Views on reducing weightage of mother tongue in Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE)

With regard to reducing the weightage given to mother tongue in the Primary School Leaving Examination . If this suggestion materialise , it may result in students disregarding the importance of learning the language . The students may think that even if they do very badly for the subject , it will still not affect their grades very badly as the other subjects . Such a move may discourage the young from learning the chinese language even at the primary school level .

Also with China's economy rising rapidly , many of our next generations may need to deal with chinese speaking clients from China and if they only speak English which most chinese from China are not very good in , it may result in a language barrier which makes discussions harder to progress which may result in a loss of a potential client .

In conclusion , i think that reducing the weightage given to mother tongue in the Primary School Leaving Examination will not do the students any good . The school should try to help out those who are weak in the subject by organising supplementary lessons . If they have a better grasp in the subject , they may develop a liking for the subject and score better . In the current society , English is an essential aspect and it definitely gives you an edge if you are bilingual .