The Importance of Teaching Mathematics and Science in English
Introduction
The whole idea of a is to prepare out children so that they are better prepared to face the challenges of globalisation, liberalisation as well as the fast development in today’s information and communication technologies.
What it has done is given our students, from a very young age, a new sense of confidence when using the international language of communication and it given them a good basic grounding from which they can and they should, continue to improve their mastery of a major second language, apart from Bahasa Malaysia. Ministry of education malaysia, we are behind you. (2009).
Body
One reason for the importance of PPSMI is as the competitive advantage.
To pursue a high standard of English for Malaysia’s children to ensure that their future is secure. a)It is time that parents step up to the plate and make the future of their children the priority. b)It will help them a great deal in their future pursuit, whatever field they choose to pursue. c)If the government doesn’t find a way to improve our poor English in school, we will be nowhere when countries like China catch up. Like it or not, we need to master English. (2011).
Teaching Mathematics and Science using English as the medium of instruction at school-level, significantly improves the quality of learning experience leading to the improvement in the proficiency of learners in those two subjects.
Teaching school-goers Mathematics and Science in English will improve the student’s understanding in the two subjects. a)Most materials which integrate explanatory style of conveying information regarding scientific and mathematical matters are crated with English as the main medium of communication. )Teaching the subjects in English would have helped broaden students’ knowledge of new terminologies and improve their command of the language.
Students in Malaysia should know languages that are different from their ‘mother language’. This will be able them to talk many learn and know many languages that are useful when they pursue their study in high level especially in overseas institutions. a)English will help in communication b) Children learn languages much faster and can learn multiple languages when they are below 10. In fact, it is best before age 7. (Feizrul, as cited in Hiaw, 2011)
Conclusion
PPSMI was introduced not to improve the students’ command of English but to ease the process of learning, understanding and in Science and Mathematics.
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