BLOGGINGLISH

-BLOGGINGLISH-

Read: Blogging-in-English, a community service message to my dear blog readers brought to you by Azham Vsvc. The term "blogginglish" does not exist anywhere but it is in my dictionary ;)

Blogging is not easy, especially when English is the mediator for readers of avid national language; that explains the slow development of this blog so far. This is the reality that bloggers who write in English face every other day, especially when you are actually trying to inculcate the love and passion in the language to your readers. There is an innate desire in you to see your readers type out their blog posts in English and start to acquire the skills in time but it gets so hard.

Some might think that their English is terrible but actually it will get better once you have started to immerse yourself in the language. All of you are already excellent in your mother tongue (Bahasa Melayu) so think about the hours you have spent every day in learning English. Have you read anything in English today or have you tried speaking the language? 


I had friends in secondary school who prohibited everybody from using English; they said "It is deteriorating Bahasa Malaysia" and to the extend that I gave up preaching. Now they have come back to me and express their regret for not learning the language at an earlier stage. They admit that English language is crucial in higher education level (university, college) and how they cannot perform well in their studies. It is sad to witness them in such a way but then karma made its sweet slow-motion entrance; and all I can do now is to assist them with the language. Alhamdulillah, I can already see their effort and will always pray for the best to all of them.


Please remember that a person conversing in English in a Malay community is not showing off his or her ability; it is a great communicative practice for the speaker and the listener. To hell with anybody mocking your "broken English" because this kind of mockery will only make you a better English language speaker. To my blog readers, here are few easy steps that all of you can do to master English;

-Please try to write your blog posts in English probably once a week or maybe just some part of the blog entry.


-Try to read English materials from newspapers, TV/film subtitles, songs or anywhere possible at least once a day.


-Memorize some English words and try to include them in your speech or writing, and keep learning new words.


-Tell your friends and families that you want to polish your language and how you need their support by start talking in English with you. 


-Take up Communicative English classes for those who are really serious in learning English because it is such profitable investment for your future. 

 Insyaallah, all of your will be more comfortable with the language by the time you guys and girls finish school or college. It all starts within yourself; either you want to achieve it today or later? 

P/S: Dear my blog visitors and followers, I seriously cannot spell enough thank you to all of you. It is your commitment and willingness to cling to this site that made me the happiest man on earth. 

:Glossary:

(according to the context of the words)

Mediator               : pengantara

Avid                   : patuh/minat

Inculcate              : menyemai

Innate                 : semula jadi

Acquire                : menguasai

Eventually             : lama-kelamaan

Immerse                : meletakkan diri

Mother tongue          : bahasa ibunda

Converse               : bercakap

Mocking                : mengejek

Broken English         : kurang mahir bahasa Inggeris

Mockery                : penghinaan

Prohibited             : menghalang

Preaching              : menggalakkan

Deteriorating          : merosakkan

Regret                 : penyesalan

Crucial                : penting

Higher education       : pengajian tinggi

Within                 : di dalam 

Willingness            : kesudian

Cling                  : melekat/kekal

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