{"id":2669,"date":"2019-07-18T11:47:03","date_gmt":"2019-07-18T03:47:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/people.utm.my\/hadijahjaffri\/?p=2669"},"modified":"2019-07-18T14:45:38","modified_gmt":"2019-07-18T06:45:38","slug":"reintroduction-of-ppsmi-really","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/hadijahjaffri\/reintroduction-of-ppsmi-really\/","title":{"rendered":"Reintroduction of PPSMI: Really?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">Few days ago, I heard about <a href=\"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/hadijahjaffri\/the-return-of-ppsmi\/\">it<\/a> on the radio.\u00a0 Since then, I have been searching and researching about it.\u00a0 Of course, I rely on the news like Berita Harian and whatsnot as my main source of information.\u00a0 \ud83d\ude00 [<strong>Note:<\/strong> Even though I do not watch Malaysian TV programme on TV, but I do keep abreast with the latest news about the country, Malaysia using different modes of information]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">Like what I have expected, there are positive views and also criticisms about the reintroduction of PPSMI in Malaysian education system.\u00a0 Here are some news from various sources<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bharian.com.my\/berita\/nasional\/2019\/07\/586003\/kementerian-pendidikan-kumpul-pandangan-mengenai-ppsmi\">Berita Harian<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hmetro.com.my\/mutakhir\/2019\/07\/475991\/sistem-baharu-untuk-ppsmi\">Harian Metro<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.malaysiakini.com\/letters\/484305\">MalaysiaKini<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">When it was introduced more than ten years ago, it caused people i.e. parents, teachers and others, to query about its effectiveness.\u00a0 After several years since its implementation and with lots of evidences and research about it, it was postponed (uhuk uhuk stopped).\u00a0 Then it is going to be reintroduced again this year or the upcoming year.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><strong>What is my opinion about this?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">a) I never had any experience as a student nor a teacher when they implemented it first more than ten years ago.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">b) When I was at school for my Latihan Ikhtisas, I notice that majority of students from B40 families at my school are having low proficiency in English.\u00a0 One of the reasons is due to lack of reading.\u00a0 Sometimes, it is not their fault when they could not proficient in English because some of their parents do not use English at home (some use broken English &#8211; so what do you expect?) and some of their parents don&#8217;t feel the needs to supplement their children with reading materials and exercise books in English.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">For these students, it might be difficult for them to understand science and mathematics when they are taught in English as compared to in Malay.\u00a0 I know that some old school people said that they excel and proficient in English because they were taught science and mathematics in English even though their parents were not educated and did not supplement them with English reading materials at home.\u00a0 It is true.\u00a0 But, look at the time frame.\u00a0 Things are different from the years when they were students.\u00a0 Look at the current situation now.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>c) T<span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">he intention to reintroduce PPSMI is good.\u00a0 For the betterment of our future generation.\u00a0 We get that.\u00a0 But how are they going to do that?\u00a0 Teachers are not taught\u00a0 to teach science and mathematics in English.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">I remember one of the teachers who graduated from UTM in 2005 that I met when I underwent my Latihan Ikhtisas (she was among the batches of teachers who have experienced to teach science and mathematics in English and they were trained at university to teach science and mathematics in English) who said this to me &#8220;<em>I find it hard to teach the students mathematics in English because I have to teach them mathematical terms like division (bahagi), multiplication (darab), addition (tambah) and all.\u00a0 It is not easy for the students to get used to the terms.\u00a0 So, when I have to teach them something involving calculation and solving problem, some of them just rely on the mathematical symbols and not many of the students would able to do well if they were given narrative questions involving mathematical problems<\/em>&#8220;.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">d) To conclude, PPSMI is good because the intention is good but we need to be careful when it comes to implementing it.\u00a0 It might backfire us and leave detrimental effects on our future generations.\u00a0 We are attempting to close the social gaps in our society, not broaden it.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Few days ago, I heard about it on the radio.\u00a0 Since then, I have been searching and researching about it.\u00a0 Of course, I rely on the news like Berita Harian and whatsnot as my main source of information.\u00a0 \ud83d\ude00 [Note: Even though I do not watch Malaysian TV programme on TV, but I do keep &hellip; 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