Yes
the French , Russians , Germans , Thais , Japanese , Koreans , Chinese do not
use English as a medium of education and your question is why Malay cannot be
used as a medium for Education , answer is simple as Malay language is not a
original language as it have used and continue using words from other languages
as need to expand the Malay language. When something comes up to be explained ,
Dewan Bahasa looks up similar words in English to add in the Malay language.
Only original Malay words are Api and Asap and not enough words in Malay to use
it as a medium of education. Enough is said
Perkasa:
Can we implement Cambridge Accessible Tests properly?
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March 22, 2017
Perkasa president Ibrahim
Ali, on the other hand, also questions the 'obsession with English'.
KUALA LUMPUR: Does the
government have enough resources to implement the proposed Cambridge Accessible
Tests (CATs), an English Language online teaching and learning method?
This is the question posed
by Perkasa Education Bureau chairman Sirajuddin Salleh when asked to comment on
the pioneer programme by the education ministry.
Recently, Education
Minister Mahdzir Khalid had said the CATs pioneer programme would start at the
end of year and focus on rural students, before being fully implemented within
two years.
“Generally, we can have any
kind of test. The question is whether we can implement it properly. Do we have
enough English teachers in rural areas?
“Like the Dual Language
Programme (DLP), not every school can implement it. Even in Putrajaya, I don’t
think every school can implement DLP.”
He said if the DLP couldn’t
even be fully implemented in Putrajaya, how could it be carried out in areas
like Kuala Kurau, Grik, and interiors of Sabah and Sarawak.
At the end of the day,
Salleh said any education policy must ensure fairness and not only benefit
those in urban areas, as this will result in a widening gap between urban and
rural communities.
“So English is important,
but we must ask ourselves if we can effectively carry out the programme
(CATs),” he said at a press conference at the Perkasa headquarters.
Obsession with English
Meanwhile, Perkasa
president Ibrahim Ali questioned the obsession with the mastery of English.
Although he acknowledged
the importance of English, Ibrahim said there was no need for the country to be
obsessed with English.
He said in countries like
Germany and France, the people managed to progress even though they had a low
mastery of English because they were “in the system”.
“If we enforce the use of
Bahasa Malaysia and make it necessary for people to get a job, we too can
progress.
“Why are we so obsessed? It
is as if without English we cannot survive. It’s as if without English life
cannot go on.”
At the press conference,
Ibrahim also announced that Perkasa would be holding a roundtable discussion on
the Unified Examination Certificate (UEC) on April 1.
He said the problem with
the UEC was that it was being viewed in a commercial and political perspective
and this wasn’t how education policies should be implemented.
“Education must above
everything else, embody the spirit of nationalism. Then we look at quality and
curriculum.
“We want to discuss the UEC
issue academically and professionally, beyond race and politics.
“After the roundtable, we
will present a resolution to the government,” he said, adding the roundtable
discussion would be attended by education and legal experts.
He said at present, Perkasa
was against the UEC as it was developed by a private body when education should
be state driven, but said in respect of knowledge, Perkasa was having the
roundtable to exchange views on the matter.
In recent times, the UEC
has become a contentious issue, especially during elections, with political parties
trying to using it as a tool for political mileage.
Supporters of UEC say
Malaysia stands to lose out by not recognising the certificate while critics
say it isn’t in line with the National Education Policy.
