Nur Amalina Ismail

2013297772
ED2474B

Mother Tongue as The Medium of

Instruction at Developing Country
Universities in a Global Context
(Nyika,2014)

About the author...

Aceme Nyika
Executive Director of Public Health Projects in
Africa
Lecturer in Faculty of Health Sciences,
University of Witwatersrand Medical School,
South Africa

About the article..

The uses of second language as the
medium of instruction.
Repertoire of pertinent issues form using
vernacular language instead of second
language:
i.performance of students
ii.innovation
iii.Post-university challenges

Cont.
vi.University competiveness in
the wake of globalisation
v.Socio-economic development

Analyzation of the article...

The repercussions of using mother tongue
as a medium of instruction in educational
aspects;
In general- Nation's perspective
National Education Philosophy
Vision 2020
Community's perspective

Cont.
Specific- student perspective
No continuation for tertiary level
education
Academic performance "YES",
Competitive enough in terms of
employability and tertiary level of
education "NOT REALLY"

Relation of the article with

the course...
EDU555- Curriculum and Instruction
Taba's model:
Diagnosis of needs
Meet current needs of the stakeholder
Evaluation Process in curriculum
develeopment:
To revise and improvise the curriculum
To solve any shortcomings
To modify the curriculum- cater the
current needs

Conlcusions...
From my own perspective:
Implementation of PPSMI is a great
idea
Urban or rural area is not an excuse to
segregate the usage of
language

The dream begins with a teacher who believes in you, who

tugs you and pushes and leads you to the next plateau,
sometimes poking you with a sharp stick called
"TRUTH"
~Dan Rather