Tracing ethnic socialisation of Chinese in Malaysia to Chinese-medium school

Lee, Diana Phooi-Yan; Ting, Su-Hie

doi:10.1515/glochi-2016-0016

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“…The main contrast is between the least localized Chinese and the Baba (a Malay-speaking group of Chinese in Malaysia), although, in fact, the localization of different subgroups of Chinese Malaysians differs only in a matter of degree (Tan C.-B, 1997;Vollmann and Soon, 2018). As pointed out by Phooi-Yan Lee and Ting (2016), language and education influence the perception of Chinese identities in Malaysia. Heritage speakers who went to a Chinesemedium school often shows a stronger Chinese identity, the tendency to use Chinese, and better Chinese proficiency and literacy.…”

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Investigating Heritage Language Processing: Meaning Composition in Chinese Classifier-Noun Phrasal Contexts

Hong

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Front. Psychol.

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The aim of the present study was to investigate how Chinese-Malay bilingual speakers with Chinese as heritage language process semantic congruency effects in Chinese and how their brain activities compare to those of monolingual Chinese speakers using electroencephalography (EEG) recordings. To this end, semantic congruencies were manipulated in Chinese classifier-noun phrases, resulting in four conditions: (i) a strongly constraining/high-cloze, plausible (SP) condition, (ii) a weakly constraining/low-cloze, plausible (WP) condition, (iii) a strongly constraining/implausible (SI) condition, and (iv) a weakly constraining/implausible (WI) condition. The analysis of EEG data focused on two event-related potential components, i.e., the N400, which is known for its sensitivity to semantic fit of a target word to its context, and a post-N400 late positive complex (LPC), which is linked to semantic integration after prediction violations and retrospective, evaluative processes. We found similar N400/LPC effects in response to the manipulations of semantic congruency in the mono- and bilingual groups, with a gradient N400 pattern (WI/SI > WP > SP), a larger frontal LPC in response to WP compared to SP, SI, and WI, as well as larger centro-parietal LPCs in response to WP compared to SI and WI, and a larger centro-parietal LPC for SP compared to SI. These results suggest that, in terms of event-related potential (ERP) data, Chinese-Malay early bilingual speakers predict and integrate upcoming semantic information in Chinese classifier-noun phrase to the same extent as monolingual Chinese speakers. However, the global field power (GFP) data showed significant differences between SP and WP in the N400 and LPC time windows in bilinguals, whereas no such effects were observed in monolinguals. This finding was interpreted as showing that bilinguals differ from their monolingual peers in terms of global field power intensity of the brain by processing plausible classifier-noun pairs with different congruency effects.

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Investigating Heritage Language Processing: Meaning Composition in Chinese Classifier-Noun Phrasal Contexts

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Front. Psychol.

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“…They believe Chinese-medium education's incorporation of Chinese culture, literature and performing arts, such as Chinese music, in the curriculum will lead to building a stronger Chinese identity (D. P. Y. Lee & Ting 2016). Parents further believe Chinese-medium education is needed to ensure the survival of their language and culture in a Malay-dominant country (H. G. Lee 2012).…”

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The Double-Edged Sword of Mandarin: Language Shift and Cultural Maintenance among Middle-Aged Chinese-Malaysians

Ong

Troyer

2022

Manusya J. Humanit.

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Previous research has demonstrated that the increasing importance of Mandarin in education and public life has led many younger Chinese-Malaysians to regard Mandarin as their mother tongue and part of their cultural identity rather than a heritage language. Fewer studies have documented the language repertoires of middle-aged and older Chinese-Malaysians. This paper presents a qualitative study of Mandarin use conducted with six Chinese-Malaysians aged 40 and older. The participants reported extensive use of Mandarin in the domains of home, work, religion and cultural maintenance, which were served by a heritage language in the past. This indicates that the use of Mandarin by the older generation Chinese-Malaysians to engage with the contemporary linguistic world is influenced by hegemonic local and global factors. This study therefore highlights the significance of Mandarin as both an element of cultural identity and an instrument of heritage language loss.

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“…However, parental influence in shaping children's music consumption is less known. Lee and Ting (2016) found an association between familial socialization and strong ethnic identity among the Chinese in Malaysia in their study on parents' primary school choice. Parents influence the children's sense of belonging to an ethnic group.…”

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“…They would likely be more interested in and knowledgeable about the literature and music of the ethnic group as this is part of the familial socialization into the culture of the ethnic group. However, in addition to parental ethnic socialization, for Malaysians of Chinese descent in Malaysia, Chinese-medium schools play a strong role in socializing children into the Chinese culture (Lee & Ting, 2016). For the Bidayuh (a small indigenous group living in Sarawak, Malaysia), the sense of belonging to their ethnic group is heightened by the shared use of their ethnic language, a celebration of the Gawai harvest festival, and Bidayuh parentage (Ting & Campbell, 2013).…”

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Blame It on My Parents! - Parental Heritage Influence on Iban Popular Music Consumption and Ethnic Identity Among Iban Youths in Malaysia

Ting

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2023

J Ethn Cult Stud

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The Iban is an indigenous group living in the Malaysian state of Sarawak, located on Borneo Kalimantan. The study examined ethnic identity and consumption of Iban pop songs by investigating the influence of half- or full-Iban parentage on knowledge, attitudes and practices of listening to Iban pop songs. Questionnaire data were collected from 189 Iban participants (21.16% half-Iban; 78.84% full-Iban). The favourite genre of Iban pop songs is ballads but 74.6% of the participants could sing the iconic Iban rock song, Biar Bekikis Bulu Betis. A majority of the Iban participants listened to Iban pop songs on YouTube channels although a fair number still used the radio and mobile phones. The participants believed that Iban songs can unite the Iban and represent the Sarawakian identity. The male participants were more familiar with Iban pop songs than the female participants. Consumption of Iban music does not differ significantly with monthly income and education level. The results showed that full-Iban participants are more interested in, knowledgeable about, and positive about Iban pop songs, compared to half-Iban participants. The full-Iban participants felt strongly that Iban songs can represent the Malaysian identity, and modern Iban culture and attain the international standard. The findings suggest that Iban parents shape their children's interest in Iban popular music by inculcating a strong Iban ethnic identity.

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Tracing ethnic socialisation of Chinese in Malaysia to Chinese-medium school

Cited by 9 publications

References 37 publications

Investigating Heritage Language Processing: Meaning Composition in Chinese Classifier-Noun Phrasal Contexts

Investigating Heritage Language Processing: Meaning Composition in Chinese Classifier-Noun Phrasal Contexts

The Double-Edged Sword of Mandarin: Language Shift and Cultural Maintenance among Middle-Aged Chinese-Malaysians

Blame It on My Parents! - Parental Heritage Influence on Iban Popular Music Consumption and Ethnic Identity Among Iban Youths in Malaysia

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