1. Reading in English for Young Learners in Malaysia Session 2
Teaching Phonics
Reading in English for Young Learners in Malaysia
Session 2

2. How do Malaysian children learn to read…
in English?
How is it different from learning to read in BM?

3. Which of these are the same in English and BM?
Latin alphabet for Malay
A a
B b
C c
D d
E e
F f
G g
H h
I i a be ce de e ef ge ha i
J j
K k
L l
M m
N n
O o
P p
Q q
R r je ke el em en o pe ki er
S s
T t
U u
V v
W w
X x
Y y
Z z es te u fe we
iks ye
zet

4. Can you explain the difference?
apple
epal

5. The Phonemic Chart - vowels
apple
high
low
Tongue
position:
front
back
mouth i: ı ʊ u:
close e ə ɜ: ɔ: æ ʌ ɑ: ɒ
open

6. The Phonemic Chart - vowels
apple
high
low
Tongue
position:
front
back
mouth i: ı ʊ u:
close e ə ɜ: ɔ: æ ʌ ɑ: ɒ
open

7. The Phonemic Chart - vowels
epal
high
low
Tongue
position:
front
back
mouth i: ı ʊ u:
close e ə ɜ: ɔ: æ ʌ ɑ: ɒ
open

8. What are the sounds in these?
/k/, / /, / /
cat
English
cat
/ʤ/, / /, / /
Bahasa Melayu

9. What are the sounds in these?
/k/, /æ/, /t/
cat
English
cat
/ʤ/, /ʌ/, /t/
Bahasa Melayu

10. Can you explain the difference?
i: ɪ ʊ u:
e ə ɜ: ɔ:
æ ʌ ɑ: ɒ
but BM
but
English

11. Can you explain the difference?
i: ɪ ʊ u:
e ə ɜ: ɔ:
æ ʌ ɑ: ɒ
but BM
but
English

12. The Difference in in the Vowels
kek
cake
Simple vowels
Diphthongs

13. The Difference is in the Vowels
kek
cake
Simple vowels
Diphthongs

14. Vowels, diphthongs
Consonants: c, th …
Discussion: How important is it to teach accurate English pronunciation in reading?