Language
To Teach or Not to Teach Mathematics and Science in English?
This is the English version of my previous entry “Ajar atau Tidak Ajar Matematik dan Sains dalam Bahasa Inggeris?” This is a crude translation anyway; don’t blame me, I’m a product of the system.
The Berita Harian newspaper reported today that the government would decide next year whether to continue with the policy to teach [...]
Ajar atau Tidak Ajar Matematik dan Sains dalam Bahasa Inggeris?
[Note: The English version of this entry is available in a separate entry, here!]
Akhbar Berita Harian hari ini melaporkan bahawa kerajaan akan membuat keputusan pada tahun depan sama ada meneruskan pengajaran subjek Matematik dan Sains dalam Bahasa Inggeris.
Menurut Timbalan Menteri Pendidikan Datuk Razali Ismail, kementerian akan membuat keputusan itu selepas penelitian oleh kabinet, dengan mengambil [...]
“Eats, Shoots and Leaves”
I just realised that I have not yet bought any book this year. I still have some unread ones but I guess it’s time to buy a new one.
I’m now looking at buying “Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation” by Lynne Truss, a former host of a BBC programme. The title [...]
Menjunjung Langit Dan Memijak Bumi
The illustration on the right is the product of 30 minutes of tutoring my 14-year-old son about the Malay proverbs.
Studying mostly everything in Chinese during his primary school in Sabah and later in English and Mandarin during the nearly three years of schooling in Singapore, it was not easy for him re-learn the Malay language [...]
Linguistic Supremacy and Hegemony: The Roads Not Taken post-1969
I’ve taken the liberty to publish an article written by Farish A. Noor titled “Linguistic Supremacy and Hegemony: The Roads Not Taken post-1969″ originally published on The Other Malaysia website. Herewith is the article:
Linguistic Supremacy and Hegemony: The Roads Not Taken post-1969
By Farish A. Noor
Tuesday, 01 April 2008
Below is an excerpt of an essay [...]
