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Promoting Literacy and Reading in Malaysia: The Role of Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka.

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Rustam, Rohani – Information Development, 1990

The National Language and Literature Development Agency (Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka) in Malaysia promotes literacy and reading through publishing, book promotion, book distribution, extension programs, writing incentives, and maintenance of a special library. The article signals a need for the understanding of reasons why interest in reading has not…

Descriptors: Developing Nations, Foreign Countries, Literacy, National Organizations

Promoting English Language Development and the Reading Habit among Students in Rural Schools through the Guided Extensive Reading Program.

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Asraf, Ratnawati Mohd; Ahmad, Ismail Sheikh – Reading in a Foreign Language, 2003

Describes an extensive reading program conducted in three rural secondary or middle schools in Malaysia aimed at motivating the students to read extensively in English and helping them overcome their problems in understanding English texts as a means towards increasing their proficiency in the language. (Author/VWL)

Descriptors: English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Language Proficiency, Reading Comprehension