The Pulse of a Malaysian University: Ethno- and Sociolinguistic Issues and the TESOL Dimension at Universiti Putra Malaysia Book

A General Introduction 1

Pt. A Ethno- and Socio-Linguistic Issues: An Asian Perspective

Ch. 1 The Oration of the Minangkabau Pasambahan: An Ethno-Linguistic Study Media Sandra Kasih Kasih, Media Sandra 11

Ch. 2 Responding to the Terrorism Threat: Coverage of the US-Led Anti-Terror Campaign in Pro-Government and Islamic-Based Opposition Newspapers in Malaysia Ezhar Tamam Tamam, Ezhar 23

Ch. 3 Power and Politeness in Negotiation Discourse Shamala Paramasivam Paramasivam, Shamala 37

Ch. 4 The Communicative Sensitivity of Bilingual Societies: Are Malaysia's Globalizing Tendencies Compatible with Her Multicultural Environment? Ain Nadzimah Abdullah Abdullah, Ain Nadzimah 69

Ch. 5 'Foreign' Languages in the New Wor(l)d Order: Whither Linguistic Symbiosis? Faiz S. Abdullah Abdullah, Faiz S. 77

Pt. B The Teaching of English to Speakers of Other Languages: Malaysian's Second Language Dimension

Ch. 6 The Acquisition of Gender, Number and Case in English Personal Pronouns Wong Bee Eng Eng, Wong Bee Liu Jan Choo Liu, Jan Choo 101

Ch. 7 Reading Attitude and University Students - A Pilot Study Rosli Talif Talif, Rosli Mohamed Abu Bakar Bakar, Mohamed Abu 121

Ch. 8 A Survey Study on Writing Needs and Writing Support at Universiti Putra Malaysia Malaysia, Putra Tan Bee Hoon Tan, Bee Hoon 131

Ch. 9 The Writing of Research Articles: How Do Native and Non-Native Writers Differ in the Use of Hedges? Helen Tan Tan, Helen Chan Swee Heng Chan, Swee Heng 163

Ch. 10 Gender in Literary Texts: How To Capture Its Symbolism Rosli Talif Talif, Rosli Jariah Mohd. Jan Jan, Jariah Mohd. 179

Bibliography 191

List of Contributors 199

Index 205