tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38530403.post7440393145764161110..comments2024-01-27T19:41:05.143+08:00Comments on Nuraina A Samad's 3540 Jalan Sudin: I Am All For The Use Of English For Maths And ScienceNURAINA A SAMADhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07671206532110686716noreply@blogger.comBlogger125125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38530403.post-6991059907029614762009-07-17T19:53:23.141+08:002009-07-17T19:53:23.141+08:00AsSALAMUALAIKUM...
Puan Norina..
i d0 agree with ...AsSALAMUALAIKUM...<br /><br />Puan Norina..<br />i d0 agree with you but...<br /><br />i am a secondary student in national school..<br />maybe you dont kn0w h0w we feel to learn science and maths in english..<br /><br />since from primary school i've learned science and maths in Bm...<br />it's quite difficult for us to more understand science and maths in english after we first learn it in english...<br /><br />in primary school...<br />my maths and science is really good but when i'll just in form 1..<br />my sci and maths result's dropping drastically...<br />i can understand english but just didn't understand what my teacher is teaching...<br /><br />it's make me feel that maths and sci turns from easy to difficult...<br /><br />because i dont understand it..<br />i always feels boring in the classroom... <br /><br />and for my eng teacher..<br />she dont make eng fun for us...<br />it's very boring..<br />so..<br />teachers dont make eng subject fun for us...<br /><br />don't you think about the villagers ?<br />about their kids?<br />some of them are fisherman...<br />the accomodation there are low...<br />and this makes it difficulty for them..<br /><br />only the rich and highlever people that's agree with PPSMI because they don't think about other people...<br /><br />and does the goverment make a research before they decided about PPSMI???????<br /><br /><br />as an example...<br />Jepun...<br />they do not use eng in sci & maths but their country is better than us..<br /><br />but..<br />now i'm satissfied because government have abolished PPSMI....<br /><br />just defence our mother language...<br />and remember the hist0ry...<br />if you really understand history..<br /><br />you know the importance of our mother language...<br /><br />*maybe i have many gramatically errors...but i can learn it and ask my eng teacher but not my maths/science teacher...<br /><br />t.qAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38530403.post-32383649873617070362009-07-17T15:14:01.865+08:002009-07-17T15:14:01.865+08:00I don't support the use for Malay to teach Mat...I don't support the use for Malay to teach Maths and Science because in Malaysia is already got many subject is use for Malay.However English is a national language of the world.I hope our country can use English in more subject.Christinahttp://hotmail.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38530403.post-64698218316179522672009-07-10T13:02:51.332+08:002009-07-10T13:02:51.332+08:00Please stick with English for teaching Maths &...Please stick with English for teaching Maths & Science for the sake of our children future if we want Malaysia to progress forward instead of "reversing" back into 1960s if we use BM for this 2 subjects. Also don't let the past 6 years effort (to improve English) goes down the drain.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38530403.post-87022562088548267672009-04-15T22:32:00.000+08:002009-04-15T22:32:00.000+08:00salam..keputusan Dr M yg mempunyai visi yg tidak j...salam..keputusan Dr M yg mempunyai visi yg tidak jelas ttg ppsmi..<br /><br />masa awal2 dahulu beliau menyatakan mahu melihat bangsa ini pandai berbahasa inggris melalui sains math,tetapi bila orang bantah memberikan hujah untuk mempelajari english bukan melalui sains math tetapi melalui latihan pembacaan,percakapan dan pendengaran yg lebih kerap..<br /><br />maka dr M pun ubah visi PPSMI dengan mengatakan beliau tidak mahu melihat bangsa ini ketinggalan dalam sains math kerana kedua-dua bidang ini banyak menggunakan bahasa inggris dalam erti kata yg lain puak-puak ni kata hanya dengan BI mereka dapat menguasai math sains,sedanngkan mereka tidak tahu bahawa semua negara maju langsung tidak menggunakan PPSMI..semua negara maju menggunakan bahasa ibunda masing2..