PUTRAJAYA: Dr Mahathir Mohamad today defended his decision for Science and Maths to be taught in English, saying he was keeping the future development of the Malay community in mind.

The prime minister said that English was used widely in various industries and it would be difficult for those in such fields, who did not have a good grasp of the language, to understand instructions.

Those who had a poor command of English, he said, found it difficult to get jobs.

International scientific conferences are conducted in English and if Malaysian scientists are not fluent in English, they would not be able to understand these discussions.

“I am a Malay. I love the community and the Malay language. But we need to consider the advancement of the community.

“If we care for the community, we must emphasise on their success more than focusing on the mother tongue.

“We need to think this through,” Mahathir, who is also acting education minister, said at an event here today.

On Jan 31, Mahathir said the teaching of Science and Maths in English (PPSMI) is the way to go for Malaysia to obtain greater skills.

PPSMI was introduced in Year One in primary schools and Form One in secondary schools in 2003. However, it was abolished in 2013.

https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/...-says-mahathir/

The prime minister said that English was used widely in various industries and it would be difficult for those in such fields, who did not have a good grasp of the language, to understand instructions.

Those who had a poor command of English, he said, found it difficult to get jobs.


u want good command of english , then improve english mastery, syllabus and time spend on english subject la

I cannot understand that lembu who changed it back to BM in 2013. What's his reasoning??

Should make mandarin compulsory also then. Oh wai...

Incoming plotek: "Kenape BM tak boleh? Cuba kita tengok macam Jepun"...

so he admit Malay language is outdated and hard to achieve wawasan ?

How about jawi? since malay language less competitive now.

Job requirement:
1. Fluent in Mandarin

u see Korean, Japan,, Indonesian and even Thailand , they dun learn English in school but has better economy than us , better pay attention on Race and Religion first

PETALING JAYA: Penasihat Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR), Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim sekali lagi menggesa kerajaan memansuhkan dasar Pengajaran dan Pembelajaran Sains dan Matematik dalam Bahasa Inggeris (PPSMI).

"Kita sekali lagi ulangi desakan ini. Kita tuntut Timbalan Perdana Menteri (Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, jangan lengah-lengahkan lagi dan laksanakan segera dasar pendidikan kebangsaan dengan mengembalikan Bahasa Melayu sebagai Bahasa Kebangsaan dan mendaulatkannya sebagai bahasa rasmi dalam sistem pendidikan kita.

"Kita minta mereka (kerajaan BN) kembali mengajar mata pelajaran Sains dan Matematik di sekolah kebangsaan dalam Bahasa Melayu," katanya pada sidang media selepas mempengerusikan mesyuarat Majlis Pimpinan Tertinggi parti itu hari ini.

Right... BN changed it because an ex con requested to.

Bcoz Pakatan Rakyat during that time against teach in english.
Memperkasakan BM thing.
So BN follow.

This post has been edited by khusyairi: Feb 6 2020, 11:57 AM

Normal English don't teach you Mathematical and Scientific name of terms.

and that ur ex con now that used to against now support....and soon become ur PM8

hopefully

they want jawi.

if basic also fail

what is the point of learning it for math n science?

what is the objective of PPSMI?
to improve math science or english mastery??

Cannot be, according to /k SK's England is top notch

PM8 hope still blur... Most likely PM7 until next GE.

https://www.thestar.com.my/opinion/columnis...-on-the-horizon

tech bk on AI published in 2018.
some dun faham english.
dbp do translation, costing RM200k
bm version out in 2020 but content obsoletely lapuk.

What God wants, God gets.

By the end of the PPSMI program, Malaysia fell by almost half in the rends in Internationnal Mathematics and Science Study (TIMMS).
Turns out, learning math and science in english don't automatically make you better at it.

"Heyy, my kids can memorize and recite Eminem by heart.
I bet she can do English debate very well"