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ROSNIAH MUSTAFFA
IDRIS AMAN
TEO KOK SEONG
NOORIZAH MOHD NOOR
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 
 

Title.
STUDENTS’ INVOLVEMENT IN LEARNING THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE: A DISCOURSE ANALYSIS 

ABSTRACT 

Discourse analysis as a sub-discipline of linguistics is useful in understanding the teaching and learning process and practices of a language. As such this paper applies discourse analysis framework in discussing the classroom pedagogical discourse practices of English language lessons at primary school level in Malaysia. The discussion is based on 10 texts of classroom discourse which were observed, audio recorded and later transcribed and analysed. The analysis includes how, and to what extend, the primary school pupils in Malaysia are involved in the process of learning the English language in the classrooms. Among the issues discussed are the pupils’ involvements in the classrooms. The extent of their involvement is examined, evaluated and discussed in relation to the opportunities given to them by their teachers. The discussion hopes to give details on how linguistics, especially discourse analysis, benefits in language pedagogy and at the same time, enlightens the practices of English language lessons in the classrooms. 

Key words: discourse practice, pedagogical discourse, English language, primary school, Malaysia  
 
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES 
ROSNIAH MUSTAFFA, PhD and is a Senior Lecturer, IDRIS AMAN, PhD, an Associate Professor, NOORIZAH MOHD NOOR, PhD, a senior lecturer, at the School of Language Studies and Linguistics, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia., and TEO KOK SEONG, PhD, a Professor at Institut Alam dan Tamadun Melayu (ATMA) at the same university. They can be reached at rosniah@ukm.my; idrisa@ukm.my; izah@ukm.my;  teokok@ukm.my.  

This paper is based on UKM-GUP-JKKBG-08-08-032 research project. We would like to express our gratitude to the Ministry of Education and the schools involved for their cooperation in this study