm for people from a multilingual and multicultural country such as Malaysia to speak at least two or more languages. Thus, the Malaysian multilingual situation resulted in speakers having to make decisions about which languages are to be used for different purposes in different domains. In order to explain the phenomenon of language…
Descriptors: Language Usage, Multilingualism, Cultural Pluralism, Questionnaires
Mehrseresht, Kowsar; Gowhary, Habib; Azizifar, Akbar – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2015
This study compared the relationship between the use of Persian vs. English in teaching English grammar to Iranian students and their achievement in learning English grammar. The participants of this study include 50 female students from a junior high school in Mehran. The researcher randomly selected 2 groups, one group was taught through the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Language Usage
