Perdre sa langue, perdre son identité, se perdre. Le cas des enfants Orang Asli (aborigènes) de Malaisie
| Autor: | Airil Haimi Mohd Adnan |
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| Jazyk: | francouzština |
| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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| Zdroj: | Droit et Cultures, Vol 63, Pp 87-109 (2012) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 0247-9788 2109-9421 |
| Popis: | This study is an effort to examine language education issues in the lives of Malaysian Orang Asli (literally native or original peoples) aborigine children, as a marginalised group within the framework of the national education system. Key concerns that were examined include minority language maintenance and the teaching of English and bahasa Malaysia (Malay the national language) to the wider population – all within the context of a rapidly developing nation, Malaysia. Using the Malaysian national education system as a case in point, this study collected the ‘voices’ of local senior teachers and Orang Asli community leaders from three rural areas in two Malaysian states in order to highlight the concerns mentioned above. Using a narrative approach to collect empirical data, the study brings forward the views of direct stakeholders in the teaching profession and the actual minority communities with reference to language learning and Orang Asli identities – views that are normally not easy to be found in the national education system of developing nations. The data collected suggests that the teaching and learning of languages (particularly English) at primary school level within these rural communities are fraught with intercultural misunderstandings and pedagogical complications, leading to the overall underperformance of Orang Asli children in the general curriculum. In addition, compounded by practical problems in the formal education process, Orang Asli children are also generally losing out compared to children from majority races. Hence, finding a way forward for Orang Asli children will take more than just top-down planning in order to ensure that the language identities of these young learners are not silenced by the teaching of major languages like English and bahasa Malaysia, further disenfranchising and disempowering Orang Asli peoples within the Malaysian education system. |
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