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Essay About Code Switching

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First and foremost, I learnt a valuable lesson from the movie ‘sepet’ which is we cannot have racist mindset when Orked said “Malays are lazy, Chinese are greedy and Indians are drunk”. . In Malaysia we live in one of the most multicultural nations, however every once in a while there are those people who publicly and abusively insult people from other races. I believe that it is unfair to let people categorize you into a certain group because everyone is different. Everybody has their own strengths and weaknesses, and it is only when we accept everything we are, and aren 't, that we will truly succeed. Besides, a scene brings up an issue that has rarely been spoken about in public in this manner before - the special rights of Malays. They point out the fact that Orked was awarded a government scholarship to study abroad with a result of only five ‘A’s, whilst Jason failed to obtain a scholarship, even though he scored seven ‘A’s. I think equal distribution of opportunities between the different races is a must to eliminate the racism. WE, the …show more content…

“Sepet” has demonstrated how code-switching works as an essential strategy in social communication among multi-lingual young Malaysians. Code-switching occurs when a speaker alternates between two or more languages, or language varieties, in the context of a single conversation. This should be encouraged amongst our youth because proficiency in these languages and positive attitudes towards these languages are vital for both racial integration and national unity in the Malaysian context. For example, proficiency in many languages can understand others and be understood by others. Inability to use a language is a great stumbling block to participation in and affiliation to a speech community. Hence, Knowledge of other local languages and dialect is an added boon for social interaction and racial integration in a multilingual

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