<br /><br />maka puak2 dr M pun berkata istilah sains math bekembang dengan cepat, maka tidak sesuai dengan malaysia kerana DBP lembap menerjemah buku sains math ke bahasa melayu tanpa mereka sedari bahawa silibus sains math utk pelajar darjah satu sehingga lavel tingkatan 6 (matriks) hatta degree sebenarnya sudah lengkap diterjemah ke bahasa melayu..proses pengembangan sains math memang berlaku dengan cepat tetapi bukan lah bererti berlaku setiap hari, lagipun proses pengembangan ini banyak berlaku hanya untuk kajian pelajar master dan Phd sahaja....biasanya pelajar master dan Phd sudah mampu untuk memahami journal2 english kerana sudah berbelas tahun belajar BI..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38530403.post-62327846495054229932009-03-22T08:30:00.000+08:002009-03-22T08:30:00.000+08:00'mereka' lebih sayang duit..daripada masa depan an...'mereka' lebih sayang duit..<BR/>daripada masa depan anak2 bangsa..<BR/>siapa yang nak mengaku bersalah bila<BR/>melibatkan kos yang berjuta2 ni..<BR/>mestilah 'mereka' nak teruskan juga walaupun terpaksa mengorbankan masa depan anak2 bangsa dan bahasa melayu sendiri..<BR/><BR/>bukan tidak boleh nak melaksanakan..boleh..bagi pendapat aku..biar start dari form4 atau form5..biarkan budak-budak sekolah rendah tau basic konsep sains dan matematik..kami..walaupun start belajar dalam bi semasa dalam matrik..kami boleh sesuaikan diri lagi ketika di universiti..<BR/><BR/>fikir2kan lah..cakap banyak dan merusuh pun x guna...kalau pemimpin x dengar suara rakyat mereka.....Deenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12297640737887523286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38530403.post-63890842995494815212009-03-16T19:27:00.000+08:002009-03-16T19:27:00.000+08:00"Weaknesses in english would punish the student of..."Weaknesses in english would punish the student of mathematic and science. It is just plain and simple. "<BR/><BR/>I disagree.<BR/><BR/>Even teaching Science and Maths in BM, the kids are learning Malaynised English and Latin words.<BR/><BR/>Open up old textbooks, and it reads like a foreign language.<BR/><BR/>It is not so much a big jump for the kids.<BR/><BR/>Furthermore, they are not graded on their grammar, but on their science and their maths.<BR/><BR/>The exposure may do wonders, really, and help balance things between middle-class and upper-class English-literate people as well as the non-English-literate.Amir Hafizihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11371404893050352294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38530403.post-90182505627634290432009-03-14T04:54:00.000+08:002009-03-14T04:54:00.000+08:00Merusuh saja tak ada gunanya.Alangkah bagusnya kal...Merusuh saja tak ada gunanya.<BR/>Alangkah bagusnya kalau pakar-pakar bahasa di luar sana yang galak menentang ppsmi ni bersatu tenaga,buah fikiran untuk mengalih bahasakan buku-buku ilmiah seantero dunia ke dalam Bahasa Melayu untuk rujukan anak-anak Malaysia.Setakat merusuh je tak guna kalau takde inisiatif.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38530403.post-39982090184340880912009-03-11T16:00:00.000+08:002009-03-11T16:00:00.000+08:00saudari,tidakkah saudari melihat syllabus pelajara...saudari,<BR/>tidakkah saudari melihat syllabus pelajaran dalam bahasa inggeris adalah lebih mudah tahap nye jika dibandingkan dengan apa yang ada dahulu???<BR/><BR/>adalah keputusan menjadi parameter yang absolute untuk mengatakan ppsmi berjaya?<BR/><BR/>sejauh manakah anak2 ppsmi ni pandai atau fasih berbahsa inggeris??<BR/><BR/>adakah penguasaan bahasa Melayu mereka boleh dibanggakan?<BR/><BR/>bagaimana pula mereka di luar bandar?<BR/><BR/>i dont find any problem if we stick to our bahasa ibunda...<BR/>mansuh ppsmi!