Gapena wants reversion to Bahasa Malaysia by new school term
KUANTAN, Aug 30 — The Federation of Malay Writers Associations (Gapena) today urged the government to scrap the teaching of science and mathematics in English (PPSMI) before the next school terms begins in January.
Its principal leader Tan Sri Prof Emeritus Ismail Hussein said the 2012 date for scrapping PPSMI should be revised with Bahasa Malaysia used fully in schools beginning next year.
“When the government introduced the PPSMI (six years ago), it was done immediately. Why must we wait until 2012 for the changeover,” he told reporters after announcing the contents of the Inderapura Pahang Darul Makmur Declaration that was issued in conjunction with the “Kenegaraan dan Jati Diri Melayu 2009” seminar here today.
He added that the matter must be treated urgently to “save pupils and students who otherwise might fail their examinations because of their weakness in English”. — Bernama
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