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Author:   Toshiko Yamaguchi ,  Mohd Jan Jariah ,  Sheena Kaur
Publisher:   Sunway University Press
Imprint:   Sunway University Press
Weight:   0.483kg
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9789675492556

ISBN 10:   9675492554
Pages:   232
Publication Date:   30 July 2022
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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About the Contributors List of Abbreviations Introduction - Toshiko Yamaguchi Voices of Migrant Workers in a Community of Practice: A Study of Bangladeshi Migrants' Use of the Malay Language in Malaysia - Tanzeel Chowdhury & Lee Luan Ng Voices of Concern Amongst Teachers on the Academic Performance of Foster Children - Cherish How & Jariah Mohd Jan Understanding and Applying the Critical Academic Voice: Bridging Theory and Practice - Stephen J. Hall Multi-Ethnic Voices of Loanwords in the Malaysian Dailies - Manjit Kaur Balwant Singh Voices in the Naming of Disabled Persons in Print Media - Pei Soo Ang & Siang Lee Yeo Voices of Fear: Nightmare Landscapes in Western Fantasy Literature and Fantastic Painting - El?bieta Chrzanowska-Kluczewska Translating English Political Discourse into Arabic: Roles of Translator, Context, and Voice - Kais Amir Kadhim Investigating the Shift in Voice and Rhetoric of United States Administrations Regarding the Middle East 2001–2016 - Mourhaf Kazzaz Critically Negotiating British and American Englishes: Voices from Indonesia - Ribut Wahyudi Index

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Toshiko Yamaguchi is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Languages and Linguistics, Universiti Malaya, and teaches linguistics to postgraduate students. In her earlier academic career, her research centred on synchronic and diachronic aspects of the Japanese language. She is currently engaged in two book projects, both concerning second language or L2 users/learners: one on Japanese English grammar and the other on Japanese linguistics for L2 learners. Jariah Mohd Jan is an Associate Professor at the Department of English Language and former Dean at the Faculty of Languages and Linguistics, Universiti Malaya. Her main area of research specialisation is sociolinguistics, and she has published widely on gender and power in relation to language, pragmatics, and discourse. Her recent research interest and publications focus on (im)politeness, speech acts, women and leadership, discourse at the workplace, academic concerns of children in foster care, and language and culture of the Kerinchi community. Sheena Kaur is a Senior Lecturer at the Faculty of Languages and Linguistics, Universiti Malaya, and currently Deputy Dean of Postgraduate Studies. She obtained her doctoral degree in Applied Linguistics from Lancaster University. Her research interests include applied linguistics, internationalisation of higher education, sociolinguistics, and the use of corpus methodology. She has presented at several national and international conferences and is a reviewer for several journals. Her most recent publications include a commentary on the coronavirus pandemic in Malaysia in the journal Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy.

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