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38530403.post-58740376789908710572009-03-11T15:16:00.000+08:002009-03-11T15:16:00.000+08:00wonder why none of those who so called the support...wonder why none of those who so called the supporters of PPSMI can argue back what had mentiones in the report that being written by those who against PPSMI (Mengapa Kami Bantah PPSMI)<BR/><BR/>Even Aina Samad did not has the capacity to rebut back rather gave the lame argument.same with that Datin from PAGE who didnt have the courage to attend the Debate pertaining to PPSMI.<BR/><BR/>Camon..what happened?Are these people didnt have any courage yet or didnt have any backup of research?<BR/><BR/>One more thing, CHINA is tryin to build up their proficiency in English but they ask for more ENGLISH TEACHERS not teach their subjects in english medium.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38530403.post-75511886259183363122009-03-11T13:26:00.000+08:002009-03-11T13:26:00.000+08:00Ini adalah satu cabaran mungkin juga kutukan untuk...Ini adalah satu cabaran mungkin juga kutukan untuk GURU-GURU MELAYU<BR/>"adakah anda terlalu BODOH tak dapat menguasai BAHASA INGGERIS??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38530403.post-34414563357817077782009-03-11T13:05:00.000+08:002009-03-11T13:05:00.000+08:00Terlupa pula satu lagi isu yang dibangkitkan oleh ...Terlupa pula satu lagi isu yang dibangkitkan oleh mereka yang ANti PPSMI. Isu yang mengatakan bahasa negara cina,korea dan jepun berjaya kerana semua sekolah diajar dalam bahasa mereka sendiri daripada tadika hinggalah ke universiti.. memang betul tetapi sila anda pergi ke semua sekolah dan universiti mereka dan juga pergi ke perpustakaan mereka,cuba lihat bahawa semua buku-buku,majalah,jurnal,thesis dan rujukan mereka di tadika,sekolah,universiti dan perpustakaan mereka adalah dalam bahasa mereka dan merangkumi semua bidang dan daripada beribu-ribu penulis daripada golongan ilmiah,sarjana dan teknokrat,saintis,ekonomis dan ramai lagi.Oleh itu mereka mempunyai sumber yang cukup untuk mengajar dalam bahasa mereka sendiri dan juga MEREKA adalah ORANG YANG BERTANGGUNG JAWAB mencipta istilah dan teknologi itu sendiri.<BR/><BR/>Sekarang cuba bandingkan denga keadaaan di MALAYSIA?<BR/><BR/>Dan WAHAI BANGSA MELAYU,kenapa ORANG CINA dan INDIA boleh BERJAYA dalam PEPERIKSAAN MATEMATIK dan SAINS?? KENAPA?? Bahasa IBUNDA mereka bukan BAHASA INGGERIS.Kenapa anak-anak BUKAN MELAYU dapat keputusan cemerlang dalam subjek-subjek yang diajar dalam BAHASA MELAYU sedangkan BAHASA PERTUTURAN DIRUMAH adalah BAHASA CINA atau TAMIL??<BR/><BR/>Sila jawab!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38530403.post-87014358919759325002009-03-11T12:54:00.000+08:002009-03-11T12:54:00.000+08:00Puan N and all bro's and sis's this is for your in...Puan N and all bro's and sis's this is for your info..<BR/><BR/>GURU-GURU sekarang antara penjawat kerajaan yang paling besar gaji mereka kerana hampir kesemua elaun-elaun mereka telah dikecualikan daripada CUKAI. Dan bermacam-macam elaun telah diberi untuk mereka (kerana kita menghargai usaha mereka mendidik anak-anak kita) oleh itu SEKARANG adalah TUGAS MEREKA untuk membantu ANAK-ANAK kita untuk BELAJAR dan MEMAHAMI ILMU HISAB dan SAINS,tiada alasan patut kita terima lagi.Merka adalah PENDIDIK dan MEREKA HARUSLAH BERTANGGUNGJAWAB!!<BR/><BR/>Dan kepada GURU-GURU yang memberi alasan masalah SEKOLAH DIPENDALAMAN, BUKANKAH itu TUGAS KAMU untuk MENGAJAR?? Jika KAMU GAGAL MENDIDIK MEREKA bermakna KAMU GAGAL!!<BR/><BR/>Dont give excuse and reason because there is none (kerana saya dah pernah bertugas dipendalaman).<BR/><BR/>Guru-guru mestilah berfikiran kreative dan innovative. Pada pendapat sekarang GURU-GURU sekarang jikalau dibandingkan dengan GURU-GURU terdahulu ibarat langit dan BUMI,sikap tanggungjawab telah diukur dengan RINGGIT MALAYSIA. Guru-guru sekarang lebih banyak adalah Guru-Guru "COPY and PASTE" sudah tiada inisiatif untuk menarik minat murid-murid dan tidak ada usaha sendiri untuk mendalami ilmu lagi.<BR/><BR/>Betul atau tidak komen saya ini silalah anda semua pergi ke sekolah anak-anak anda semua dan lihat bagaimana GURU-GURU ini mengajar. Duduklah didalam kelas anak-anak anda sehari dan andan akan sedar kebenaran ini.