Joanne Rajadurai
List of John Benjamins publications in which Joanne Rajadurai is involved.
Articles
2013 9. “They think speaking in English isn’t good, you know”: Negotiating bilingual identities in the Malay community The Politics of English: South Asia, Southeast Asia and the Asia Pacific, Wee, Lionel, Robbie B.H. Goh and Lisa Lim (eds.), pp. 167–186 | Article
If language policies offer insights into a country’s national and cultural identity, Malaysia portrays a conflicted self. While the official stand is that English competence is highly valued and encouraged, this public discourse does not always accord with or prevail against deep-seated suspicions… read more
2011 Crossing borders: The linguistic practices of aspiring bilinguals in the Malay community Australian Review of Applied Linguistics 34:1, pp. 24–39 | Article
This paper reports on a study of Malay learners of English in Malaysia as they attempt to extend their use of English outside the classroom and thus participate in new linguistic practices. Using a multiple case study approach, the study examines the narrative accounts of learners generated… read more