MALAYSIAN STUDIES WLA103: 2009

Tuesday, December 29, 2009

Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Saturday, November 14, 2009

Supplementary readings by VICKNESWARINEE AP GANISHA - Thursday, 12 November 2009, 06:56 PM

Dear all, here is a list of titles you may want to read through as extra readings in preparation for the examinations. However, do keep close to your text book and study guide.

Supplementary readings:

Ahmad, S S (1999) Malaysian Legal System, Kuala Lumpur: Malayan Law Journal Sdn. Bhd.

Andaya, B W and Leonard Y (1982) A History of Malaya, NY: St. Martin’s Press.

Asnarulkhadi Abu Samah and Jayum A. Jawan (1997) Kenegaraan Malaysia, Serdang: Penerbit Universiti Putra Malaysia.

Foong, J (1994) The Malaysian Judiciary: A Record from 1786 to 1993, Petaling Jaya: Setia Kawan Printers.

Hanna, Willard A (1964) The Formation of Malaysia, New York: American Universities Field Staff.

INTAN (1991) Malaysia Kita, Kuala Lumpur: Institut Tadbiran Awam Negara.

INTAN (1997) Dasar Pembangunan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur: Institut Tadbiran Awam Negara.

Jawan, J A (2006) Malaysian Politics and Government, Shah Alam: Karisma Publications.

Mohamed Noordin Sopiee (1974) From Malayan Union to Singapore Separation, Kuala Lumpur: UM Press.

Mohamed Suffian Hashim (1976) An Introduction to the Constitution of Malaysia, 2nd edn, Kuala Lumpur: Government Printers.

Ratnam K J (1965) Communalism and the political process in Malaya, Kuala Lumpur: University of Malaya Press.

Wu, M A (1990) The Malaysian Legal System, Kuala Lumpur: Longman Malaysia.

*The titles in bold are available in the library.

More tips will follow. And quizzes will be made available next week on the LMS. Do check out ....

REMINDER FROM CC

Dear all,

As you head for the final tutorial, I am sure many of you will be eagerly hounding your tutors for exam tips.

I would like to assure that you will not be examined on things that you do not know. Our aim to check on what you know and how much you know! As such, you may want to check your understanding of the TMA. Sure, you have had answered correctly, but how about your elaboration and examples? If a similar question about a different scenario is given, can you still handle it?

As far as exam tips are concerned, I can only repeat what I have already provided.

1. You will be examined on the topics in all the units.

2. Make sure that you answer what the question requires.
3. Provide more evidence, elaboration and examples when there are more marks for certain questions.

Some students have handed in 20 to 40 pages for their TMAs and still have gotten very low marks. Why? It's because of either the 'cut & paste' job, or not answering the question at all!

As you would have read and realised by now, Unit 5 focuses on current issues pertaining to Malaysia's development.When you are examined on these current issues, it doesn't mean that you have to know the exact dates of happenings or its statistics. As students who have mastered the socioeconomic and political background of Malaysia, you should provide your views and reactions towards the issues, campaigns or policies.

I hope these guidelines are helpful. We will be uploading questions for practice next week. By the way, do you know the format of the Malaysian Studies exam paper?