Rather, it is the way the subjects are being taught in schools. FMTNews PPSMI
Is there anything wrong in the use of Bahasa Malaysia as the medium of instruction in the teaching and learning of Mathematics and Science in schools?Does the revival of PPSMI provide a democratic solution in the choice of language for Science subjects?
Even if students in rural schools might have been disadvantaged due to their socio-economic background, the use of Bahasa Malaysia as their mother tongue gave them the opportunity to understand the Science subjects better than using English, which is not their mother tongue. Tamil schools might not have produced excellent students in the past, with a few exceptions, but over the last decade or so, the quality of Indian students has improved due to the nature of class composition, as more and more middle-class Indian parents are sending their children to over more than 500 Tamil schools in the country.
In the national primary and secondary schools, there are some ominous indications that students are not keen on Science subjects. In secondary schools, there is a steady decline of students taking up Science subjects. Bringing about effective teaching and learning of Science subjects is not so much about switching languages but to critically examine how these subjects are being taught in schools and why there is disinterest in these subjects.
The matter of introducing the PPSMI cannot be merely reduced to a class phenomenon unless, of course, there is explicit class agenda behind the move. In a country like Malaysia, where class implications are obvious, the issue of PPSMI might be much more complex and political in nature.Some say that revival of the failed PPSMI might have something to do with the intention to dilute the mother tongue content of the vernacular schools. I am not sure about this.
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