Using of English in teaching Mathematics and Science: Is the performance satisfactory?

• Main Author: Mansor, Norudin
• Format: Book Section
• Language: English
• Published: Faculty of Communication and Modern Languages, Universiti Utara Malaysia 2007
• Subjects: LB Theory and practice of education; PE English
• Online Access: http://repo.uum.edu.my/3265/1/Nor1.pdf; http://repo.uum.edu.my/3265/; http://staf.uum.edu.my/tleia2/
• Institution: Universiti Utara Malaysia

The policy of changing the medium of instruction in the teaching of Mathematics and Science from Bahasa Melayu to English is an important innovation affecting teachers of Mathematics and Science generally. It poses special challenges not only for teachers who have been trained in the Malay medium b...