CHAPTER 1 1.0 Introduction - DSpace@UM - University of Malaya
CHAPTER 1 1.0 Introduction - DSpace@UM - University of Malaya
CHAPTER 1 1.0 Introduction - DSpace@UM - University of Malaya
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The researcher opted to collect the data at Pusat Tuisyen Jaguh Gemilang because the<br />
researcher felt that there should be more research done in rural schools. Further more<br />
the respondents cooperated well with the researcher for the data collection procedure.<br />
3.4 Subjects <strong>of</strong> Research<br />
The subjects <strong>of</strong> the research involve two bilingual educators teaching science subjects<br />
in lower secondary 1 and 2 in Pusat Tuisyen Bandar Country Homes Rawang in the<br />
district <strong>of</strong> Selangor Darul Ehsan.<br />
The researcher considers the educators as bilingual. They may be trilingual or even<br />
multilingual, but when they teach they use only English or Malay. On the other hand,<br />
both the educators are <strong>of</strong> Tamil descendant and they are pr<strong>of</strong>icient in the Tamil<br />
language. The educators did not code-switch in Tamil language while teaching.<br />
The subjects <strong>of</strong> this study comprise two bilingual educators aged between 38 to 43<br />
years. They are code named R and L, and they are <strong>of</strong> Tamil descents. Both educators<br />
are pr<strong>of</strong>icient in English and Malay and were trained at the teacher training college<br />
and possess qualified teaching certificates.<br />
Bilingual educator R has a degree in Science and Technology and he is currently<br />
persuing his Masters in the same field. Bilingual educator L on the other hand has a<br />
bachelor’s degree and a Masters in Science and Technology. Bilingual educator L is<br />
currently persuing his Ph.D. in the same field. Both educators are qualified teachers to<br />
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