<BR/><BR/>wasslamAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38530403.post-2348954456458271462009-03-11T12:39:00.000+08:002009-03-11T12:39:00.000+08:00Puan N saya kadang-kadang hairankenapa semua orang...Puan N saya kadang-kadang hairankenapa semua orang takut nak belajar dalam bahasa inggeris utk maths dan sains?? lupakah mereka nabi suruh kita menuntut hingga ke negara cina?? nabi suruh pergi sana untuk tuntut apa? Mesti lah menuntut ilmu,tetapi dalam bahasa apa? tentulah dalam bahasa cina? dan apabila mereka balik adakah mereka lupa macam mana nak cakap arab??<BR/><BR/>Dan mereka-mereka yang menentang terlupa bahawa pengajaran dalam bahasa inggeris ini adalah satu kaedah serampang dua mata yang dimasa hadapan membantu pelajar itu sendiri.<BR/>1. oleh kerana mereka belajar bahasa inggeris maka secara tidak langsung memberi mereka kelebihan untuk menambah pemhaman dan penggunaan bahasa tersebut.Semakin kerap kita menggunakan bahasa tersebut maka semakin kita mahir. Dulu sehari belajar bahasa inggeris 90 minit tetapi sekarang dah jadi 270minit.<BR/><BR/>2. dengan adanya pemahamana dalam bahasa inggeris maka keyakinan diri akan bertambah penguasaan istilah teknologi dan sains akan bertambah,dan sumber rujukan juga akan menjadi bertambah bilangannya.<BR/><BR/>3. dan juga siapa yang bercakap itu bahawa pengajaran bahasa inggeris tidak membantu memperbaiki bahasa adalah SEORANG YANG JAHIL, sesuatu bahasa itu apabila kerap ditutur maka akan bertambah penguasaan bahasa asing utk dirinya,contoh terbaik cuba tanya orang-orang tua kita yang pandai bercakap bahasa asing dan cuba tanya bagaimana mereka berjaya menguasai bahasa tersebut? dan adakah mereka melupakan BAHASA MELAYU??<BR/><BR/>Yang menjadi masalah seekarang GURU-GURU itu sendiri yang menentang KERANA MEREKA sendiri yang tidak MAHU BERUBAH!!! <BR/><BR/>Saya hairan kenapa GURU-GURU itu sendiri tidak dapat menguasai BAHASA INGGERIS kerana sebagai seorang pendidik mereka sepatutnya secara TERUS MENUNTUT ILMU!! Segala kemudahan telah disediakan untuk mereka bagi membolehkan mereka membantu murid tetapi kenapa masih kata tak berjaya?<BR/>Disini kita sepatutnya bertanya kepada GURU-GURU yang membantah PPSMI ini apakah tahap kompentensi nya??<BR/><BR/>Puan N sebenarnya saya amat kecewa dgn puak-puak yang menentang PPSMI kerana ternyata pemikiran mereka cetek dan secara tidak langsung telah membiarkan diri mereka dipergunakan oleh orang-orang politik.Dan perjuangan ini pun sudah berunsur politik kerana jika mereka benar-benar memperjuangkan KEDAULATAN BAHASA MELAYU dah lama mereka MENGAMBIL TINDAKAN SUPAYA SEMUA SEKOLAH termasuk SEKOLAH CINA dan TAMIL DI MALAYSIA DIAJAR DALAM BAHASA MELAYU.<BR/><BR/>Dan kebanyak orang-orang yang menyokong GMP yang kononnya pejuang bahasa itu sendiri sentiasa menggunakan bahasa inggeris apabila bercakap antara mereka.<BR/><BR/>Dan sekali lagi jikalau SEORANG GURU MEMBERI ALASAN maka DIA ADALAH BUKAN SEORANG PENDIDIK SEJATI kerana SEORANGPENDIDIK SEJATI AKAN BERUSAHA UNTUK MENINGKATKAN KEUPAYAAN MURID_MURID nya.<BR/><BR/>wassalamAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38530403.post-37239377530968967412009-03-11T12:21:00.000+08:002009-03-11T12:21:00.000+08:00Salam saya memang teramat kecewa dengan perkembang...Salam saya memang teramat kecewa dengan perkembangan terbaru berkenaan PPSMI,oleh itu saya menganjurkan beberapa persoalan dan harap mendapat jawapan yang khusus dan jitu berserta dengan bukti.<BR/><BR/>Sila beri jawapan,<BR/><BR/>1. Kenapa KAMU semua yang kononnya MEMPERJUANGKAN BAHASA MELAYU TIDAK mengadakan bantahan supaya semua SEKOLAH JENIS KEBANGSAAN CINA dan TAMIL diajar dengan BAHASA MELAYU??<BR/><BR/>2. Kenapa tidak mengadakan demontrasi serah memo apabila TERESA KOK DAP dengan bangganya nak mengagongkan BAHASA CINA dan letakkan di Papan tanda Jalan Raya??<BR/><BR/>3. Apakah sumbangan mereka-mereka NGO dalam GMP dalam memperjuangkan BAHASA MELAYU? Apakah buku ILMIAH yang telah mereka ini tulis,hasilkan dan terbitkan??<BR/><BR/>4. BErapa banyakkah buku-buku ILMIAH dan Rujukan yang mereka-mereka ini telah berjaya TERJEMAHKAN dari BAHASA ASING ke BAHASA MELAYU??