Advantages Of Learning English In Malaysia

In this research, I’m going to focusing on the English as a language is being taught in many countries oversea today including Thailand. In fact, you’ll be surprising to know that English is required for many of the students in many countries. Unfortunately, it is not necessarily taught as well as it could be because of heavy teaching load, class sizes and adequate technology. Learning an English today still's has been challenging for many countries and specifically in Thailand. In Thailand, the student often gets too overwhelmed with English and mentally tune out in the classroom because English was their least favorite subjects. On the other hand, the students don’t have a resource at school or they don’t have it enough. Furthermore, many students just go to English class and switch back to Thai as soon as they out of school. English isn't used locally in Thailand. Although, there still a lot students continue care about English language because English has been the most ordinarily utilized language internationally and the language of traffic control and the majority of academic journals. It’s the most common language on the internet and the language that travelers use to communicate with different native speakers.

Many kids in school are wanting to learn a new language away from their native language but many students are wondering what language is going to help them the most in the future. English is the clear answer for these students that are wondering what new language to learn for a number of reasons. Through different articles through the book “Language: A Reader for Writers” it discusses how language is the most successful and most useful language to speak. College students who want to learn a second language, that have not learned English, should learn English because it is the most widely used language in the world and it is the most useful language to learn.

In their opinion in countries that English is not their native language it has negative impact on culture and mother tongue. However, there are many reasons that demonstrated that use of English as a medium of instruction have positive impact on everyone’s life. As a study clearly says that student has the ability and skills to learn many languages (Begg, 2012). He adds that teaching a language in schools as a first or second language qualitatively vary because if all higher-study materials are in English so students to needs to be proficient in that language and that transition is smooth from school to college or college to university. In addition he clearly mentioned that” Junking English as a medium of education will only push us back”. For instance, there are many people he studied in English that now became successful in their life, Indira Gandhi, Jyoti Basu, Ratan Tata, Sunil Gavaskar, Amitabh Bachchan and a million of people who are leaders and successful (Begg, 2012). Therefore, all of these researches widely declare that English as a medium of instruction has benefits to improve educational system of and to develop a country that English is not their native

English Language is traditionally viewed as a code made up of words and a series of rules that connect them together. Language learning here, involves only vocabulary learning, and the rules for constructing ‘proper’ sentences. In most schools in Meghalaya, grammar is being taught at a very early age and students are expected to understand complex idiomatic phrases at the secondary level. Linguistic terminologies, rules of grammar, complex vocabulary, proverbs and their meanings have to be learnt by heart for them to overcome their board examinations. Such a situation only confuses the learners at a

English has undergone some changes in relation to its status in the world. Some years ago, it only became the first or second language for several countries. Nowadays, alongside with the development of information, communication, and technology the status of English becomes a lingua franca in the world. That is, a language that is used as a means of communication between people with different language. This change, of course, brings some impacts in the roles of English as a language. English is not seen as a language for identity anymore. Yet, it functions mainly as a means of communication. Added to this, the change of the English status as a lingua franca will also impact to the educational sector especially in English Language Teaching (ELT). With regard to this issue, this paper tries to present the notion of English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) and its implication to the teaching learning process especially in Indonesian context.

Initially, the subjects taught in schools that could adopt the Malay language as a medium of instruction without difficulty were the first affected by the conversion process (Asmah ,1982).Subjects such as physical education, art and craft, local studies and music were the first few subjects that were instructed to be taught Malay language in English-medium schools. However, the Ministry of Education was forced to make a drastic change in the education system due to severe race riot that occurred on 13 May 1969. In July 1969, the Minister of Education at that time Dato Haji Abdul Rahman Ya’akub, declared that beginning from January 1970, English-medium schools would be phased out in Malaysia and by 1985 all former English-medium (‘national-type’) schools would become Malay-medium (‘national’) schools. This decision later reinforced in the Third Malaysia Plan (1976-1980) that states Bahasa Malaysia (Malay) is the basis for national integration, but the plan also states that measures will be taken to ensure that English is taught as a strong second language (Government of Malaysia, 1976, p. 386). The reasons given for the maintenance of English was to keep abreast of scientific and technological developments in the world and to participate meaningfully in international trade and commerce (Government of Malaysia,

It serves as the primary language of the ubiquitous and all-influential World Wide Web, latest version applications, programs and freeware, shareware, peer- to- peer, social media networks and websites. Furthermore, English is of vital importance for higher education and specialized training. English is the medium of instruction in most universities and higher education institutes of the world. Skill to read and write English aptly is very much important, especially for higher studies in a foreign country and also for good standard of books as well as study materials. It is quite untrue to say that the books accessible in diverse mother tongues are of poor quality; however, it is a fact that the books obtainable in English on diverse matters are in wider choice. Apart from these, English is important for access to world media and entertainment. Satellite channels around the world telecast news and views in English. The art, tradition, culture and life style of any country can be understood fairly well if we have knowledge of the English

