English vs BM – get to the root of the problem


I THINK if an effort is made to check things out in secondary schools, many people will find that Science is still taught in Bahasa Malaysia (BM) in most of these institutions.  

In a premier school in Seremban, for example, biology is taught in a mix of two languages, with most scientific terms given in English while explanations are in BM.  

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