Dire need for English to be a must –pass subject

Assalamualaikum. Hye. Hello.

Can I ask you something? Do you think English is important nowadays? Okay, before that this is my third entry. The topic is “Dire need for English to be a must –pass subject”.  I agree with this new implementation made by Education’s Ministry to students who take Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM).  

From my views, I think that this is the good idea because everyone already knows that English is important. Parents and most students are also giving the thumbs up for the Education Ministry’s proposal to make English a must-pass subject in SPM. English is an international language which used by all people in the world. Yes, I also agree with the statement in the news which said that this is the crucial move, so teachers must be trained, well prepared and facilities improved before any changes made.

Not all of students are good in English, so before implementing it, government must prepare all the things in order to improve the mastery of the language among students in a right direction. In every school, well train teachers have to be taken to ensure students more understand while learning English. Maybe, they can make a teaching English program which they import a teacher from oversea to teach at school for 3 or 4 months. This also can help students more easy to learn English with the expert imported teacher.

Moreover, facilities must be improved especially in the rural areas. Usually, there are lacks of facilities in teaching English in rural areas. So, government should provide more facilities so that it gives ease to teachers and student in learning and teaching process.  One more thing is, teachers for rural areas need to have different kind of training to help them tackle the problem faced by students there as parents and students did not too understand and see the importance of mastering English. They must be given an extra attention.

English is important for the future as there are lot of this language used in universities, colleges, assignments and course of works. So, by mastering English they can more understand and easy to do their work. In the news, there is statement which said that “the world has become so competitive that it has become necessity to have a good command of the language.” Yes, it right. There are lot of people who are master in the language nowadays, so the competition are high for them to further their study or apply for a job. This move to make sure all students aware of the importance of English and make sure Malaysian students are on par with the global community.

Making English a must-pass subject is not enough to make them expert and master in using the language. Students must be trained well by apply the English language in their daily live like communicate in English while in class, with peers and teachers and also in activities. It can help them improve in mastering English and have a better international communication. Like me, I am not so good in communicate in English, but i will try my best as I am English student.

This is not a threat to our culture and national identity, Bahasa Malaysia but it just help us in global economy and help in future. So, mastering English is importance for us but don’t forget to the importance of our national language. Equal importance should be given to both languages.

"My advice to all Malaysians is to make ourselves bilingual, if not trilingual, in this globalised age."
-TAN SRI LEE LAM THYE

International English used by all people in the world.

That’s all from me. Thank you. 

Stereotyping

Assalamualaikum…  Hello people! Lets read this.

This is the second entry for critical literacy blog which titled “Stereotyping is exaggerated generalizations associated with a categorizing system. They go beyond the facts at hand and make claims that usually have no valid basis. However, it is also something that most people find difficult to avoid from doing.” So, let’s explore your sense of tendency to make generalizations by expanding the following statement: 

Women shouldn’t be behind the wheel…

The definition of stereotype is characteristics ascribed to groups of people involving gender, race, national origin and other factors that are not always true. People are use this nowadays and it is being their habit.

From the statement given, for me I strongly disagree with that statement. We usually stereotype women as people who should not get on behind the wheels because it is a man's job. For me women should be behind the wheel.  Men always think that women are weak and not so good in many things. This is the assumption of general from their first sight towards women. There are women behind men who are always helping each other in making the things success. In driving, men think that the one who is driving too slowly on the road is women not men even they did not see the driver. 

Do you realize something? If women know how to drive it will give ease to men too. For example, if a husband is so busy with his work and didn’t have time to bring his wife to clinic, market, send his children to school and others his wife can help him. Not all women drive cars in a same way, there are also women that expert in driving. People always think women bring the problems when driving. Women who have driving license also can help to rescue his family. If in her family didn’t have men, so women are responsible to help her family. They can’t only depend to her dad only. It means that women have right to drive.

Men didn’t allow women to drive because they think women are the worst driver. Most of them have the same thought. So, it’s a stereotype that always happened. People also said women drive too slow even on the highway. In addition, people think women always involved in accidents. You can’t say that thing if you don’t know the driver is men or women and who is wrong and who is right. Don’t simply assume the worst driver is women. People can’t judge that from a gender.

Women should have a driving license for their easiness. So, she does not always depend on other people to take her where she wants to go. Learning how to drive gives women the security of knowing that they can get behind the wheel when they in need. People can’t say that only women that have weakness in driving while men not. Actually, men also have weakness in driving. Yes, it is not fair to say that women are not allowed to drive a car. They also need it for their ease.

In a conclusion, the stereotype is a bad attitude that everyone already know about it. However, the habit is hard to stop. Like the example of the statement given which means that women are the worst driver. People like to judge others that they have a same character and attitude from the past experienced. They simply judge them without knowing them very well.  So, we must try to stop stereotype others.

Thank you... :)

drive carefully ya . :D