Students urged to master multiple languages
SIBURAN: Students have been encouraged to master various languages including the Chinese language. Deputy Minister of Transport Datuk Dr Jerip Susil said this is important for students to expand their career potential in the future. “Through Chinese schools, students can learn and understand Mandarin in addition to the Malay and English languages. “When they understand […]
Lingering legacy of language
Language is the blood of the soul into which thoughts run and out of which they grow. — Justice Oliver W Holmes, Jr., US Supreme Court Language is indeed the dress of thought for it to be the impetus of social cohesion. Inspiration, encouragement, discouragement and desperation are sourced from it depending on its spirit, […]
Not hard to master national language
BY SOON LI WEI I can still recall a Chinese youth I met at a clinic two years ago who could hardly communicate in Bahasa Melayu. I was waiting for my turn to see the doctor when the young man who was probably in his 20s asked me in Mandarin if I could help him […]
Suara Sarawak praised for promoting Bahasa Melayu
KUCHING: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka (DBP) Sarawak deputy director Dr Shantrol Abdullah has commended Suara Sarawak’s initiative to promote Bahasa Melayu. According to him, language is important for a publication medium like a newspaper because it reflects the organisation. “Readers will assume that the organisation is not serious in promoting Bahasa Melayu as the national […]
Strengthen your command of English: Manyin
KUCHING: It is important for the people to strengthen their command of the English language which has become an important communication tool worldwide. In stating this, Education, Science and Technological Research Minister Datuk Seri Michael Manyin Jawong pointed out that the ability to communicate in English instantly opened up a vast number of doors for […]
Education — edification or deception
Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today. — Malcolm X, American Muslim human rights activist The core message of education is meant for your edification and empowerment, not to mess you up. It is there to massage and manage your intellect. Unfortunately, it has become […]
PPSMI aimed at mastering scientific fields
KUALA LUMPUR: The teaching and learning of Mathematics and Science in English (PPSMI) is aimed at mastering scientific fields right from school level, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said. The prime minister said to master Science, Malaysians would first need to be proficient in English as in the West, the field develops and progresses through the use of the […]
