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This book provides an overview of the linguistic situation in
Brunei, including a historical overview and a synopsis of the
current education system. It investigates pronunciation,
particularly the intelligibility of Brunei English and the vowels
of Brunei Mandarin, and it also describes the acquisition of Malay
grammar, Malay politeness strategies, the use of language online,
language in the courts, a comparison of Malay and English
newspapers, the language of shop signs, the status of Dusun, and
lastly, English literature in Brunei.
This book provides an overview of the linguistic situation in
Brunei, including a historical overview and a synopsis of the
current education system. It investigates pronunciation,
particularly the intelligibility of Brunei English and the vowels
of Brunei Mandarin, and it also describes the acquisition of Malay
grammar, Malay politeness strategies, the use of language online,
language in the courts, a comparison of Malay and English
newspapers, the language of shop signs, the status of Dusun, and
lastly, English literature in Brunei.
In the complex, multilingual societies of the 21st century,
codeswitching is an everyday occurrence, and yet the use of
students' first language in the English language classroom has been
consistently discouraged by teachers and educational policy-makers.
This volume begins by examining current theoretical work on
codeswitching and then proceeds to examine the convergence and
divergence between university language teachers' beliefs about
codeswitching and their classroom practice. Each chapter
investigates the extent of, and motivations for, codeswitching in
one or two particular contexts, and the interactive and pedagogical
functions for which alternative languages are used. Many teachers,
and policy-makers, in schools as well as universities, may rethink
existing 'English-only' policies in the light of the findings
reported in this book.
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