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What are the obstacles experienced by Indonesian students in Malaysia in speaking?

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Question: My name is Yasin Muhammad, a UPSI student. I'd like to ask a few questions. Would
you like to share your experience with me?
Answer: God wills
Question: All right. Are you also a UPSI student from Indonesia?
Answer: Yes it is
Question: What language is used in the lectures at the UPSI campus that you are currently
taking?
Answer: There are only two languages used in UPSI lectures, namely Malay and English. Indeed,
most of the lecturers who teach in my class use Malay. However, there are a few who use
English, especially lecturers who are not from Malay. Generally speaking English are lecturers
who come from outside Southeast Asia.
Question: Do you experience any language difficulties or barriers?
Answer yes. I am among those who are very hampered in the language dimension here.
Question: Oh, is that so?
Answer: Yes, to be honest, friends, I entered IPSI with reckless capital. I'm not good at English, I
also have no experience in life abroad.
In Indonesia, I studied chemistry, so my English ability was very low.
Question: the result?
Answer: it seems, the fundamental result is my lack of understanding the purpose or meaning of
the conversation. So, sometimes I can only be a spectator when my friends communicate in
class. Also when answering questions from the lecturer.
Question: how about academically?
Answer: if the lecturer takes value from the discussion in class, then I think the language barrier
will affect my academic grades. However, if grades are only obtained from assignments in the
form of work papers, then I can translate on Google from Indonesian to Malay. I think that is the
solution, and I tried it in semester 1, thank God the results were good.
However, the experience of my friends whose lecturers apply value taking also comes from
active speaking in class, the results are less than the top level.
Question: For that friend, for example, what is the solution that can be given?
Answer: in my opinion, it will be, I will also do the same thing, only, maybe I will add my efforts
by conducting personal communication with the lecturer, outside the classroom.
Question: for what?
Answer: explaining what I experienced, that is if you also take value from active speaking in the
classroom, yes.
Question: is there any other way possible?
Answer: I will hang out more with local people, with students from Malaysia. I think I already did
that.
Q: Makes sense too.