RECENTLY, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim revealed an ambitious plan to improve our students’ mastery of the English language while upholding the position of Bahasa Malaysia (BM) as the national language with effect from next year.
Our local graduates have suffered enough due to their poor command of English. Since only a small fraction of these graduates can be absorbed into the civil service, majority of them will have to compete with other graduates, who possess a better command of English, in the job market.