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A Discourse Analysis of Malaysian and Singaporean Final Secondary Level Mathematics Textbooks.

Record Type:	Language materials, manuscript : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	A Discourse Analysis of Malaysian and Singaporean Final Secondary Level Mathematics Textbooks./
Author:	Noor Ahmad, Mohd Nazriq.
Description:	1 online resource (118 pages)
Notes:	Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 85-02.
Contained By:	Masters Abstracts International85-02.
Subject:	Discourse analysis. -
Online resource:	click for full text (PQDT)
ISBN:	9798379989637

A Discourse Analysis of Malaysian and Singaporean Final Secondary Level Mathematics Textbooks.
Noor Ahmad, Mohd Nazriq.

A Discourse Analysis of Malaysian and Singaporean Final Secondary Level Mathematics Textbooks. - 1 online resource (118 pages)

Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 85-02.

Thesis (M.A.)--University of Malaya (Malaysia), 2016.

Includes bibliographical references

This research is prompted by recent developments in i) Malaysia's world ranking in Mathematics and Science which has seen it slipping from 10th place to 26thin the 2011 Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) results, ii) Malaysia's below average scores in the PISA 2012 tests (the bottom third spot out of 65 countries in Mathematics) and iii) studies showing Malaysian students being demotivated to study subjects that use English as the medium of instruction. Despite its close proximity and shared geo-social history, Singapore on the other hand has maintained very high ranking and standards in mathematics. These issues compel these research questions: How different is Singapore's mathematics textbook syllabus from Malaysia's mathematics textbook syllabus in terms of their discourse elements? How do they work together to engage the reader and form the intended understanding of the subject conveyed? In order to compare the discourse patterns found in both Malaysian and Singaporean mathematics textbooks, this research employs various linguistic frameworks proposed by Hyland (2005), Fairclough (2003), Kress & Van Leeuwen (2001), and Scollon & Scollon (2003) to make sense of the data. Preliminary findings and comparisons show that despite having similarities, the students responded differently to the materials presented.

Electronic reproduction.
Ann Arbor, Mich. :
ProQuest,
2024

Mode of access: World Wide Web

ISBN: 9798379989637Subjects--Topical Terms:

555143
Discourse analysis.
Index Terms--Genre/Form:

554714
Electronic books.

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