1. The English Language And Its Impact On
Identities Of Multilingual
Malaysian Undergraduates
(Article Review)
Nurul Arina Bt Mohamad Fauzi
2012319365
Prepared For
Dr Johan @ Eddy Luaran

2. OVERVIEW
The expanding quality of English as a world most widely used language, there
is little research on how the utilization of English influences the characters of
Malaysian speakers. Asmah Haji Omar watched that enthusiasm toward dialect and
character appeared to be restricted to studies on national character.
A doctoral study by Lee Su Kim of the character of Malaysian speakers of
English found that there was disdain in certain confined settings around the Malay
respondents in the study towards the utilization of English. Statements of hatred and
vacillation towards the utilization of the English dialect were likewise predominant
around the non-Malay respondents inside specific settings. This paper shows the
discoveries of a qualitative exploration study which sets out to explore the effect of
English on the characters of youthful Malaysian students in chose private and open
colleges in Malaysia.
METHODOLOGY
Utilizing qualitative systems, this exploration study basically takes off from
Lee Su Kim's doctoral examination study, and intends to investigate on a bigger scale
the part of English in the personality development of a more youthful Malaysian
companion from both open and private colleges. The discoveries introduced here are
from a couple chose careful investigations that give the qualitative information. The
exchange will concentrate on how distinctive multilingual Malaysian students respect
English opposite the other dialects in their collection and how it has influenced their
personality developments and regular transactions. Three prevailing subjects
emerging from the discoveries will be talked about, 1) Multilingualism with English
developing as the prevailing dialect, 2) English saw as a practical dialect and a dialect
of strengthening, and 3) Varying degrees of 'othering'.
The example for the qualitative exploration comprises of 20 Malaysian
students, extending from 20 to 24 years of age. Out of the 20 students, seven were
Malays, eight were Chinese, four were Indians and one was Singhalese. There were

3. four guys and sixteen females. Twelve students were from open colleges and eight
were from the private colleges. In selecting the subjects, the fundamental thought was
that the subjects might be standard clients of English although different dialects in
their collection and are familiar enough to have the capacity to give their perspectives
in the meetings. This recognition with English was an essential for us to investigate
how English use has affected the personality of the subjects. An extra thought was an
inclination towards the choice of more develop students from the second or last year
to get more adult reflections on the issue. A portion of the subjects were understudies
known by the scientists and recognized to fit into the profile, the rest were alluded by
these known learners and volunteered to take an interest.
The research questions that this study seeks to address are:
1. In what ways does English affect the identities of young adults in Malaysia as
bilingual/multilingual speakers?
2. How does English empower young Malaysians in this globalized world?
3. Is English viewed as a threat to their cultural identity? In what ways does
English affect or marginalize local languages and local identities?
Character development is not a cognizant process yet rather it is impacted by
oblivious mental techniques. It is an on-making a go at, developing and element
process which is pluralistic in nature. The idea of character development undertakes a
more extensive size particularly when individuals of distinctive societies meet up, as
in the connection of Malaysian culture. In such settings, Lin (2008) states that the
thought of character may turn into a twofold edged weapon with dangers and
reasonable to assume dangers. Character in such settings includes the framing of
bicultural characters, where the self characterized by neighborhood implications and
more customary practices is kept up close by a self characterized by worldwide
society (Arnett, 2002). Hermans furthermore Kempen (1998) notwithstanding,
proposed the thought of a mixture character, where these two societies are
coordinated in a different, alert and clashed relationship.
The idea of "othering" alludes to the practice of contrasting ourselves with
others and in the meantime removing ourselves from them (Palfreyman, 2005). The
markers of separation that shape the importance of "us' what's more "them" may be

4. dependent upon elements identified with race, topography, ethnicity, financial
gathering or philosophy. Despite the fact that this is a typical mental experience, the
procedure of othering may have particular suggestions when it is utilized as the
support of affirmation toward oneself at the cost of stigmatizing the other gathering.
EVALUATION
The author adequately establish the significance of the research questions
clearly stated in this study. In my opinion the methods that they were using were very
applicable as they really use the advantages of our multicultaral and backgorund in
Malaysia. This is because the students considering at open and private colleges
around the Selangor territory keeping in mind the dominant part of them experienced
childhood in Selangor, the main residences of the others included Perak in the north
of Peninsular Malaysia, Johor and Negeri Sembilan in the south, and Sarawak in East
Malaysia. Just two of the subjects reported having used a lot of time abroad – one of
the subjects existed her initial years, from one to eight years of age, in England, an
alternate subject experienced three years of auxiliary school in Beijing and has gone
in spots in Europe. The subjects are acknowledged to extend between normal or more
normal socioeconomically, with the private college people by and large being
wealthier than the learners from general society college.
According to the data collection given, the inference of the analysis given is
very reasonable and as they did the reliable and proven evidences. Nevertheless, being
brought up in multilingual foundations, sixteen out of twenty of the respondents
conceded English as a predominant dialect for them. Eventhough they were capable at
exchanging to different dialects, normally Bahasa Malaysia, Chinese or Tamil, in
suitable settings, these respondents confirm feeling the most open to utilizing English
in an extensive variety of spaces; English subsequently gets to be a dialect for
correspondence as well as capacities as a first dialect. From my first point of view,
there are no weaknesses in the study hence; English can be viewed as the predominant
dialect in all spaces. In most cases, English has engaged its clients as it has opened up
their reality and in a few cases has enhanced their respect toward oneself, enhanced
their economic wellbeing, and made them show up more proficient. But then we
should consider of doing a comparable study on the same topic could be completed in

5. different zones of Malaysia, especially East Malaysia for its rich and very exceptional
sociocultural structure. A study on the effect and parts of the English dialect in other
customarily 'non-local speaker' or 'external loop' nations might be useful in helping
the collection of learning towards understanding the significances of the spread of
English as the dialect of the world today.
DISCUSSION
After all, in today’s global world, the importance of English can’t be denied
and ignored since English is the most common language spoken everywhere. With the
help of developing technology, English has been playing a major role in many sectors
including medicine, engineering, and education, which, in my opinion, is the most
important arena where English is needed. Lastly, the education in universities should
be done with English for three reasons. First, students who know English are able to
find their favourite job related with their field. Second, they can communicate with
others internationally. Third, as a major language in universities, English makes
accessing information easy for students. In my opinion, internationally, people need
one common language. For many years, English has been the common wold-wide
language, and it will be in the future. For this reason, if you want to follow trends,
new gadgets and technology, modernization of the developing world, you have to
know English whatever age you are in.

6. different zones of Malaysia, especially East Malaysia for its rich and very exceptional
sociocultural structure. A study on the effect and parts of the English dialect in other
customarily 'non-local speaker' or 'external loop' nations might be useful in helping
the collection of learning towards understanding the significances of the spread of
English as the dialect of the world today.
DISCUSSION
After all, in today’s global world, the importance of English can’t be denied
and ignored since English is the most common language spoken everywhere. With the
help of developing technology, English has been playing a major role in many sectors
including medicine, engineering, and education, which, in my opinion, is the most
important arena where English is needed. Lastly, the education in universities should
be done with English for three reasons. First, students who know English are able to
find their favourite job related with their field. Second, they can communicate with
others internationally. Third, as a major language in universities, English makes
accessing information easy for students. In my opinion, internationally, people need
one common language. For many years, English has been the common wold-wide
language, and it will be in the future. For this reason, if you want to follow trends,
new gadgets and technology, modernization of the developing world, you have to
know English whatever age you are in.