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BBL4306. WEEK 2. Research on Malaysian writers. MLIE : Challenges and Prospects in the New Millennium Malchin Testament by Salleh Ben Joned. MLIE: Challenges and prospects in the new millennium. Will these circumstances change? Will there be a repositioning of English in the country?
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BBL4306 WEEK 2
Research on Malaysian writers • MLIE: Challenges and Prospects in the New Millennium • Malchin Testament by Salleh Ben Joned
MLIE: Challenges and prospects in the new millennium • Will these circumstances change? • Will there be a repositioning of English in the country? • Will there be a renewed interest in the language? • Will Literature in English share with SasteraMelayuthe central function of creating a Malaysian national consciousness and Malaysian cultural identity? • Will the writer in the English language be able to overcome the many socio-cultural problems and tap into his/her resources in the future more freely?
Challenges (Quayum) • What did some writers do when they felt “marginalised from the mainstream activity of nation building and formation of national culture” after the introduction of the language enactments ? • English is an “alien” language. • Malaysia is outside the cultural orbit of Europe. • Dearth of readership due to socio cultural factors. • Lack of writerly freedom. • What has happened since the mid-80s? • colonialism - - nationalism --- globalism