What opportunities have you had at school pptx

What opportunities have you had at school or
elsewhere of listening teacher and speaking English?
What opportunities have you had at school or elsewhere
of listening teacher and speaking English? How far have
they been helpful? What changes would you suggest?

All the subjects in school are taught in Bahasa Malaysia
except for English Language. Thus the opportunity for
using English in school is very limited. I do converse in
English with some of my friends, but only with a few of
them. This is because most of the others cannot converse
in English.

Some of these others do not have ample command of the
English Language. Yet there are other who are either too
shy to speak English or they simply refuse to do so. The
teachers are not much help either for some of them can
hardly speak English. It is only outside school hours that I
get to speak English to teachers who can do so. Such
opportunities only come when we have to return to school
for games or other activities.

It would be beneficial if the school could have special
periods or days each weak where the students and
teachers are encouraged to converse in English. In that
way both sides benefit and we do not have to be at a
disadvantage because of our poor command of English.
My father’s generations are proficient in English because
English was the medium of instruction then. I am not
saying we should go back to their time. I am just saying
that we should not lose our proficiency in English and thus

become handicapped when we face the outside world.

However the mass media provide much opportunity for
listening to English. Television especially is very helpful.
Most of my favorite programs are in English and we hear it
being spoken although mostly by Americans. I cannot
complain though for I do learn a lot from them. In fact I can
see how different spoken English can be in the U.S.A,
England, Australia, India, Malaysia and other countries.
Though it is basically English each speaks, the
pronunciation, accent and local flavor are plainly
discernible. I can, quite accurately, tell where a person is
from by listening to the English he speaks.

Unfortunately while I can hear English being spoken via
television or radio, I cannot speak back. So again the
opportunity to speak English is limited.