The theory of Input & Output of the English language 3/11/2017
English in my homeland,
Sarawak has been crippled by egoistic and megamanaic UMNO-BN political scoundrels. It has declined to such an appalling state
that many people speak English in words and phrases like terrible 2-year-olds
of native speakers. Now Sarawak
Ministers led by Abang Johari are planning to upgrade it. I wonder how he will do it. He has organised a symposium on a really huge
scale with a constellation of expects from different fields to discuss about
it. I wonder if they have come to a
conclusion how to input or programme up our students with different learning
materials in texts reading and listening to prepare them for the output in
speaking and writing.
From nurseries to Form
Five, our learners have gone through at least 15 years of schooling. If there is enough proper input in school and
after school, I believe that at least 70% can speak and write quite
accurately. At least they know how to
construct simple, compound and complex sentences to express themselves to fulfil the
daily needs.
They know where to refer
to to repair the ‘sore spots’ of their language if they have gone through the English language
parts to know how to fix them by themselves.
I wonder if Sarawak ministry of education will moot the learning of
grammar item by item like a mechanic or technician. And there are 30 marks allocated to test them
to coerce or woo them to learn English grammar seriously.
With the proper input of
texts reading and listening to build up the stock of vocabulary, reinforce
language structures in context and gain general or specific knowledge, are our
learners not paved to the platform to produce the language creatively and
innovatively.
With the proper
preparation of our students since small, do they need to be recalled after college
or university to be retrained again to use the language properly?
I am not an expect but I
have a very strong belief in this theory of input and output in the process of
learning the English language as I have experienced it this way. Bear in mind that the skills of creativity
and innovation just cannot be taught.
They only happen when you have enough knowledge of your skills. For example, in cake making, you can only be
taught how to make a cake but how creatively that you can make it depends on
your innate ability, disposition and mentality.
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