What it means to Malaysian

Hannah at a forum on what it means to be Malaysian. 53 years of Independence and we're still asking the question ...

(Shuf says, we should have remained part of the British empire ... at least we'll have no qualms about calling ourselves 'British')

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[byitong]

kalo kite nk jadikn yg bukan melayu fasih dlm bahasa malaysia, then we might need to change our education system.

Its just my suggestion, kite should not ade sekolah khas Cina or India. But all the Sekolah Kebangsaan should teach all 3 language. Barulah ade pergaulan yg betul, and also get to learn all language

[gripmannwk]

@along111 u very naive along111....using different language doesnt means u dont have identiti malaysia, the bahasa malaysia is just national language

[catsux69]

@byitong totally agree with you... in my opinion by having those SRJC Cina or India we're actually teaching our younger generation the meaning of 'racial segregation' at a very young age...

[longkee2029]

when i watch this video, i see good points that are highlighted by the lady....however instead of debating her point of view, we debate why she didn't speak malay....watafak?

[adyseptember1]

Sebelum cakap banyak....takda fakta @ plan utk sama2 bersatu antara kaum. Hapuskan perbezaan perkauman dalam sistem pendidikan dahulu.Barulah generasi Malaysia saling mengenali sejak bangku sekolah.baru lah cakap pasal perpaduan kaum.Puak2 ini sokong tak??? Hapuskan sekolah antara Kaum-Sek.Cina,Indi &,Melayu. Sokong sistem 1 sekolah @ Sekolah Wawasan. Tiada sekolah persendirian.... utk rapatkan jurang kaum

[kalyani1960]

the best wishes,and keep up the good work,,God Blesss you,,,,,,

[iqe98]

@enkii82 yeah, i had lots of pictures in it. Because my german is understandably bad. But, I still had 35 pages of written german.they do speak like human beings you know... hehe, i know ur jk. English is taught as an elective. At the work place, it is considered an extra but not determinant. They even change all the voices of movies in german! no subtitles.harry potter might have the same voice as jackie chan! The Original Voice (OV) theaters are never full! Filled with us malaysians. hehe.

[iqe98]

@enkii82 hold on a sec. your 3 points does not represent what u are saying here: enkii82:"all universities in germany, japan needs ppl to get know English to get into top universities in their countries".You said in their countries.in germany, no. so, i just corrected that. Only a small mistake :) .However, i get your point. English is important. But english is not a MAJOR determinant in German universities. I had to pass a german test not eng. like other foreign students before being accepted.

[enkii82]

the undergrad doesnot matter. what matter is the graduate level where the 'real research' kicks in. undergrad is the acceptors of knowledge, graduate is the giver. so if one country wants to be a leader and 'giver' of education english is an essential language to learn. btw, in germany nothng much need to be written, aren't that mathematical equations the only language they speak in their teachings , jk.

[enkii82]

@iqe98 Of course, most of the undergrad studies uses their own language, even in japan. And you have mistaken me. 3 points I was trying to make. 1. even Japanese universities use japanese language as the medium of teaching but the english is the major determinant for their entry to their top U. 2. Most of the graduate level school uses english now (to attract global student and most of the higher level text mostly available in english) and 3 the language of communications of the world is English

[iqe98]

@enkii82 erm, nope. I studied in germany for more than 6 years. English is only starting to creep in. Only in Masters though and in some bachelors (changing from DIPLOM cert. to English edu:( ). Education in Germany is mostly German. The top 10 Universities all teach in German. I submitted my final thesis in German. My friends who asked to submit it in english, some professors allow it, others don't, saying "you are studying in Germany, you should learn the language and submit it in German"

[iqe98]

Of course you have to speak BM. Takpela, boleh je cakap bahasa lain. Tapi BM tu kenala fasih. I've been living in Europe for 8 years and have seen that regardless of the ethnic differences around here, they speak the country's language. I live in Germany now. Turks that are born here all speak turkish too. But, they speak German among Turks. Aku ada member cina gak, ok je bahasa melayu derang. Somehow terasa close to them bila dengar derang cakap BM.Kalau pernah gi Kelantan, semua hebat kecek.