Languages in the Malaysian education system :  monolingual strands in multilingual settings / 
spine title :  Languages in the Malaysian education system. 
edited by Asmah Haji Omar. 
 - 170 pages ;  23 cm. 
 - Routledge critical studies in Asian education. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Positioning languages in the Malaysian education system -- Implementing the national language policy in educational institutions -- English in language education policies and planning in Malaysia -- Arabic in Malaysia : a special status language -- Evolution of Chinese language education in Malaysia -- Tamil education in Malaysia : a survival against the odds -- Taking Iban to school and university -- Teaching Kadazandusun as mother tongue -- The role of translation in education in Malaysia -- The Development of Malay : A supranational collaboration. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781138948754  RM592.80 1138948756 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Language and education--Malaysia.<br/>Native language and education--Malaysia.<br/>Language policy--Malaysia.<br/>Education and state--Malaysia.