Education is a nation building and globally inter-related activity that unlocks the door to modernization. It is imparted through formal, informal and non-formal ways. For this purpose, there is a need of interaction among the students, teachers and study material. Usually, educational system at the primary level follows the medium of instructions in the mother tongue. But at the secondary level, the students are required to learn one or two unfamiliar languages i.e. English and Urdu. In Pakistan, the students have to study English as a compulsory subject from K.G to graduation level due to the following reasons:

The way English is taught around the world contributes to linguistic imperialism. Other countries’ English programs are “a vital site for social and linguistic reproduction, and the inculcation of relevant knowledge, skills, and attitudes, and therefore particularly central in processes of linguistic hierarchism” (Phillipson 245). In other words, proper education is key when it comes to learning English. ELL students rely on receiving outstanding education in order to contribute to the success of the English speaking world. Without proper education, these students may not be able to keep up with how fast the English language is becoming the standard of the world. They could fall behind along with their country if they do not live up to that standard. EFL programs vary in English speaking countries and consist of different methods of teaching students to learn the language. One of these methods is the dual-language method, which consists of learning English alongside a student’s native language. This is not always ideal for parents, who “advocate English-only classes, hoping for a fast-track approach. Although English-only classes may help with spoken fluency, it has not been proven effective for learning the written aspects of the language” (Lynch). The desire for their children to keep up with the English speaking world is behind these parents’ criticism of the dual-language method. However, English is not easy to teach, especially alongside another language.

In Indonesia, English is taught in junior high school and senior high school, even in elementary school. Studying English is not a new thing for the students of senior high school before. Teaching English as a foreign language in senior high schools is aimed at providing the students to achieve communicative competence in skills such as listening, speaking, reading and writing. Although English is not the new thing for Senior high school students, in fact they still have many difficulties in studying English.

Having in mind the topic of this article, Nihat (2008) explains the importance of acquiring communicative competences inside the classrooms as an important fact of English Language Teaching. He stated that more than grammatical rules and structures, students should know how to use their second language, in order to

Specifically, the historical background concerning the use of English in the two countries, the political landscape involving the role of English, the mentality towards English and lastly the teaching of English. In the past English was the language of the Singaporean government when Singapore was a British colony. Since then it has been a wellspring of economic resource. Meanwhile English has never held official status in Japan and the citizens of japan can make a comfortable living for themselves without the need for English in daily activities. English interestingly is very prominent in Singapore but has little use in Japan. Touching on attitudes, Singaporeans are fully embracing English while in contrast Japanese people still have lingering doubts. Certainly English education in Japan is heavily criticised however English education in Singapore is commensurate to other English speaking developed nations.

In many countries non-native English speakers are introduced of English as a foreign language in public schools as a required subject beginning in early primary schools. In Saudi Arabia, in 1927 the English language was introduced at the secondary schools without a specific syllabus. In 1953, teaching English language was introduced at intermediate and secondary schools with a specific syllabus (Al-Subahi, 1989). For many years in Saudi education curriculums English courses were compulsory and started from middle school up to secondary public schools, the students’ ages from 11 or 12 attended intermediate level and at age 18 finish secondary level. Nevertheless, private schools in Saudi Arabia start teaching English as a foreign language from first grade onward, however, there are a lot of students who still find mastering English very difficult, and their performance is still weak. I certainly regret that this is the case; looking back over our schools I believe they should inspire the students early about the importance of learning English language for the sake of their future. In short, learning foreign languages not just for giving ways to communicate with people in other countries, has become important for those who want to study and get a degree or who want a good job in other countries such as United States, British, or Australia. Teaching English language to Saudi children will open up new

“Learn everything you can, anytime you can, from anyone you can; there will always come a time when you will be grateful you did” According to Sarah Caldwell. English is an international language. Learning English make your standards to reach your goal. Around you many people will teach you, guide you and make you understand English. It’s your time to take that opportunity in hand and move on. It time to change your world into opportunities and get modern. Learning English can be beneficial for many reasons.

The English language plays an unparalleled role in the educational system, mass media, courts, administration, commerce and industry in India. English has formed a deep psychological association with most Indians. It is firmly believed that a thorough knowledge of English is indispensable if one wants to come up in life. But the same kind of English cannot be taught to students belonging to different streams, in other words, the English that we teach our young students must suit their tastes and serve their needs.