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WRITTEN ENGLISH COMMUNICATION
ASSIGNMENT TITLE
EDUCATION SHOULD BE IN ENGLISH IN OUR EDUCATION SYSTEM
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Acknowledgements
1.0 Introduction 1
1.1 History 2
3.0 Review 7
4.0 Conclusion 11
5.0 Bibliography 12
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Our heart felt thanks to Minister YB Dato Dr Hj Shafie Bin Mohd Salleh from the
Ministry of Higher Learning who has given us a chance to make this research.
valuable to our country. It’s really means a lot for us and really appreciated.
Baharuddin Anis at Hospital Tawau, Mr. Jaimi at Kunak Police Headquarters, Mr.
Registration, Mohd Sofrizan at KFC Tawau, Mrs. Salfarizan at Syarikat Sri Jadi,
Tawau, Mrs. Mariani Mohit and Mrs. Aminah Benjare at SK Tagasan, Semporna,
Mr. Albert Yap at USM, Penang, Ms. Norita Sius at UUM, Kedah and Mr. Vijith
Vasu at Klang, Selangor. The cooperation you all had given to us, it was helpful
in our research.
their cooperation, in using the references and the facilities in the Lahad Datu
Library.
Lastly but not the least, to our tutor Mrs. Vera Voo for all her moral support
and the encouragement to pursue our writing and completed this research report.
Thank you.
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REPORT WRITING
Introduction
When we talk about the important of using English language, many issues we
can discuss about. Especially in the globalize world nowadays. English language
was an International language. This language has been cross a border and
bounding between country, races and religion. It has been using and accepted as
Seeing this situation our government also has given a very important place in our
education system in our country to make sure our nation and the next generation
prepare for the challenge in the future in other to make them equivalent with the
“If the “practice” definition is used, then English certainly has official status in
Malaysia. Though the 1957 constitutions has declared Malay as the national
language, it has allowed the use of English for all official purposes, in parliament
and for all legislation purpose for a period of 10 years (i,e.until 1967) Though
Malay was subsequently designed as the sole official language in the National
Language Act of 1967 and reinforced in its revised version, the Act of 1971, the
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use of English was permitted in certain situation authorized by the head of state
“The Yang di Pertuan Agong may permit the continued use of the
History
1.1 On the year of 1874 – 1957 the British armies have been new colonizes
Malaya and that is how the start of English language has been using among
1.2 For north Borneo and known as Sabah, the colonial of British begin from
1946 until 1956 the first mission school in northern Borneo was open by
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make a survey to individuals from different background, from the result of our
raw data collection we have found that various opinion have been given by them.
They are pros and contras opinion from the suggestion that education should be
in English in our education system. Below are the various opinions from our
survey:
From the interviewed that we have been made to several individual from the
government agencies, some of them has says that the using of English language
not important in the government agencies, this is because the entire official
matter only using Bahasa Malaysia especially when they want to entertain the
and Mr. Jaimi who worked as Inspector at Kunak Police Headquarters. Both of
them agree that English language not very important in the government agencies
and also in the education system. But they agrees that the state of English now
in Malaysia was in the high level and that’s why according to them though the
English language not important in the government but it’s important for those who
By the way some of the government agencies were given the important of using
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medical words and phrase was using English terms. According to Mr.
Baharuddin Anis who worked at the Tawau Hospital, the using of English
From the research that we have been made for private sector, we have been
found that those who worked in the private sector are totally agreed with the
administration etc. e.g. one of our subject who worked in the plantation as an
perform any task that has been given because all the terms and phrase only
using English language (Mr. Mohd Zain Abas, working as an assistant manager
at TSH company). Especially for those who worked in the big city, the demand of
using English language really high. For Mr. Sofrizan who worked at KFC
English language very important for him. Like his job, a lot of his customers were
using English and either he like it or not he have to use the language to entertain
them and for the equivalent of his work as an assistant manager. Mrs. Salfarizan
who worked at Sri Jadi Company at Tawau, she also agreed that in private sector
there are using hundred percent English languages for their official matter.
