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Alright, when we want to talk about the Japanses and Korea, then you must analyse why they are so successful. Answer is simple ... one word only. Hardworking!
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I think you hit it right on the nail with this one,
ckchin! We are not being
hardworking in promoting Bahasa Melayu, and turning it into a scientific, mathematic, business and economic language! We want to point to the "lack" of the usage in English as the reason why Malaysians are not very successful, when it is really our own fault.
Now the Government wants to introduce English in subjects like Science and Mathematics. Well, let me tell you this,
ckchin: I was never taught Science and Mathematics in English. I come from a totally
Malay-medium education background, yet, some people ask me how come I speak (and write) fluent English. The answer is very simple,
ckchin: I was
hardworking in improving my English! I read books, articles, magazines, etc. in English. In time, my proficiency in English grow. I have some articles and short stories published in the NST and The Star before...
This does not mean I discard Bahasa Melayu either, I have written several
sajaks which were published in DBP magazines, and I earned royalties from those works. I even won a DBP-sponsored contest
twice in
sajak writing.
In short, all these excuses about teaching subjects in English to "improve" English is total nonsense!
You can only achieve proficiency in English by sheer
hard work, not by simply teaching in English and then expecting the proficiency to grow.
I am very angry at the BN Government for alienating our
Bahasa Kebangsaan.
I will not vote BN in the next election, I can tell you that!
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Yes, the Japanese do not speak English because they can do so. They can say 'NO' to Englsih because their economy, their culture (hardworking), their spirit of work
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I think if you compare Japanese-speakers with Bahasa Melayu-speakers (that includes Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei, Singapore, Cambodia and southern Thailand), you will find that the total would be
more than Japanese speakers. So of course we can afford to say 'NO' to English, but the problem is our
laziness to say 'NO'!
BAHASA JIWA BANGSA!
Regards.