<BR/><BR/>5. Kenapa AHLI MESYUARAT TINDAKAN ANTI PPSMI terdiri daripada semua AHLI POLITIK PAKATAN RAKYAT yang selama ini tidak membela MELAYU,menghina RAJA MELAYU,hendak beri kesamarataan kepada semua bangsa??<BR/><BR/>6. Tidak kah ini menunjukkan bahawa GMP memang ALAT PERMAINAN Pakatan Rakyat??<BR/><BR/>Pada pendapat saya semua ahli GMP adalah BODOH dan SUDAH NYAYUK kerana mereka ingat sekarang kerana 2 subjek itu bahasa melayu akan terpinggir.. dan ahli GMP memang dah jadi LEMBU yang telah ditarik hidung kesana kemari oleh BARUA dan PENGKHIANAT SEBENAR BANGSA MELAYU iaitu ANWAR IBRAHIM.<BR/><BR/>Mari kita renungkan wahai BANGSAKU, <BR/><BR/>1. Jika Pakatan Rakyat memerintah MALAYSIA maka DAP dan Bukan MElayu daripada PKR akan MENUNTUT KESAMARATAAN dalam semua perkara dan JIKA MEREKA MENGUASAI 2/3 majoriti tidak mustahil Artikel-artikel PERLEMBAGAAN yang melindungi HAK KEISTIMEWAAN BANGSA MELAYU seperti HAK RAJA-RAJA MELAYU,BAHASA dan AGAMA akan dihapuskan KERANA MEREKA ini MEMPERJUANGKAN KESAMARATAAN.<BR/><BR/>2. Apabila memerintah maka secara sendirinya KEISTIMEWAAN BAHASA MELAYU SECARA KESELURUHAN akan terhapus kerana SEMUA BANGSA akan menuntut penggunaan BAHASA MEREKA SENDIRI.<BR/><BR/>3. Didalam perlembagaan sudah termaktub keistimewaan BAHASA MELAYU dan PPSMI adalah untuk memperkayakan ILMU TEKNOLOGI dan SAINS kepada ANAK-ANAK MELAYU itu sendiri agar tidak terkebelakang didalam GLOBALISASI sekarang.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Sedar lah WAHAI BANGSA MELAYU!! Sedarlah bahawa sekarang BANGSA MELAYU sendiri yang membunuh KEMAJUAN BANGSA MELAYU itu sendiri!! Sedarlah bahawa sekarang BANGSA MELAYU telah di pergunakan oleh pihak yang terang-terang MEMBANTAH HAK KEISTIMEWAAN BANGSA MELAYU untuk MENGHAPUSKAN segala KEISTIMEWAAN yang dinikmati oleh BANGSA MELAYU.!!<BR/><BR/>wassalamAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38530403.post-82188873473288593712009-03-10T13:50:00.000+08:002009-03-10T13:50:00.000+08:00Dear Noraina,I agree with you. I don't see wha...Dear Noraina,<BR/>I agree with you. I don't see what's the big fuss about teaching maths & science in English. I am not a parent but I feel that any parent who wants the best for their child would not object to this bold move - to provide the children with the foundation they need to excel in the future. However, I would concede that its the teachers (malay, chinese and tamil) and not the students who are unable to cope,. Its the teachers who don't want to take up the challenge. Children are resilient. There are many malay & indian students studying in the chinese schools & still do well. So I don't believe that the students are struggling with the subject because of the language of instruction. I firmly believe its the teachers themselves who are sabotaging the programme.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38530403.post-15284113070499951652009-03-10T12:13:00.000+08:002009-03-10T12:13:00.000+08:00I totally agree with you. I think if you plonk a M...I totally agree with you. I think if you plonk a Malay in India and he has to learn Urdu, then he definitely will, if he knows he has to be competent in the language to pass his exams.<BR/>In this case if these students know they have to master English to pass Maths and Science, then they must buck up. <BR/>The main opponents are the teachers who are struggling with the language because they were the unfortunate products of learning maths and Science in Malay in the 80's. Please don't let your handicap be handed down to our children just because English is difficult for you.<BR/>Give our current students a chance to learn and love the English language. By all means love Bahasa Malaysia, Mandarin and Tamil, but learn to love English too.bluebellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06480159470528116811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38530403.post-64678416420245220082009-03-10T07:52:00.000+08:002009-03-10T07:52:00.000+08:00Pada aku awak orang Melayu yang paling celaka kera...Pada aku awak orang Melayu yang paling celaka kerana memandang rendah bahasa sendiri. Apakah awak ingat apabila sudah mahir berbahasa Inglish itu menunjukkan awak sudah berjaya dalam