RELEVANSI AKTA PENDIDIKAN 1996 MEMACU VISIBILITI DAN MEMARTABAT BAHASA MELAYU SEBAGAI BAHASA ILMU DALAM SEKTOR PENDIDIKAN NEGARA

Abstract

The relevance of the Education Act 1996 as it moves parallel with the effort in upholding the Malay language as a language of knowledge was debated the propriety of the government’s attempt to put the position of the national language to be appointed as the language of instruction in the education sector. In line with the objective of empowering the national language in order to build a nation-state, the enactment of laws related to education affairs has been introduced to strengthen teaching and learning in the school system, thus producing self-sincerity and determination of the younger generation to cultivate their mother tongue. This qualitative approach focuses on content analysis methods in which secondary data were worked from the research results of a collection of deeds, selected scientific books, selection of journals, relevant printed materials, and digital information that were significant to the essence of the debate in this paper. Based on an inaugural study, the selection of issues highlighted the debate surrounding the main points that were related to the implementation of the Malay language as the main medium through the school system and higher education institutions in the country’s education sector. In this context, the connectivity of the Education Act 1996 is seen as implementation and compliance with the law, thus certifying the legality of the Malay language as the language of science. The direction of this study should be exploratory in nature to unravel the interpretation of postmodern society in relation to the commitment of citizens to support the mother tongue. It is not only based on mastering speech skills in everyday life, but also striving towards driving visibility and excellence to uphold the Malay language as a language of science at the professional level in the world.