Uphold Malay language without neglecting English, says Fadhlina

Education Minister Datuk Seri Fadhlina Sidek emphasised the importance of upholding the Malay language while maintaining English proficiency among youths.

She highlighted oratory competitions as a means to enrich vocabulary and improve language skills among students through well-reasoned, knowledge-based arguments.

These competitions also foster a culture of knowledge by teaching youths to express their views clearly and respectfully with structured arguments.

MELAKA, Oct 20 — The Malay language must be consistently upheld without neglecting English proficiency among the younger generation, said Education Minister Datuk Seri Fadhlina Sidek.

She said efforts to strengthen the language should be pursued through various platforms, including public speaking competitions, which provide higher education students with opportunities to express their views through well-reasoned, knowledge-based arguments.

“The policy of upholding the Malay language while strengthening English proficiency is crucial to the country.

“We must remain consistent in ensuring that the use, enrichment and wider adoption of the Malay language remain part of the national agenda,” she said at the final of the Arena Wacana Aspirasi Mahasiswa oratory competition, held in conjunction with the 2026 National Language Decade (DBK), at Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka (UTeM) in Durian Tunggal here today.

The competition was won by Putra Haikal Ikhwansyah Nafarulzian, a third-year Bachelor of Laws with Honours student at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), who took home RM1,000 in prize money.

Second place went to Yang Asyraf Asyran Yang Rashidi, a final-year student pursuing a Bachelor of Chemical Engineering Technology (Industrial Chemical Process) at Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), who received RM800.

Fadhlina said oratory competitions not only encouraged the continued use of the national language but also helped enrich vocabulary and improve language skills among the public.

She added that such competitions played an important role in fostering a culture of knowledge, particularly by teaching young people to express their views clearly, respectfully and in a well-structured manner, supported by sound arguments. — Bernama

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教育部长拿督斯里法德琳娜·西迪克强调，在保持青少年英语水平的同时，维护马来语的重要性。

她强调，演讲比赛可以通过有理有据、知识渊博的论证来丰富学生的词汇量，提高他们的语言技能。

这些比赛还能培养知识文化，教会青少年用结构化的论证清晰、尊重地表达自己的观点。

马六甲，10月20日讯——教育部长拿督斯里法德琳娜·西迪克表示，必须始终坚持马来语的传承，同时也不能忽视年轻一代的英语能力。

她表示，应该通过各种平台来加强语言教学，包括公共演讲比赛，这为高等教育学生提供了通过有理有据、知识渊博的论证来表达观点的机会。

“在加强英语能力的同时维护马来语的政策对国家至关重要。”

“我们必须坚持不懈地确保马来语的使用、丰富和更广泛采用仍然是国家议程的一部分，”她今天在马六甲技术大学 (UTeM) 举行的“学生梦想演讲比赛”决赛上说道。该比赛是为庆祝 2026 年国家语言十年而举办的。

这场比赛的获胜者是马来西亚国民大学 (UKM) 法学荣誉学士三年级学生 Putra Haikal Ikhwansyah Nafarulzian，他获得了 RM1,000 的奖金。

第二名是Yang Asyraf Asyran Yang Rashidi，他是马来西亚玻璃市大学（UniMAP）攻读化学工程技术（工业化学工艺）学士学位的最后一年学生，获得了800令吉。

法德利娜表示，演讲比赛不仅鼓励人们继续使用国语，还有助于丰富公众的词汇量，提高公众的语言技能。

她补充说，这类竞赛在培养知识文化方面发挥着重要作用，尤其能够教会年轻人以清晰、尊重和条理分明的方式表达观点，并辅以充分的论据。——马新社

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