Language attitude among Tamil language teachers

Ponniah, Kartheges; Thamburaj, Kingston Pal; Samuvel, Sammikkanu Jabamoney Isak

International Journal of Advanced and Applied Sciences

Int. j. adv. appl. sci.

EISSN: 2313-3724

Print ISSN: 2313-626X

Volume 4, Issue 6 (June 2017), Pages: 142-147

Title: Language attitude among Tamil language teachers

Author(s): Kartheges Ponniah, Kingston Pal Thamburaj *, Sammikkanu Jabamoney Isak Samuvel

Affiliation(s):

Faculty of Languages and Communication, Sultan Idris Education University, Perak, Malaysia

https://doi.org/10.21833/ijaas.2017.06.020

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Abstract:

The purpose of this paper is to find the language attitude among Tamil Language teachers. It explored the stereotyped impressions of Tamil language teachers towards Tamil language, which includes language learning, language choice and usage. The study was conducted on 42 Tamil language teachers around Kuala Lumpur and Tanjung Malim. The study incorporated mixed method. Paulston’s theory was used to explain the reason for the attitudes. Results of the study showed sharp decline in the use of the Tamil language among the Kuala Lumpur teachers. Tanjung Malim teachers showed a little interest towards language maintenance. Demographical and social factors were identified to be the reason for the attitude. Overall finding showed that Tamil language teachers are experiencing language shift by adapting to English and Malay language.

This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).

Keywords: Tamil, Language, Language teachers

Article History: Received 18 January 2017, Received in revised form 18 May 2017, Accepted 23 May 2017

Digital Object Identifier:

https://doi.org/10.21833/ijaas.2017.06.020

Citation:

Ponniah K, Thamburaj KP, and SamuvelI SJI (2017). Language attitude among Tamil language teachers. International Journal of Advanced and Applied Sciences, 4(6): 142-147

http://www.science-gate.com/IJAAS/V4I6/Thamburaj.html

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