Asiatic: IIUM Journal of English Language and Literature
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Imperial Entanglements and Literature in English
No full textBritain’s imperial involvement has been extremely problematic for the people affected by them over the centuries but it has also been mostly productive for literature in English. Whether in mainstream English literature or the literatures written in English in the once colonised regions, works of lasting value have been created right from the time England began to acquire an overseas empire in the seventeenth century through its consolidation in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries and eventual dismantling in the twentieth century. This paper traces the impact of the acquisition and consolidation of the British empire on creative writing in the English language over the centuries and till decolonisation began. It goes on to show, too, how decades after the end of the empire both British writers and non-British writers from the decolonised regions are continuing to use the English language effectively to write imaginatively about issues directly or indirectly connected to the rise and fall of the British empire and its lingering presence in our time
State of Engagement: Filipino and Singaporean Women Writers in English Engage the State
Get PDFThe late twentieth century can be said to be the period of the newly independent states. Many of these states, Southeast Asian states included, have acquired full sovereignty from former colonisers to begin their lives as young nations. Nation formation became the most significant activity after the end of the colonial rule, an ending marked by a peaceful transfer of power or by a violent struggle for independence
The Recording of “Verisimilar Speech†in Malaysian-Singaporean Writing in English-english: Problems and Accommodations
Get PDFPost-colonial theory does not necessarily apply to the treatment of “verisimilar speech†in prose by writers in the former British territories. This paper is not about the “dynamic interaction between European hegemonic systems and ‘peripheral’ subversions of them†(Ashcroft, et. al. 195), even if the question of English and englishes crops up inevitably in the discussion of langue and parole hereafter.      Â
Problems Encountered in Dialogue Journal Writing Via Email: A Malaysian Case Study
Get PDFToday’s learning environment, which includes technology, has brought unprecedented opportunities for teaching and learning. The integration of technology can transform a class from lecture driven to a constructivist and inquiry-oriented classroom (Newby, Stepich, Lehman and Russell). One possible technology that can realise this transformation in a learning situation is the integration of telecommunication technology. Such a class has the potential of providing an authentic interactive writing environment. Email, which is one of the telecommunication facilities, can turn learning into a social interactive process. According to Allen and Thompson, the effect of email on the quality of writing is positive when students know that the communication is real and that they will receive a prompt reply. Studies also show that online correspondence facilitates peer editing (St. John and Cash; Hawisher and Moran) and collaborative writing (Hawisher and Moran; Bonvallet and De Luce).Â