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We also make interviewed to a two teachers (Mrs. Aminah Benjare and Mrs.
Mariani Mohit) and they are not agreed if our education system all in English.
any subject mainly to Malay students. Apart from that a lot of teachers will also
have problems to conduct a class and teach a students using English language.
Even until today they still having problems to teach students in Math & Science
subject. The real problems actually come from their background because they
From our survey to university student, majority of them agreed if our education
system using English language. In the university the using of English language
was necessary for the process of study and reference books because a lot of
they want to search for a job and its quiet challenging for them because
nowadays the standard of English language in the job market very demanding
says Mr. Albert Yap who now still studying at USM, Penang and Ms. Norita
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On our survey we’ve found that almost of the subjects agreed that English
language very important in the family line especially for children who need to give
some exposal since in the early of their age. The need of using English language
accompanied with the using of English language in Math and Science subject in
our education system nowadays. As parents who have to face with the challenge
in our education system now, they believe that they also have to upgrade their
self in other to help their own children for their better future.
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3. 0 Review
From the research that we have been made to our subject, the overall average of
the results was 32.5% not agreed with the suggestion and 67.5% agreed if
For government agencies, the result was 30% agreed and 70% strongly not
agreed. Private agencies research results found that 100% agreed with the using
of English language in our education system. School and academic staff, the
result was 50% agreed and 50% not agreed with the suggestion. For university
students 90% of them agreed with the suggestion. Below are the charts showing
32.5%
Agreed
Not agreed
67.5%
3.1: The pie chart showing the result of the subject opinion on suggestion
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120
Percentage
100
80
60
40
20
0
Government Private School and University
Agencies sector Academic students
Various Sector
3.2: The bar chart above showing us the percentage opinions from various
sectors.
Where as, almost of them agreed that the state of English language in our
country now was in the highest level especially in the education system. Even
though only 30% of the government agencies agreed with the suggestion, but the
government has start given the importance of English language in the early of
80s.
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“The Government has recognized that the only way to prevent the country
such as English.
In recent years, with the implementation of the national language policy well
under way and the association of English with colonial domination fading, the
English teaching in the country, especially in the rural areas. Large numbers
o teachers have been recruited from Britain in the belief that this is the effective
continually being stressed by the Prime Minister, the Minister of Education and
politician media. Articles on the teaching and learning of English have been
abroad, mainly the countries mentioned was 31,500. This was half the total
enrolled in the local institution in the same year was 31,529. On completion of
their studies, these Malaysians returned not only with whatever skills they came
to acquire, but also with a very much reinforced command of the English
language. Back in Malaysia, they constitute an elite cadre of talent which cannot
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areas attempt to make use of English words and phrases (originating from
bilinguals) in their speech. Asmah (1975) has noted how powerful English is as a
“In the upper class shopping centers such as those along Jalan
Street, one is liable to get better attention from the salesgirl if one were to
speak in English (even in broken English) than if one to resort to Malay, the
office and business, who until today still showed preference for clients
who can understand English” (Asmah Haji Omar, 1975, The Malaysian
Mosaic of Language).
which have given a further boost to English. The numbers of tourist visiting
Malaysia has increased considerably over the years and further increases are
expected with the boom in air travel and international tourist trade. In 1975 the
number of tourist visiting peninsular Malaysia was 1.4 million and this was
motivation, therefore, for those who are in any way connected with the tourist
shopping centers, etc., to learn English. For Malaysians in general, the presence
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Conclusion
In our point of view, the results of our research we’ve found that the using of
Therefore, from our own opinion we agreed with the suggestion “education
should be in English in our education system now” without leave out our national
to the entire nation in our country and our country will have a great development
“I would die for my country………but I would not let my country die for
me.” Neil Kinnock (1942-), British Politician, “Speech Labour Party Conference”.
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REFERENCES
• Micheal H . Bake ( 1965 ). Sabah the first ten years as a colony 1946 –
• D. Haji Mohd Kassim H. H. ( 26th April 1966 ). Sabah And The Sabah
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