troubling issue of the standard and quality of English in Malaysia, there is no doubt it does matter.
What comes to mind is the support system being given to both secondary schools and universities to enable these students to grasp enough of the English language to display command of the language when they need it, whether socially or for employment. “Bahasa Malaysia needs to be maintained to honour its status as national language but English can be given more emphasis from Form 3 onwards so the command over the language reaches its peak at Form 5 level. That way the students when they enter public universities, they excel in both Bahasa Malaysia and English,” said Zaki, whose two elder children successfully transitioned to Multimedia University , upon completion of their Sijil Tinggi Malaysia .
The purpose of using a mix in teaching is to accommodate the national language, while also preparing students for global academic and professional environments where English proficiency is crucial. To ensure a high level of proficiency in both languages, we need to work together from primary education right up to higher education,” she said.