TTT – PPSMI – VI
I’m puzzle! Every year, the same issues arise; English is PPSMI (Program Pembelajaran Sains & Matematik dalam Bahasa Inggeris) main purposes but English was never its main objective…
… to some of the trainers.
This would be the fifth year of PPSMI and my second year as a trainer.
Although it was supposedly my third times as a trainer but since last year schedule pack like a sardines, I had to skip it.
This year, I’m back; hoping it will provide a change which I’ve loudly spoken out 3 years ago.
Why pick a trainer who can’t speak a bit of English when the main objective of the programmes was to enhance the use of English.
My hope was dash in the glamorous of the Palace of Golden Horses.
Most of the trainer attended, I would say 60% of them not even planning to do training in English. Some of them were excellent in Soft Skill / Public Speaking but hardly of them wants to try English as a medium.
Not a little bit.
As usual, excuses are the first thing come out from some of them.
I’ll be training in rural area which most of the teachers not even use English as their first language.
As a trainer, you’re the person who delivering the message so stops giving that lames excuses. PPSMI is not just providing a computer skill training its also providing the effort to convey teachers to use English as spoken language during their Mathematic and Science classes.
No wonder, nobody is in favour of PPSMI and try to revert back to PPSMM…
I was really angry by the end of 3 days training. Bunch of selected best trainer is “Malay” spoken person too… and every year it’s the same.
I’m not saying my English is good, but at least I’ve tried!
This is why I’m so racist against my own race!
UPDATED [140908]
To Malaysian out there who still complaining about should or not PPSMI stayed and also to all the Malay NGOs what-so-ever who still ice-tongue-fight about the effectiveness of the program; please, please stop being silly; you guys got to much shit inside your brain!
Ucap tama by the Ministry representative – also in Malay
Pn Siti – our master trainer – she speaks English most of the times
Khomizal, who will be training in Perak
Shuba of Sepakat & Mathilda Lee of Simple Advantage
Trainer from Class 3
Trainer from Class 3
Trainer from Class 3
Class 3 with JrJ boss (2nd from right) and Pn. Siti (5 from left)
During class break
Mathilda & Nida of Simple Advantage
Theatrette of the Palace of Golden Horses
Simple Advantage back bone, Nida & husband
Simple Advantage Trainer – front from left – Eny, Ms X, Shivon, Zairol, Nida, Shuhaila – back from left – Mathilda, Me, Shuba of Sepakat, Amelia, Fendi & Ashraf
We’re the only group who stand to be different!
But the credit have to go to KUB, Mimos & JrJ for a succesfull TTT and without any big controversy except for opening speech about Bumiputera.
UPDATED [030908]
Manage to speaks with my sis & my ybro regarding the notebook’s OS their schools got it for PPSMI IV – Windows Vista – so En. Nasrul what we should do if the syllabus is already wrong?
September 6th, 2008 at 6:22 pm
hej! Wahaza…something wrong with the policy…it needs to fine tune or discard…what a waste of resources!
September 7th, 2008 at 1:41 am
Danial, the programme is actually good to close the IT gap between the educators and the young generation, however the loosen policy and some local IT educated Malaysian (mindset) who taking this as an one-off-easy task is sicken me and will worsen its more;
If you’re in room with the teachers who participate in ICT-PPSMI, some of them especially in rural area haven’t use a notebook before. It’s appaulling.
I think, that why most of us should not just talk and complaint all the time if we’re the lucky people who have an easy access to this technology.
September 7th, 2008 at 5:24 am
hej! wahaza…the Ministry must carry out a study first before implementing the programme…and i am sure that this haven’t been done before the formulation of said policy…i have interviewed some teachers in the rural areas and found that their attitudes on ICT were not so positive…
danial mas last thought..I’m shocked! I no spik ingrish!
September 7th, 2008 at 10:24 am
I think the kesedaran of its objective on the earlier stage was really bad.
Right now after 5 years, its still not able to change the mindset of some of them (teachers and IT Trainer).
But if they revert back to BM, I think all the effort will be such a waste and we’re really moving backwards.
September 13th, 2008 at 10:48 am
Hi syam…ape ni…nak eja nama aku pun ko salah…betul kan..betulkan!..hahahaha
September 13th, 2008 at 3:02 pm
Mathilda, dah betulkan dah.. terlupalah
September 13th, 2008 at 5:41 pm
Woit!! Gambar last tu tak nampak muka aku yg cun melecun… Hampeh! Photoshop kan! Photoshop-kan! Hahahahah
September 13th, 2008 at 6:07 pm
Amelia; I thought you don’t want to be so glamour?
October 20th, 2008 at 9:45 am
rileks la…aku pun ex trainer..cumer this yr skip gaks…nak speaking camner time ajo..cikgu pun request in malay………
October 20th, 2008 at 10:48 am
Kin, thanks for visiting; After 3 session I’ve handle this year; since I use at least 70% English in class and 30% in Malay for corny jokes – during the individual presentation by the teachers, all teachers even the one who are a bit poor in English manage to presented in English. To me, that’s a big achievement.
Yeap u’re right, they do requested the trainer to conduct this in Malay but to me, it’s not fair to others non-Malay teachers in the same classes
October 29th, 2008 at 9:46 am
Alorps, I’m looking for the advantages and disadvantages of PPSMI for my coming debate competition. Your writing helped me a bit. Thankies. Keep up the good work.
October 29th, 2008 at 11:50 am
gg; very much welcome; I hope you had your point for the debate.
March 24th, 2009 at 9:37 pm
i’m from IPTA student. i’m looking for effectiveness learning science when lectures are done totally done in english.
right now i don’t get any idea for my debate about that topic.
since i’m look up ur webpage and i get a little bit information about effectiveness when we learn science in english.
then i hope i get more information about PPSMI for my coming debate.
i hope u can share more information about PPSMI.
thankz a lot..