hidup?. Adakah awak tidak sedar kenapa mereka yang lebih berilmu dan berjaya dalam akademik daripada awak seperti golongan Profesor itu menentang PPSMI? Tidakkah awak tahu berpuluh orang profesor yang lebih berjaya dan berilmu dari awak menentang PPSMI? <BR/><BR/>Jawapnya kerana awak ego.bongkak, sombong dan paling celaka. Itu kata-kata yang sesuai untuk awak.walidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17659775412836640207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38530403.post-66758832635430798222009-03-10T03:10:00.000+08:002009-03-10T03:10:00.000+08:00For those who say English is a foreign language to...For those who say English is a foreign language to us Malaysians, please be reminded that we have a homegrown variant of English, which is the proper Malaysian Standard English as well as the street lingo we call Manglish. True, The MSA is based on British English but it does not belong to the Brits. It belongs to us Malaysians and no one else. German may be a foreign language but certainly not English, not in Malaysia.<BR/><BR/>I have always believed that all Malaysians must be able to speak Malay at the native level and I stand by this belief. I cringe when I hear someone speaking Malay according to Hokkien or Tamil grammar and intonation, for example. However, even if all Malaysians finally speak Malay at the native level, it does not change the fact one bit that English is indeed the language of the international community as well the language through which we could gain much knowledge.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38530403.post-85034004014766490882009-03-09T18:45:00.000+08:002009-03-09T18:45:00.000+08:00Salam en ahmad kasiran, saya sangat setuju dengan ...Salam en ahmad kasiran, saya sangat setuju dengan anda, banyak sesangat komplain dan kurang bersyukur. Dan Allah s.w.t. akan tarik dikit demi dikit yang sebenarnya hak Dia.<BR/>mlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38530403.post-15851385520791604472009-03-09T13:00:00.000+08:002009-03-09T13:00:00.000+08:00I grew up in a non English speaking environment. B...I grew up in a non <BR/>English speaking environment. Both my parents speak Mandarin/Cantonese at home with my siblings and I. <BR/><BR/>I was only expose to English and Bahasa Melayu when I entered kindergarten. My grasp on these two languages did not improve even by the time I entered Standard One. It only started improving when I was in Standard three onwards. <BR/><BR/>My secret? I got my mom to sit down with me and we go over the revisions together every afternoon after school. My mother who has no decent education sat with me as I recite, learn and explain to her and myself what was taught in school. Also, I discovered another secret that would greatly help with my studies. Pay attention in class. If you don't know the answer, seek it out. Dictionary is always close by. My Oxford Dictionary and Kamus Dewan. Please note I had no tuition. Maklumlah miskin. <BR/><BR/>Hence I do not understand why people underestimate rural kids capability in learning math and science in English. Tell the parents to spend more time with their children, take interest in their children studies. Parents must make the effort too. <BR/><BR/>I have to learn(am still learning) these two languages. These children just have to learn one extra foreign language. Susah sangat ke? Ikut pepatah Melayu, 'Bersusah-susah sekarang, bersenang-senang kemudian'. <BR/><BR/>Don't jeopardize your children's future just because of politics. Merugikan hanya Bangsa Melayu. <BR/><BR/>MayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38530403.post-54029554625616076292009-03-09T11:29:00.000+08:002009-03-09T11:29:00.000+08:00As a parent it is not about opposing the teaching ...As a parent it is not about opposing the teaching of English BUT i am opposing teaching english at the price of Science and mathematic subjects.<BR/><BR/>Weaknesses in english would punish the student of mathematic and science. It is just plain and simple. We do not need a rocket scientist to figure it out. Science and mathematic MUST be taught in Malay. The language of all Malaysian.