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Tomokazu Nakayama; Seoh Koon Tan; Hoo Chun Pek – Journal of English as an International Language, 2016
This study investigates the intelligibility of English with mora-timed rhythm or Japanese Katakana Hatsuon Eigo among NNSs living in a multilingual community, utilizing shadowing to measure the concept of intelligibility. Eighty-six participants (10 Malay NSs, 28 Mandarin NSs, and 30 Tamil NSs) were asked to shadow a recording of a 300-word…
Descriptors: Native Speakers, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning
Wong, Irene F. H. – 1978
In the last 15 years or so, Malaysian English has begun to come into its own as a dialect peculiar to its own region and yet intelligible on the whole to English speakers everywhere. There is evidence that English is undergoing a transitional stage in Malaysia; use of English is progressively reduced as use of Bahasa Malaysia is increased. The…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Dialect Studies, Educational Policy, English for Special Purposes