Abstract—As Industrial Revolution 4.0 (IR4.0) made its
debut about a decade ago, it is now pertinent to investigate how
it changes several facets of people’s life. The education sector
has the biggest task to ensure that the future generation is fully
equipped mentally, physically, spiritually and cognitively to
face the unknown challenges. Preparing the future workforce
for Malaysia has never been as daunting as today, with the
instability of the world’s economy. This work attempts to
answer two questions, first, what are the effects of IR4.0 on
language and cultural studies in Malaysia, and, second, what
are the best possible strategies to prepare students to face IR4.0
and beyond. In so doing, this work starts with the working
definition of IR4.0, and how this definition functions in the
Malaysian context. It then proceeds to explore the effects of
IR4.0 on language and cultural studies in Malaysia, and finally,
it outlines possible strategies to ensure that students are able to
cope with IR4.0 and beyond. The work ends with a proposed
teaching and learning model to educate future leaders of
Malaysia, who are IR4.0 and beyond ready!
Index Terms—Cultural studies, Defence University, IR4.0,
language studies, T&L4.0, teaching and learning model.
Jowati Juhary is with National Defence University of Malaysia, Sungai
Besi Camp 57000 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia (e-mail: jowati@upnm.edu.my).
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Cite:Jowati Juhary, "Industrial Revolution 4.0 and Its Impact on Language and Cultural Studies," International Journal of Languages, Literature and Linguistics vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 65-68, 2020.