一位法官的故事 两千多年前有一位又是君王，又是祭司及先知的法官，一位极度慈爱又极度圣洁及公义的法官。所有罪犯及恶人都逃不过他的眼目，一一都被他逮捕，因为他有独一真神的圣灵充满他使他无所不知，无所不能及无所不在。 他把那些恶贯满盈，伤害这位法官及他所爱的子民的恶人，抓了又放，放了又抓，因为他盼望这些恶人会悔改。因为他知道他的神所创造的人有罪，被罪所蒙蔽不能像他的神一样完美无罪。
世界上的人，除了属法官的子民，不能谅解及不能体会这位法官对罪人及恶贯满盈者的爱，不能体会他盼望罪人悔改的心肠，日夜呼求这位法官的神为他们所受的痛苦申冤。最后这位法官决定带替这些罪人，为世人，（包括申冤者）被钉死在十字架上，一种极度羞辱又极度残酷及痛苦的刑罚，付上了神所要求公义的赎价！
只要单单仰望信靠这位法官及悔改归正脱离罪恶，人的罪就会被神所赦免而与神，与人及与自己和好。十字架彰显了上帝舍己的爱，这是无价及免费的恩典，这也是通往天堂的唯一道路。 这位法官应许他还要再回来将信靠他的人带回永恒的国度把依旧作恶不悔改的人也是他最关心的人，丢人硫磺火湖里，让他们永永远远，无止无尽的被焚烧。哭的声嘶力竭及最痛苦的将会是这位法官！！！ 神爱世人甚至将他的独生子赐给他们，叫一切信他的，不致灭亡，反得永生！ 约翰福音 3：16（圣经）
Sunday, August 11, 2013
Make learning English a joy
Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin expressed his worry over the poor command of English of Malaysian students recently. The concern is timely and understandable as English plays a very important role academically, economically and globally. Furthermore, English is widely used in the Internet world .
I would like to put forward some suggestions on how to improve the standard of English of Malaysian students.
1) A commission which includes English linguists, English teachers and students should be set up by Education Ministry to look into the problems students face in learning the language and come up with suggestions to on how to enhance students’ proficiency in English..
2)English linguists and teachers and students of various races who are bilingual in their own mother tongues and English should also be invited to join the commission because they probably know the problems and struggles faced by students in mastering the language.
3) English teachers should be properly trained on how to enhance the English proficiency of students. Preceptors play a guiding role in inspiring, encouraging and confidence building. Students should not only be told the importance of English but also the way to improve their standard of English.
4) Make students active learner, instead of passive learner of English. Current Deputy Education Minister Wee Ka Siong was an active learner of English where he guided the tourists visiting Malacca in English when he was a student and became the best debater in an English debating competition a few years later.
5) Set up English Language Centre in primary and secondary schools to promote the language, and the teachers in charge should devise and review the strategies and of teaching English in interesting ways to students. Ignite students’ quest to learn English, make them love English instead of hating it, make them appreciate the beauty of English.
6) So, how do we sow the seed of loving English in the hearts of students? Here are ideas which some English teachers might have already applied.
i) Education Ministry can consider creating computer games that can help them to master English while enjoying the games.
ii) Upload the news presented by students onto Youtube iii) Establish an English newspaper which is comprehensible to pupils, to which the pupils can also contribute their writings.
iii) Have an English SMS typing competition
iv )Education Ministry can produce English radio and television programmes that are really appealing to students.
v) Have school hold ‘Speak English Week’ to encourage students to speak English without feeling shy.
vi) Encourage students to write their diary in English daily or weekly.
7) IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) has to be taught. I was shocked to learn that the Chinese primary school of my hometown does not teach its pupils the IPA. I am not certain whether other schools teach their students IPA or not as I do not have the statistics. It is the most basic thing an English teacher cam pass down to his/her students, or else, the students can only write but not know how to pronounce the words they have learnt.
8) English grammar has to be taught systemically to students as grammar is the soul of English. It is proposed that an English grammar book be written for Malaysian students. Teachers should at least spend one and half hour a week on English grammar.
9) Students should be encouraged to read as widely as possible. They need prodding to read English reading materials as early as possible as reading is crucial for a student to improve his/her English proficiency. English story books which are as simple as possible should be provided in school libraries to build up students’ confidence in learning English.
10) If students were to find many difficult words in the books they read, they may lose interest and confidence in mastering English.
11)More funds should be allocated to secondary schools to buy more English newspapers like ‘The Star” ,and other periodicals“ , and have these reading materials made available to poor students and other students at large.
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I would like to put forward some suggestions on how to improve the standard of English of Malaysian students.
1) A commission which includes English linguists, English teachers and students should be set up by Education Ministry to look into the problems students face in learning the language and come up with suggestions to on how to enhance students’ proficiency in English..
2)English linguists and teachers and students of various races who are bilingual in their own mother tongues and English should also be invited to join the commission because they probably know the problems and struggles faced by students in mastering the language.
3) English teachers should be properly trained on how to enhance the English proficiency of students. Preceptors play a guiding role in inspiring, encouraging and confidence building. Students should not only be told the importance of English but also the way to improve their standard of English.
4) Make students active learner, instead of passive learner of English. Current Deputy Education Minister Wee Ka Siong was an active learner of English where he guided the tourists visiting Malacca in English when he was a student and became the best debater in an English debating competition a few years later.
5) Set up English Language Centre in primary and secondary schools to promote the language, and the teachers in charge should devise and review the strategies and of teaching English in interesting ways to students. Ignite students’ quest to learn English, make them love English instead of hating it, make them appreciate the beauty of English.
6) So, how do we sow the seed of loving English in the hearts of students? Here are ideas which some English teachers might have already applied.
i) Education Ministry can consider creating computer games that can help them to master English while enjoying the games.
ii) Upload the news presented by students onto Youtube iii) Establish an English newspaper which is comprehensible to pupils, to which the pupils can also contribute their writings.
iii) Have an English SMS typing competition
iv )Education Ministry can produce English radio and television programmes that are really appealing to students.
v) Have school hold ‘Speak English Week’ to encourage students to speak English without feeling shy.
vi) Encourage students to write their diary in English daily or weekly.
7) IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) has to be taught. I was shocked to learn that the Chinese primary school of my hometown does not teach its pupils the IPA. I am not certain whether other schools teach their students IPA or not as I do not have the statistics. It is the most basic thing an English teacher cam pass down to his/her students, or else, the students can only write but not know how to pronounce the words they have learnt.
8) English grammar has to be taught systemically to students as grammar is the soul of English. It is proposed that an English grammar book be written for Malaysian students. Teachers should at least spend one and half hour a week on English grammar.
9) Students should be encouraged to read as widely as possible. They need prodding to read English reading materials as early as possible as reading is crucial for a student to improve his/her English proficiency. English story books which are as simple as possible should be provided in school libraries to build up students’ confidence in learning English.
10) If students were to find many difficult words in the books they read, they may lose interest and confidence in mastering English.
11)More funds should be allocated to secondary schools to buy more English newspapers like ‘The Star” ,and other periodicals“ , and have these reading materials made available to poor students and other students at large.
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