TAHAP PENCAPAIAN BAHASA CINA DALAM KALANGAN GURU PELATIH DI INSTITUT PENDIDIKAN GURU

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the level of Chinese Language mastery level among the trainee teachers at the Institute of Teacher Education. The selected trainee teachers comprise two different programs, namely the Bachelor of Education Program (PISMP) and the Postgraduate Education in Diploma Program (PDPLI). A total of 389 samples were selected from 16 Institute of Teacher Education throughout the country by using the group and simple random sampling method. The instruments consisted of a Chinese Language test that was used to measure their achievement in the Chinese language as well as a questionnaire aimed at measuring their Chinese Language proficiency level. The results showed that the Chinese Language test results for the PISMP trainee teachers showed a high passing rate of 99.63%, whereas the DPLI trainee teachers scored at average 72.28%. Furthermore, the overall comparison found that the majority of the trainee teachers master the language skills well in communication, reading and writing skills. However, the t-test indicated that there was a significant difference in Chinese Language achievement between the PISMP program respondents and the DPLI respondents with t = 19.76, p <.05, η = .67. This meant that the level of proficiency in the Chinese Language skills of PISMP trainee teachers was better than that of the DPLI trainee teachers. Therefore, the Malay trainee teachers should regularly associate with native speakers to improve their understanding and mastery of Chinese Language, Linguistics and knowledge of Chinese Culture to enhancing the quality of their teaching in the classroom.