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Rabiah Tul Adawiyah Mohamed Salleh; Bruno Di Biase; Satomi Kawaguchi – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2024
English is undoubtedly an important language for educational and socio-economic mobility in numerous countries including Malaysia. Regardless of its importance, studies to document English language acquisition among Malaysian children acquiring English in the local context remain scarce. This normative data is imperative for syllabus-designers,…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Preschool Children
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Karatsareas, Petros – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2021
I explore the ways in which language ideologies are transformed when they are transplanted to diasporic settings as a result of migration. I examine the labelling of Cypriot Greek features as "slang" by young British-born speakers of Greek Cypriot heritage. Drawing on the analysis of data collected in a Greek complementary school in…
Descriptors: Greek, Nonstandard Dialects, Foreign Countries, Immigration
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Rao, Zhenhui – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2010
The article reports the views of 20 Chinese English as a foreign Language (EFL) students on the strengths and weaknesses of native English-speaking (NES) teachers in EFL teaching. Responding to an open-ended questionnaire and in-depth interviews, EFL students named the following as NES teachers' strengths: native language authenticity, cultural…
Descriptors: Speech Communication, Student Attitudes, Familiarity, Language Teachers