<BR/><BR/>If our politician still ambitious to promote english its should enhance and improve further so all the students would be able to use the international english language more efficient, be able to use as a communication language and could also think in english. Improve the approach of teaching the english language instead.<BR/><BR/>Overnite thought by our politician would not made a good policy. It would be different if the school is an English medium.<BR/><BR/>So let go back to basic. Introduce more english language subject if english is so important as our politician said so. Not only english but introduce Mandarin, tamil and arabic as an elective language subject in our school.<BR/><BR/>Hire english speaking teacher from english speaking country like america, new zealand, australia or england to teach our children about this english language. If we need 10,000 teachers to do so let it be instead of implementing inconsistent unpopular policy among the civil society.<BR/><BR/>Simple issue like this showing a clear color of their leadership qualities and qualification to become our true leader.Tok Kemuninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15224194185371491871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38530403.post-4042124762550191452009-03-09T10:11:00.000+08:002009-03-09T10:11:00.000+08:00Rome was not built in a day. Likewise, policies ar...Rome was not built in a day. Likewise, policies are long term plans.<BR/><BR/>Changing policies mid-way will never solve issues but create confusion.<BR/><BR/>We must study the word 'establishment', and see what it takes to be established.<BR/><BR/>Too bad, people these days only believe in street justice and the destruction of establishment.<BR/><BR/>A GOOD MAN DOES NOTHING.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38530403.post-19733449301754544432009-03-09T02:52:00.000+08:002009-03-09T02:52:00.000+08:00NurainaThe Malay language will remain relevant for...Nuraina<BR/><BR/>The Malay language will remain relevant for as long as it retains its economic value and the status of language of knowledge. By not using Malay as the medium of instruction for two branches of knowledge (viz., Science and Mathematics), knowingly or unknowingly, Malaysia is slowly but surely working towards the extinction of its national language. In fact, it is estimated that half of the world’s languages will follow the path of Sanskrit (and numerous African languages) within the next 40 years.<BR/><BR/>At the moment, Malay is not counted among these endangered and extinct languages, but if its own speakers consider it not good nor valuable enough to be used as a language of knowledge, then in no time the Malay language will lose its value and pride of place as a language that binds the people as one nation. We would see parents preferring their children not to learn the language as part of formal education because they wouldn’t see the language as helping their children to succeed in life.<BR/><BR/>In Malaysia, we are actually over-doing it by placing too much importance to the English language as a guarantee of a better future. A case in point: late last year, it was reported that Airod had won a contract to maintain, repair and overhaul a C130 Hercules aircraft. Its staff had to travel to Tunisia to bring the body back. I recall watching a staff being interviewed on tele. They had difficulty communicating with counterparts there; their knowledge of English did not help at all as the people they dealt with did not speak English. I have heard of, seen and experienced similar incidents in different parts of the world where communication broke down because the common language spoken was not English. But that did not mean life stopped for these world communities. <BR/><BR/>The language of knowledge is not the domain of the English language. From the point of view of linguistics, Malay and all the 6,000 languages of the world are of equal standing. None is more superior than the other. <BR/><BR/>Malay was once a language of international trade; and nothing can stop it from becoming an international