Shifting and change in the medium of instruction from Bahasa Malaysia to English in Science and Mathematics / Krishna Samy Nallasamy

• Main Author: Nallasamy, Krishna Samy
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2005
• Subjects: English language; Study and teaching; Malaysia
• Online Access: https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/58455/1/58455.PDF; https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/58455/

The change in the medium of instruction from Bahasa Malaysia to English in the teaching of Science and Mathematics in the Malaysian education system by the government in 2004 has drawn much controversy both from academicians and politicians. Some fear this change will erode the role of Bahasa Malays...