Make English Pass Compulsory in SPM

There’s no denying that the standard of English amongst our youth had deteriorated. I am lucky as we are the 1st batch when only History and Geography were taught in Bahasa Malaysia.

I had personally conducted many interviews with school leavers and even fresh graduates and most of them had problems expressing themselves when they were asked to introduce themselves in English. Perhaps, those that I had in contact with may or may not reflect the actual state of command of English Language amongst our youth to go by but it’s rather shocking enough to demand some swift corrective measures before the problem further deteriorates.

I am equally surprise as our Education Minister that it’s not compulsory to at least have a pass or credit in English to pass the SPM. Naturally, this would result in less focus or even total disregard to this particular subject as English would have totally no impact to passing the SPM.

Without the basic command of English Language, our youth would lose out in the ever competitive job market and may further lose out to graduates from our neighboring countries that had emphasize on the importance to grasp the proper command of English.

I sincerely hope that a wise decision could be taken by the relevant Ministry to improve the situation.

Malaysia Boleh!!