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An analysis on the purpose of offering Mandarin in Malaysian public universities and its commencement
Hoe, Foo Terng1, Liaw, Shun Chone2, Lim, Teck Heng3, Er, Ann Nah4, Rasaya Marimuthu5.
In this study, the purpose of conducting Mandarin classes at Malaysian public
universities is discussed. This is done from the perspective of the university. In
this qualitative study, applied literature review and expert interviews were
employed to report the development of Mandarin teaching in all the Malaysian
public universities. Interviewees and respondents of this study were heads of
the respective Chinese department/unit, Mandarin lecturers or language
teachers, and some part-time teachers of the public universities. Some parttime
teachers were selected because a few of the public universities have no
permanent Mandarin teachers or lecturers. The respondents of this study were
firstly given the interview questions via e-mail. This is followed by an
appointment to carry out a phone interview with each respondent. After a
transcription of each phone interview was completed, a copy of the
transcription was given to the respective respondent to verify. Each respondent
was given the freedom to make amendments to any errors made. The final
version of each interview was used in the final analysis. The findings showed
that 60.9 percent of the Mandarin classes in the 20 public universities were
established with only one purpose. The remaining 39.1 percent have two
purposes. On another note, 67.8 percent of the universities took the initiatives
to offer Mandarin classes in order to prepare their graduates for employment.
The commencement and development of Mandarin classes in Malaysia public
universities is closely related to China’s economy. With China still rising as
one of the world’s largest economy body, the Malaysian public universities will
continue to encourage their students to take up Mandarin so as to produce
graduates who could excel in future endeavour.
Affiliation:
- Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia
- Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia
- Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia
- Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia
- Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia
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