The government should focus on raising the standard of the national language in vernacular schools.
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KUALA LUMPUR: Sabah delegate, Taufiq Abu Bakar Titingan, told the Umno General Assembly on Friday that Orang Asal students form a near majority, if not a majority, in many Chinese schools in Sabah.
He was explaining why he was not in favour of any move to close down vernacular schools in the country.
Citing figures, he said 84 per cent of one Chinese school in Sabah were Orang Asal.
He disclosed that 15,120 out of 35,162 students in Chinese vernacular schools were Orang Asal.
“If we close these schools, where are they going to go?” he asked.
“We want all Malaysians to be able to speak the national language fluently, no matter which schools they attended.”
He conceded that many students in vernacular schools were not proficient enough in the national language and suggested that more efforts be put in to raise the standard of the Malay language in these schools.
Former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, in a recent blog posting on the education system dividing the people, said the natives in Sabah and Sarawak preferred to send their children to Chinese schools.
KUALA LUMPUR: Sabah delegate, Taufiq Abu Bakar Titingan, told the Umno General Assembly on Friday that Orang Asal students form a near majority, if not a majority, in many Chinese schools in Sabah.
He was explaining why he was not in favour of any move to close down vernacular schools in the country.
Citing figures, he said 84 per cent of one Chinese school in Sabah were Orang Asal.
He disclosed that 15,120 out of 35,162 students in Chinese vernacular schools were Orang Asal.
“If we close these schools, where are they going to go?” he asked.
“We want all Malaysians to be able to speak the national language fluently, no matter which schools they attended.”
He conceded that many students in vernacular schools were not proficient enough in the national language and suggested that more efforts be put in to raise the standard of the Malay language in these schools.
Former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, in a recent blog posting on the education system dividing the people, said the natives in Sabah and Sarawak preferred to send their children to Chinese schools.
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