Are Students From Vernacular Schools Less Employable?

24/11/2021 38 min
Are Students From Vernacular Schools Less Employable?

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Episode Synopsis

In an ongoing court case, lawyer Mohamed Haniff Khatri Abdulla claimed that vernacular school students are at a disadvantage in the job market because of limited Bahasa Malaysia proficiency. We unpack this claim by first looking at the details of the case. Then, what does the job market actually tell us? And finally - are there advantages to vernacular languages being the medium of instruction? Image Source: Naufal Zaquan, ShutterstockSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.