TEACHER OF MATH AND SCIENCE (PPSMI)

Teacher that teaching English in Bahasa Melayu (BM). It is a headache if….. we are going to teach Science in BM

English is the language of an information and technology in the world. How dangerous it will be if we try to use Bahasa Melayu in teaching English in school. See some example below.

Jalan-jalan = walk-walk
Lagi-lagi saya = again-again me
main-main = play-play

English = Bahasa Melayu
Hardware = barangkeras
Software = baranglembut
Joystick = batang gembira
Plug and Play = cucuk dan main
Port = lubang
Server = pelayan
Client = pelanggan

Try to translate this into Bahasa Melayu to English:

That server gives a plug and play service to the client using either hardware or software joystick. The joystick goes into the port of the client.

Now in BAHASA:
Pelayan itu memberi pelanggannya layanan cucuk dan main dengan menggunakan batang gembira jenis keras atau lembut. Batang gembira itu akan dimasukkan ke dalam lubang pelanggan..