Language policy changes in Malaysia : progressive or regressive?

• Main Author: Tharmalingam, Selvarajah
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English; English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: P Philology. Linguistics; PL Languages and literatures of Eastern Asia, Africa, Oceania
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/26806/1/Language_policy_changes.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/26806/2/ICLLIC2012_icllicprogramme_3nov_.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/26806/; http://icllic2012.usm.my/

Malaysia gained its independence from the British in 1957. The Malay language, formally called Bahasa Malaysia, was established as the official language of Malaysia; English was used as a second language. In 1971, Bahasa Malaysia was made the medium of instruction in all national schools, supplantin...