my name is fatima :D

In my opinion, mother tongue should continue as a subject in PSLE as it enables them to relate to their own culture and race. It is important as it helps them develop a sense of belonging and understand themselves better as they have learnt it since young to communicate with their family members. Also, some students rely on their mother tongue to score for a higher aggregate in PSLE. Everyone thinks that second language is not important as long as the students know how to speak english. However, english alone is not enough. Some students may be weak in english and thus not able to communicate well. Bilingualism in english and malay, chinese or tamil is a heavy load for the students. Becoming monolingual in english would cause them to lose their cultural identity. However, since english has been our working language for several years, people may think that mother tongue is unneccessary. Both is important, the children would just have to pick off from where they left and study to be able to strive in both languages. Even adults with no kids thinks that it is a need for students to excel in their own mother tongue as it is something they should be proud of, knowing their own language. We learn english, yes we can use it in most countries. But what if one day we were sent to the rural areas of China and Pontian? We would have difficulties communicating with them. Therefore, mother tongue should not be banned as no matter what, the students deserve to learn it.