Framing controversy over language policy in Malaysia: the coverage of PPSMI reversal (teaching of mathematics and science in English) by Malaysian newspapers

Yang, Lai; Ishak, Md. Sidin Ahmad

doi:10.1080/01292986.2012.701312

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“…In revealing the news sources for the Lahad Datu crisis, finding revealed that government sources were used mostly. The finding is similar with Dimitrova and Ahern, 2007 studies, revealing that the most quoted sources are government sources to add credibility for the crisis responses suggested by crisis manager (Chang, Faridah, Fauziah et al, (2012); Yang & Md. Sidin, 2015).…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

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A Content Analysis of “Malaysian-Lahad Datu” Crisis and Crisis Responses in Ethnic Newspapers in Malaysia

Ambikapathy

Zanuddin

2019

IJLGC

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This research was to examine the portrayal of crisis response strategies in Malaysian local vernacular printed dailies in covering terrorism crises which is the Lahad Datu crisis in Malaysia. The researcher relied on Situational Crisis Communication Theory (SCCT) and Framing theory to identify the news coverage and appropriate solutions through newspaper framing. Five variables were identified by the researcher in examining crisis response strategies such as news category, news slants, news framing, news sources and portrayal of visuals. Through quantitative content analysis, data revealed that the solution category was portrayed by Nanban daily, but Sin Chew focused on the problem category. For the news slants, Sin Chew daily framed negative slants of news most but Nanban daily portrayed issues in positive slants. In measuring the news frame, both dailies focused more on the attribution of responsibility frame. In examining the crisis response strategies, the researcher found, justification crisis response was portrayed predominantly but there is a significant difference between two different vernacular dailies in the portrayal of justification crisis response followed by concern crisis response. Kruskal Wallis’s test revealed that there is a significant difference in the portrayal of concern response between two dailies however, both newspapers having significant associations in portraying compensation crisis response.

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A Content Analysis of “Malaysian-Lahad Datu” Crisis and Crisis Responses in Ethnic Newspapers in Malaysia

Ambikapathy

Zanuddin

2019

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“…Yang and Md. Sidin (2012) argued that the editors and journalists are part of the Chinese community’s elite in shaping political and social reality for the Chinese community.…”

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The Ongoing Debate on Chinese Primary Education: A Framing Analysis of Malaysian Newspapers

Ong

Chibundu

Siah

2020

Asia Pacific Media Educator

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In Malaysia, Chinese vernacular education has been a highly contested and much debated political issue in the mass media. This study examines how Malaysian newspapers framed Chinese primary education for a 3-year period (2015–2017) which is before the 2018 election. Findings showed that, the proximity of election has led to a surge in news reporting about Chinese primary education. Political considerations remain central in mainstream newspapers’ reporting in which official sources are dominant in shaping public understanding of the issue. Alternative newspapers serve as a counter-establishment platform through active participation of readers in public debate. A responsibility frame dominates the news coverage of Chinese primary education in both types of newspapers. Nevertheless, the alternative newspapers tend to focus on the conflict aspect of the issue by foregrounding discord between ruling and opposition politicians as well as intra- Barisan Nasional (BN) disputes. Through human interest frame, the mainstream newspapers emotionalize the issue to obtain readers’ attention. This study concludes that varying reporting strategies adopted by Malaysian newspapers can impact readers’ evaluation of education policy issues. The implications of the findings and the limitations of the study are also discussed.

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“…This codification of Bahasa Melayu as the national and official language of Malaysia supressed the value of English, which was commonly spoken by non-Malays in the country (Albury & Aye, 2016). However, as globalisation unfolded and took hold, English was promoted as the medium of instruction for science and mathematics in schools through the policy of 'Teaching and Learning of Science and Mathematics in English' (Yang & Md. Sidin, 2012).…”

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Contemporary Hakka Language Maintenance in Multilingual Penang, Malaysia

Ong

2020

RLE

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Framing controversy over language policy in Malaysia: the coverage of PPSMI reversal (teaching of mathematics and science in English) by Malaysian newspapers

Cited by 20 publications

References 38 publications

A Content Analysis of “Malaysian-Lahad Datu” Crisis and Crisis Responses in Ethnic Newspapers in Malaysia

A Content Analysis of “Malaysian-Lahad Datu” Crisis and Crisis Responses in Ethnic Newspapers in Malaysia

The Ongoing Debate on Chinese Primary Education: A Framing Analysis of Malaysian Newspapers

Contemporary Hakka Language Maintenance in Multilingual Penang, Malaysia

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