MALAYSIA
Malays will lose identity if Maths and Science are taught in English, say Islamic students
BY JENNIFER GOMEZ
NOVEMBER 14, 2013
To revert to teaching Science and Mathematics in English will cause the Malays to lose their identity and it is contrary to the spirit of the Federal Constitution which spells out Bahasa Malaysia as the official language, an Islamic students group said.
In an obvious retort to a call by former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad for Putrajaya to revert to teaching Science and Mathematics in English (PPSMI), National Association of Islamic Students president Muhamad Aliemran Norasid questioned if the country's leaders have attained the same level of maturity as the nation, which achieved Independence more than 50 years ago.
He said for any organisation to succeed, it must know its history, adding: “If you don’t know history, then you don’t know anything. You are a leaf that doesn’t know it is part of a tree."
Muhamad Aliemran said the reason they were questioning the wisdom of the leadership was because the Malay community was shocked when the PPSMI was introduced in 2003, which it viewed as bringing more harm than good.
"The reason we were against the policy was because it is contrary to the Constitution which states that Bahasa Malaysia is the official language," he said in a statement today.
"And the fact is that more than 300 million people in the world can converse in the language," he added.
The association's views contradict that of Dr Mahathir’s, who only two days ago argued that the spirit of nationalism would not diminish even if the subjects were taught in English as "knowledge is the key to the success of a race". "I am a Malay and I love the Malay language. But I also want the Malays to be educated," Dr Mahathir had said, adding that if Malaysians did not master the English language, it would narrow down their job opportunities even if the individual was a good student.
Muhamad Aliemran, however, pointed out that during the time of the Malacca Malay sultanate, Malay was the lingua franca in Southeast Asia, and many scholars were experts in the language.
"Now English is more widely used than Malay, this is against the Constitution," he noted.
http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/malays-will-lose-identity-if-maths-and-science-are-taught-in-english-say-is
Malays will lose identity if Maths and Science are taught in English, say Islamic students
BY JENNIFER GOMEZ
NOVEMBER 14, 2013
To revert to teaching Science and Mathematics in English will cause the Malays to lose their identity and it is contrary to the spirit of the Federal Constitution which spells out Bahasa Malaysia as the official language, an Islamic students group said.
In an obvious retort to a call by former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad for Putrajaya to revert to teaching Science and Mathematics in English (PPSMI), National Association of Islamic Students president Muhamad Aliemran Norasid questioned if the country's leaders have attained the same level of maturity as the nation, which achieved Independence more than 50 years ago.
He said for any organisation to succeed, it must know its history, adding: “If you don’t know history, then you don’t know anything. You are a leaf that doesn’t know it is part of a tree."
Muhamad Aliemran said the reason they were questioning the wisdom of the leadership was because the Malay community was shocked when the PPSMI was introduced in 2003, which it viewed as bringing more harm than good.
"The reason we were against the policy was because it is contrary to the Constitution which states that Bahasa Malaysia is the official language," he said in a statement today.
"And the fact is that more than 300 million people in the world can converse in the language," he added.
The association's views contradict that of Dr Mahathir’s, who only two days ago argued that the spirit of nationalism would not diminish even if the subjects were taught in English as "knowledge is the key to the success of a race". "I am a Malay and I love the Malay language. But I also want the Malays to be educated," Dr Mahathir had said, adding that if Malaysians did not master the English language, it would narrow down their job opportunities even if the individual was a good student.
Muhamad Aliemran, however, pointed out that during the time of the Malacca Malay sultanate, Malay was the lingua franca in Southeast Asia, and many scholars were experts in the language.
"Now English is more widely used than Malay, this is against the Constitution," he noted.
http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/malays-will-lose-identity-if-maths-and-science-are-taught-in-english-say-is
so your point is somehow we need to have that stupid m&d sign in say woodlands and if you disagree somehow you need to be chastised? I really proud that the govt doesn't have it they can put the sign on the mudland side.
