Of late we see so many people becoming demos crazy. They demo for this and that. Is there any rationale for all these demos crazy ?
For instance taking to the street for matters like the Teaching and Learning of Science and Maths in English(PPSMI) has much been politicised by Pakatan who claims the BN government `tidak membela nasib kaum Melayu`.
This is not a political issue to champion for. Even before PPSMI been implemented in 2003, we already witness three decades of deterioration in English in our generation.
Wanting English to be taught for Science and Mathematics does not make us a lesser Malay,Chinese or Indian. Do we have a soul if we are lacking behind universally or fail to be employed?
`The CHAMPIONS OF BAHASA MALAYSIA who took to the streets are doing the Malays a disservice. LOOKS LIKE THEY WANT THEIR RACE TO BE A FAILURE.` ( Idzan Ismail,Petaling Jaya-The Star VIEWS,19.3.09)
`We should percieve any language as a medium of gaining and generating knowlwedge rather than an obstacle to the process.` (Shahida Sulaiman,Penang-The Star VIEWS, 20.3.09)
Kudos to these fellow rakyat who are so sensible and down to earth.
Lets us make a reality check. Sixty percent of the Malay graduates are unemployed.They do not perform well in job interviews especially in multi-national firms because of English handicap. I think the so-called champions of Bahasa Malaysia should instead do something to readdress this issue of why the Malays and even the chinese and Indians are not fluent in English and some even fail in their Bahasa Malaysia exams.
We have seen the output of these three decades of poor English speaking and writing graduates in our workforce- civil sector,private sector or commercial etc...They could not fit in anyway and now almost being squeezed out with the rise of ICT in this globalised world.
We have always heard of the poor English standard in our foreign service.Our young diplomats no longer able to write communiques.The government had to retain many ambassadors on contracts although they are all well past retirement age.
Are our artistes standing at the international stage? Sad to say,except for a few exceptions, they remain contented as jaguh kampung. It is such a shame when even Indonesian leaders and singers are now well-conversant in English.
WE ARE LOSERS IN THE LONG RUN IF WE CONTINUE TO BE PERCEIVED BY PAKATAN SELFISH AGENDA.
WE MUST NOT REMAIN IN DENIAL. WE HAVE TO LOOK DEEP INTO PPSMI INITIATIVE.
Perhaps its implementaion in 2003 was a bit rush as most teachers involved are not ready. The intensive programme (EteMS) was insufficient to train the teachers within such a short period of time. We can not blame the teachers or the BN government for its shortcomings. Maybe the methodology and the mindset of the pupils themselves need to be reviewed.
The Education Ministry is still open to views and suggestions to improve PPSMI even though it has completed its cabinet papers.
In a nutshell, do not politicise PPSMI. We do not want to be a losers in the long run—already we have been through three decades of deterioration in English in our generation.
We cannot stop now. We are already seeing some results in PPSMI initial intiatives.
DO NOT LET LANGUAGE ,GMP (MOVEMENT OPPOSING PPSMI)OR PAKATAN BE A BARRIER TO YOUR CHILDREN AND CHILDREN`S CHILDREN FUTURE NOW.
For instance taking to the street for matters like the Teaching and Learning of Science and Maths in English(PPSMI) has much been politicised by Pakatan who claims the BN government `tidak membela nasib kaum Melayu`.
This is not a political issue to champion for. Even before PPSMI been implemented in 2003, we already witness three decades of deterioration in English in our generation.
Wanting English to be taught for Science and Mathematics does not make us a lesser Malay,Chinese or Indian. Do we have a soul if we are lacking behind universally or fail to be employed?
`The CHAMPIONS OF BAHASA MALAYSIA who took to the streets are doing the Malays a disservice. LOOKS LIKE THEY WANT THEIR RACE TO BE A FAILURE.` ( Idzan Ismail,Petaling Jaya-The Star VIEWS,19.3.09)
`We should percieve any language as a medium of gaining and generating knowlwedge rather than an obstacle to the process.` (Shahida Sulaiman,Penang-The Star VIEWS, 20.3.09)
Kudos to these fellow rakyat who are so sensible and down to earth.
Lets us make a reality check. Sixty percent of the Malay graduates are unemployed.They do not perform well in job interviews especially in multi-national firms because of English handicap. I think the so-called champions of Bahasa Malaysia should instead do something to readdress this issue of why the Malays and even the chinese and Indians are not fluent in English and some even fail in their Bahasa Malaysia exams.
We have seen the output of these three decades of poor English speaking and writing graduates in our workforce- civil sector,private sector or commercial etc...They could not fit in anyway and now almost being squeezed out with the rise of ICT in this globalised world.
We have always heard of the poor English standard in our foreign service.Our young diplomats no longer able to write communiques.The government had to retain many ambassadors on contracts although they are all well past retirement age.
Are our artistes standing at the international stage? Sad to say,except for a few exceptions, they remain contented as jaguh kampung. It is such a shame when even Indonesian leaders and singers are now well-conversant in English.
WE ARE LOSERS IN THE LONG RUN IF WE CONTINUE TO BE PERCEIVED BY PAKATAN SELFISH AGENDA.
WE MUST NOT REMAIN IN DENIAL. WE HAVE TO LOOK DEEP INTO PPSMI INITIATIVE.
Perhaps its implementaion in 2003 was a bit rush as most teachers involved are not ready. The intensive programme (EteMS) was insufficient to train the teachers within such a short period of time. We can not blame the teachers or the BN government for its shortcomings. Maybe the methodology and the mindset of the pupils themselves need to be reviewed.
The Education Ministry is still open to views and suggestions to improve PPSMI even though it has completed its cabinet papers.
In a nutshell, do not politicise PPSMI. We do not want to be a losers in the long run—already we have been through three decades of deterioration in English in our generation.
We cannot stop now. We are already seeing some results in PPSMI initial intiatives.
DO NOT LET LANGUAGE ,GMP (MOVEMENT OPPOSING PPSMI)OR PAKATAN BE A BARRIER TO YOUR CHILDREN AND CHILDREN`S CHILDREN FUTURE NOW.
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