Publications

Publication details [#48953]

Martin, Peter. 2008. Educational Discourses and Literacy in Brunei Darussalam. International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism 11 (2) : 206–224.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

bilingual acquisition | education | language of instruction | literacy

Language as a subject

English | Malay

Place, Publisher

Routledge

Journal WWW

www.multilingual-matters.com/multi/onlinej.asp

Annotation

This article examines the 20th century development of education and the rise of literacy in Brunei Darussalam, and in particular the discourse regarding the promotion of two languages in the education system and in literacy, following the country's independence in 1984.