S’wak deputy minister slams suggestion to delay teaching of English
A Sarawak deputy minister has hit out at an academic for suggesting that children should not be taught English at an early age, saying the country should instead emulate Singapore.
Dr Annuar Rapaee said the island state upheld the mother tongue while ensuring mastery of the English language, The Borneo Post reported.
“Bear in mind that the main reason we are far behind Singapore is because we switched our medium of instruction to Malay,” the deputy education, innovation, and talent development minister was quoted as saying.
Earlier today, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris associate professor Azizah Zain was reported by Harian Metro as saying that the growing trend of urban pupils using English as their main spoken language could undermine the…
