Aspects of cultural intelligence in idiomatic Asian cultural scripts

Sew, Jyh Wee

doi:10.1080/00437956.2015.1006854

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“…The Hokkien proverbs are ingrained with ethnocultural values befitting a harmonious speech community (cf. Sew, 2015b). In the following section, we examine the potential contribution of this dialectal heritage in the nation building narrative of one people.…”

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Hokkien as a Heritage Language of Citizenry in Singapore

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2020

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In examining Hokkien as a heritage language in Singapore, this discussion hopes to contribute to an enriching of the perception of citizenship in an ever-evolving national narrative towards one people (Mathew, 2017). The Singapore Census of Population statistics indicate that 11% of ethnic local Chinese households speak Hokkien. Singaporean television serials and movies that use Hokkien as the medium of narration achieve encouraging viewership and box office ratings, hinting that Hokkien is understood, or appreciated by a significant number of the local population as a language of prominence. Therefore, since Hokkien holds a key to common Chinese Singaporean cultural memories, this paper contemplates if learning Hokkien could cultivate a collective resilience when balancing professional, and personal challenges. To this end, 冰冰Show, a contemporary Taiwanese variety program available on YouTube, is used to evaluate the potential power of this language in nurturing citizenship.

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Hokkien as a Heritage Language of Citizenry in Singapore

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2020

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“…The idiomatic soundiconic phenomenon, when made visible to learners, turns into a poetic discovery (cf. Sew, 2013;Sew, 2015c).…”

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Learning Malay with Poems: From Understanding Stylistics to Blogging Poetic Expressions

Sew

2017

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We provide a bifocal account on teaching techniques and learning achievements in suggesting that Malay poems, as a resource, are beneficial to foreign language pedagogy. The teaching focus was the Malay poetic-discursive strategies at the stylistic levels. By examining the structures of three poems, the pedagogy positions Malay poems as communicative assembles of Malay linguistic categories for conveying a series of messages. A learning focus is in place toward the production of a poem in the weblogs for developing the confidence to communicate in Malay. The learning results in three submissions from four tertiary learners who produce reflective poetic expressions with visual stimulations. Their creative outputs indicate that poetry offers a cathartic avenue for developing interpersonal intelligence. Writing about sibling relationship, inter-generation gap and conviction for success, the poem project perpetuates intrinsic values thus complementing the pragmatic reasons typically associated with foreign language education. In this respect, language pedagogy using Malay poems is a value-adding practice relevant in foreign language education.

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“…Apa jua sekalipun fahaman keduadua ahli bahasa orang putih ini, saripati tatabahasa Melayu tetap tidak akan berubah. Penggunaan dan aturan tatabahasa berdasarkan kepentingan manusia untuk berkomunikasi secara berbudi bahasa akan menyiratkan penguasaan nahu budaya (Sew 2015c). Novel yang berbeza-beza muncul bukan disebabkan untaian sintaksis tetapi ragam ayat (stailistik) berserta pemilihan kosa kata yang menampilkan nilai budaya yang halus, tema yang mencerminkan norma-norma setempat, watakwatak arkitaip, pandangan universal serta nilai peribadi yang digandingi dengan latar belakang kolokial, pegangan agama dan anutan politik harian yang bertempat di hati pengarang masing-masing.…”

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Analisis Kajian Sastera: Semiotik Dalam Novel Anwar Ridhwan

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Aspects of cultural intelligence in idiomatic Asian cultural scripts

Cited by 5 publications

References 9 publications

Hokkien as a Heritage Language of Citizenry in Singapore

Hokkien as a Heritage Language of Citizenry in Singapore

Learning Malay with Poems: From Understanding Stylistics to Blogging Poetic Expressions

Analisis Kajian Sastera: Semiotik Dalam Novel Anwar Ridhwan

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