Developing sociolinguistic competence in the ESL classroom: a case study of ESL instructors in a Malaysian university

• Main Authors: Abd Rahman, Siti Nadhirah, Razali, Abu Bakar, Abd Samad, Arshad, Jeyaraj, Joanna Joseph, Abdullah, Nur Surayyah
• Format: Article
• Published: UiTM Press 2022
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/100587/; https://myjms.mohe.gov.my/index.php/AJUE/article/view/20038

It is vital for language learners to know and express the appropriate language in different social contexts because the inability to do so could cause misunderstandings and miscommunication. The ability to perform such a task stems from an important concept in communicative competence, called sociol...