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KEMANUSIAAN Vol. 18, No. 2, (2011), 101â€"109 Empowering the humaneistic discipline: A Focus on Language Studies1 Keynote Address ASMAH HAJI OMAR University of Malaya hajiomarasmah@gmail.com Abstract. The division of knowledge in universities into the Arts or the liberal arts on the one touch and the Sciences on the other, has given rise to the perception that the latter argon more important in nation building comp ard to the former, as seen in the emphasis given by the authorities in the training of expertise, budgeting of research projects and planning of manpower. This paper foregrounds the importance of the Humanities as an academic discipline in a sanitary balanced programme of nation building. This significance lies in the Humanities focus on the person as a human being, and arising from that the human civilisation. In order to change the world-view of the authorities the disciplines in the Humanities have to empower themselves through collaboration in their research as there is a great shroud of overlapping between them in terms of data and methodology, trends of popular opinion in application of theory, not to mention the basic concepts which strike from one discipline to the other. Collaborating rather than isolating is a flop method in the generation of new ideas for the development of society.

Illustrations ar taken from research in linguistics. Keywords and phrases: generating ideas, research projects, collaboration Introduction We are guided by the Introduction in the Conference brochure which is not only well written but is also very clear in the conference objectives and segment of the Humanities. The subdivision given has made my work in preparing this address easier, because Linguistics, my playing area of specialisation, is included in the Humanities. 1 This keynote address was delivered at the world(prenominal) Conference on Humanities 2011: Empowering the Humanities in Upholding Heritage, Knowledge, people and Nature on 14 June 2011 organised by the take aim of... If you want to get a full essay, order it on our website: Orderessay

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