lingua franca except for our lack of political will and faith in its strength to compete in the world. Many Malaysians, even among the Malays, have no confidence that the language can achieve greater heights internationally. And as long as we are contented being consumers of other nations’ creations (including their language) rather than innovators, our national language can never move further up than where it is today. In fact, in taking away its role as a language of knowledge by using English in teaching two important branches of knowledge, we are actually preparing ourselves to be even less significant as speakers of the language and the culture it embodies.<BR/><BR/>The Malay language is not yet an endangered language, but it could be if we keep pushing it aside for whatever reason – convenience, joining the bandwagon, perpetually contended being consumers instead of innovators, preferring to be ‘pseudo-Anglo’, etc.<BR/><BR/>While it is understandable that there are Malaysian parents who are worried that their children would be left behind if they were not equipped with the English language, in the case of multi-ethnic Malaysia, using the language to teach Science and Mathematics does not guarantee excellence in the language. Having more hours for English in school would; having better teaching and learning approach in the language would too; but using Science and Mathematics to better one’s English goes against the grain of language learning and teaching. It is as incongruent as treating a patient’s arm when what ails him is his stomach. <BR/><BR/>Hence, if the problem is poor command of English, then be focused and allocate more time for teaching and learning of the language so that communicative skills can be enhanced directly, and not through ‘third parties’ (i.e. Science and Mathematics). <BR/><BR/>This is my view, after having taught English at tertiary level for the past 20 years. <BR/><BR/>Just to share something from http://www.thisdayonline.com/archive/2002/08/04/20020804spe01.html<BR/><BR/>“An endangered language is a language headed for extinction. It is a language without monolingual speakers, people who speak only that language. It is a language spoken by a minority of people in the nation and for that reason is held in low esteem, causing its speakers to avoid using it or passing it on to their children.”<BR/><BR/>Mom-o-SuccessAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38530403.post-81586013848785099142009-03-09T01:31:00.000+08:002009-03-09T01:31:00.000+08:00tak habis2 dok risau anak kampung, org melayu ni b...tak habis2 dok risau anak kampung, <BR/><BR/>org melayu ni bile dipanggil pemalas, marah, <BR/><BR/>tapi bile suruh susah sket, belajar susah sket, mule la main drama.<BR/><BR/>banyak sangat tengok tv korang ni, perangai sekor2 macam cerekarama dah<BR/><BR/>menggelabahAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38530403.post-84622755475269232692009-03-09T01:03:00.000+08:002009-03-09T01:03:00.000+08:00Dear Nur, Thanks for the response. "Ku", bull's e...Dear Nur, <BR/>Thanks for the response. <BR/><BR/>"Ku", bull's eye!<BR/><BR/>"Sick and tired' scientist, I am not sick n tired yet of teaching... I love my students, I call them my kids.I would go to great lengths to ensure that they'd do well- that's why I force them to write greeting cards, so that they will no longer use "I want to success" but succeed; read stories so that they will say "once" correctly, not "on-che"; say "there", not "dera"; make them memorise Scorpion songs, and get the meaning as well; chid them when they say "I want to toilet".. etc,etc... But, know what? I am sick n tired of people who still don't get it that English cannot be acquired through ETeMS. <BR/> <BR/>You said so, Nur- those rural kids pick up OTHER books... that's why I said, I had to UNDO 11 years of school teaching - I'm in tertiary education... Cos I love them, my heart aches for them, how r they gonna fare in the real world? <BR/>And to think that it's my own people that makes me shed tears tonite...mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07343437790587559716noreply@blogger.com