Bilingual and Multilingual Education in Brunei and Malaysia

Abstract

Malaysia and Negara Brunei Darussalam have more in common than most countries: they share a national language, common borders, and both have a Muslim majority. The education of most Malays during 1903 compares poorly with the experience of the Chinese. From the very beginning the Chinese put great emphasis on education, not only being well represented in the English-medium schools, but also building Chinese-medium schools and bringing in teachers from China, following a Chinese curriculum. The Strategic Plan of Brunei's Ministry of Education and Malaysia's Blueprint have much in common, with both stressing the need for better holistically trained children who become life-long learners. Perhaps significantly, given that Brunei has been using a bilingual education system for almost 30 years, Brunei's Plan does not specifically mention the need for children to be bilingual.

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