Science terminology will not be taught in normal English class.

My take on PPSMI.

This PPSMI will fail. Will last as long as atuk in charge.

This is a huge political prize to be scored for BN, PAS. Even PH themselves when atuk retired.

There are 2 groups, progressive and conservative in fight now.

Progressive wants English, liberal etc. Think Zaid Ibrahim kind of people.

Conservative group of course no need explanation. Think Katak Ibrahim type of people.

The only solution to improve English is to introduce SRJE and SMJE which stand for "Sekolah Rendah Jenis English" and Sekolah Menengah Jenis English".

Conservative group won't go to SRJE or SMJE.

Meanwhile progressive group (READ: Malay) will have option in English school. The non-Malay too have option to join English school.

30 years later, we can smoke Singapore 9 street far away.

Well, in the thread context... it will be a tool to acquire knowledge.

At primary school level more yes for math than science, it is about the symbols, logical operation, and basic understanding, but as you progress into high school you learn fundamental concept and definition. These words are defined in English more than they were in BM. This is very important because concepts and definitions are basic structures which you used in higher learning. It is expected that you are not troubled by the jargon and precise definition, but only the knowledge and learning thru reasoning and argument. If you are troubled, then your learning will be reduced.

How do you introduce these math and science definitions/concepts in an English class then?

So since have EST and you think it is sufficient because there is an 11 years of opportunity leaning which you are sure it is good enuf?

Of course it sounds simple when you’re giving two example. But when there are thousands of science term in English, it isn’t simple anymore.

Keseimbangan terma, legap, bebuli, pelakuran, peleburan, pengewapan, pemejaluwapan, perolakan, sinaran, haba pendam tetap (permanent bury heat? ), muatan pendam haba, malar, bendalir, tolok, pembiasan, pemantulan, perambatan, cembung, cekung, satah, berserenjang, sudut genting, logamaya.

I just went through two chapters of form 4 fizik and i already found so much term that you don’t use in conversational english nor in conversational BM and you might have hard time to translate and re-memorize.

Well most non science subjects use word that are commonly used in conversational english. So to translate them isn’t that hard.

Like you said, since you already go through the transition phase and learned the subject in depth, it is easy for you to translate all the words that i listed. But for kids in school who’s trying to read references in english or to watch documentary in english, they will be having hard time to understand what is being explained.

To be honest, if the notes i read just now didn’t come with diagrams, it would take some time for me to find equivalent words in english for the BM words i listed above.

But i am an engineer, so equivalent words to be substituted alone would be enough for me to understand, but for students, the might have to reread the whole chapter to understand, not to mention the time to memorize the new terms.

reason why people got such prejudice when some try to practice their English

straight kena cop fake/poyo Malay

sure if you speak leweh I,you I,you like that it's understandable people don't like it

but when it's bahasa baku mixed with some English technical terminologies also considered wrong lel

thinking it's rojak or sumthin

how does teaching a subject in engrand make sum1 gud in engrand when he doesn't have a gud grounding to begin with?

if i dun understand polish, u can teach me every subject under the sun in polish and i still wont know shit