Every year 20 April is the UN’s Chinese Language Day in recognition of the fact that it is the world’s second most spoken language with over 1.1 billion speakers (English has some 1.12 billion).
In Malaysia, the existence of vernacular schools that use Mandarin as a medium of instruction has been a topic of debate: does it help unite a multi-ethnic society or is it necessary to bring in much needed foreign direct investments – or do these have to be mutually exclusive?
BFM talks to author and Isis senior fellow Eddin Khoo and political scientist Wong Chin Huat, a political scientist and professor at Sunway University.
Produced by: Moh Heng Ying Presented by: Keith Kam
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Lee
27 Apr 2023 5.17pm
To preserve a culture is to preserve it’s core. And one of the main cores is the individual language ( some like to call it dialect). i would definitely focus on individual’s lineage spoken language instead of Mandarin. For business, there is 1 language, English. Put aside ego and move ahead as Global Citizens.
To preserve a culture is to preserve it’s core. And one of the main cores is the individual language ( some like to call it dialect). i would definitely focus on individual’s lineage spoken language instead of Mandarin. For business, there is 1 language, English. Put aside ego and move ahead as Global Citizens.