The standard of English in Malaysia is apalling. Some people say that T1’s English is very good but I beg to differ. Yes, she speaks and writes correctly but it is the least that is expected of her because after all, we speak decent English at home! It is her mother tongue!

Perhaps she may read, speak and write better than many kids her age in Malaysia but seriously, this is the standard. This is the minimum required of a seven year old. The reason kids in Malaysia’s English fall short is because we don’t even have teachers who are qualified to teach English. There are very, very few teachers in Malaysia who can teach English yet English is the business language of the world, it is the International Language, the most used, the most amazing.

Several kids who attend Chinese School also go for English Enrichment classes which is great but you really need to know where to go too. Speaking and writing good grammar isn’t enough. The child must be challenged with a strong vocabulary of words and be taught to write creatively. Of course, if your child hasn’t grasped simple grammar, work consistently on it.

T1 doesn’t have a choice in bad grammar as the moment she speaks an incorrect tense, we are there to correct it. Besides, because we speak it at home, it becomes second nature. Her love of learning inspires her to ask me the meaning of words all the time. Mostly, I wouild tell her to Google it! But if I am free and know the word, then I’d explain it. Yesterday, she saw the word VACANCY at the mall and asked me what it meant. She also reads a lot so spelling is better and vocabulary stronger. She hasn’t yet started thinking critically about written work but that will come later.

I do think that if one wants to be good at English, then reading is a must. Inculcating the love of reading is so advantageous to children. Don’t ever force your kids but keep finding out what makes them tick and you’d be able to encourage their love of reading somehow.

Mind you, many people from England speak and write bad English too! Especially those from the midlands. I kid you not! A good majority of them mix up their and there, you’re and your and so on. If we want to be good at English, we have to work at it. I know a lady who came from Chinese School, worked in Singapore Airlines and only learnt English as an adult. But because she was persistent and wanted to learn, she read and worked really hard, asked lots of questions, and now in her forties, speaks and writes good English, which is better than many Malaysians.

Is English important to you? Or is Mandarin more important? Can you succeed at both? Of course you can.

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