PPSMI

i was in the middle of DR.J class when one of my former lecturer nicknamed mdm ju text me. i was shocked but pleased. here how it's sound.

"may i know your point of view regarding PPSMI which will be eliminated in 2012? what a dissapointing decision ever made i would say"

and i was replying this.

"it's not shocking the decision they take after the issues being opposed by many people. i guess democracy have shown us the demerits"

as i was sneaking into the shadows try to reply the text i couldn't say much as my ear are still catching DR.J lecture and my hand are typing it. it was a head jamming situation. so i just text that. however. fear no more. i have come out with my full view of PPSMI issues. please read the text below.

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PPSMI was originally designed to improve our student's english level and preparing them towards a higher level of education which is likely to be known taught in english. for example uitm that have been using english as it's interaction languange. there also number's of local university does the same. however as a student of uitm and first batch of PPSMI,i would say it was a failure in process and objective.

the learning process in english was quite difficult for the student's as there is no real transition time given. the sudden change in language have turn the table of learning upside down. these situation was faced by both teachers and student. as teachers didn't receive an ample time to actually trained their self to teach in english. when the teachers failed to deliver the knowledge. the student's can't actually receive the knowledge.

despite that my batch did quite well in the spm although it was hard as brick. bare in mind that if the pure science stream student's find it's challenging,the lower class stream will find it killing. they couldn't even perform at average level in english and when they was learning math and science in english they suffered a lot. if we going to say that we preparing them to university then we might could just rejecting them by making them failed enormously.

don't forget the people who living in the rural areas. the english language is considered as one of the hardest subject for them and yet with give them another two solid subject? this will bring the grade to the floor eventually. taking as example those natives people who can't even talk fluent in english and still sticking with their slang of the natives. when we pouring upon them knowledge using the language they can't fully understand,they can't fully show their true performance. the communication between teacher and natives student's also stiffening due to the slang problem as the teacher's might not understand what their student's asking.

the purpose of PPSMI is improving our english standards. but english is english. it's a language and not involving the term used in math and science. a lot of term used in math and science are special term used universally without language border. so the so called improving objective is something that i would say nonsense. it might decline the graph of math and science and inclined english graph. why do we need to sacrifice two things for one?

then they would say to prepare the students for higher levels of education. this look real deal to me. however the students selected to the university supposed to be the students who can think critically. there are alternatives of PPSMI regarding this objective,such as tightening up the requirement of university admission. i was shocked when there's so many of TESL students last semester failed to get band 4 in their muet. there must be something wrong in the selection isn't it?

the opposition also bring us the issue of defending our heritage language. it's not i'm on their side but they got a point there. language is just a medium of the knowledge. what vital in learning is the essence of learning. no matter in what language or slang. the basics idea must be there in the sutdents mind so they can accelerate their performance. furthermore if DR.M have introduced us the slogan "looking to the east". in the east we'll find japan at the end of asia. they didn't good in english generally but they are one of the leading G8 country.

as a conclusion. my view is PPSMI is a failure and should be abolished as this country is a democracy country and for the sake of our children future. but the whole system of our education system should be reconsider. perhaps we could harden up our syllabus in english at the primary school level, non examination oriented learning and tightening the admission requirement of higher education learning.

"sacrifice need luck but solution need plan"