School principal – don’t be shy to consult others
If you want to go to a place you have never been before, you have to ask questions you have never asked before. Don’t feel shy to ask questions about things you don’t know! – Israelmore Ayivor, author In our discussion recently among ex-colleagues at Rajang Teachers College, (now IPG Rajang) Bintangor, we heard from […]
Language and leadership camp a hit with over 100 pupils
KUCHING: Some 110 students from 11 primary schools participated in the English Language and Leadership (ELL) camp from Aug 23-25 at Yayasan Sarawak. The primary schools were SK Goeblit, SK Bako, SK Sejingkat, SK Muara Tebas, SK Senari, SK Semariang, SK Buntal, SK Semerah Padi, SK (A) Mdhakh, SK Bandar Baru Semariang, and SK Tun […]
Have fun with the English language
Book Title: Love & Enjoy EnglishISBN: 978-967-2440-04-8Authors: Suganthi Gopalan, Shariza Shahari, Vasanthi GopalanPublisher: Firdaus Press PublicationsPublication year: May 2022Price: RM47.00 “Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising everytime we fall”. Confucius, Unit 5, Words With More Than One Meaning, page 151 The book Love & Enjoy English, authored by Suganthi Gopalan, […]
Why the polemics on English language!
KUCHING: English language or rather the use of this ‘colonial language’ as some people in Malaysia have termed it, is in the limelight yet again. It has sparked off the latest round of debates, especially among political leaders. Sarawak has made it very clear, as explained by Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun […]
Penguang brushes aside Hadi stance on English
KUCHING: English is not a colonial language but the most widely-spoken language today, said Datuk Dr Penguang Manggil. He said while the national language is Bahasa Malaysia the fact remains that English has become an international lingua franca. He said the language is widely used in technology, ICT (information and communications technology) as well as […]
Mind your language
To have another language is to possess a second soul. – Charlemagne, first Holy Roman Emperor A few weeks ago, the silly season started again regarding the language issues. We are now back to the issue of using the English Language. Some prefer the regressive approach. Some politicians and their pliant policymakers are more or […]
Yes! It’s paloi …
The use of English in government departments is dismal. Government officials cannot participate in international conferences effectively because most are handicapped. Luckily, we still have some good English-educated and well-spoken English graduates. That generation is fading away rapidly and we will lose out. – Tan Sri Ramon Navaratnam, economist and ex-senior civil servant It looks […]
Our continued use of English is wisest
KUCHING: Sarawak wants to progress in all aspects of life like the rest of the world and so headlong we must go for English, said political analyst Datuk Peter Minos. Minos asserted that Sarawak was doing it right by using both English and Bahasa Malaysia (BM) in official communication. “That is the best way. The […]
Concurring with ‘silly and stupid’ measure comment
KUCHING: Those in the civil service should be encouraged to learn and raise their standards of English in order to have world class civil servants apart from the use of Bahasa Malaysia. In saying this, Transport Minister Datuk Seri Lee Kim Shin pointed out that we are now living in a globalised world and an […]
Patriots call for continued use of English
KUCHING: Sarawak Patriot Association (SPA) has called on the Chief Secretary to allow civil servants to continue using multiple languages at work. Its chairman Datuk Dr Lau Pang Heng emphasised that language is but a tool of communication to understand each other. “I can remember when I was in primary school, my father used to […]
