Recognising the increasing importance of mastering a third language, especially in the workforce, Amira Firzanah Ahmad Zamri took a different approach by enrolling her youngest child in a Chinese national-type primary school (SJKC) in Gombak, Selangor, near her house.
The accountant at a private company believes that mastering Mandarin, in addition to Bahasa Melayu and English, will provide an advantage for her son in the future.
“This is also my way of encouraging him to broaden his social interactions with other ethnic groups. I too have the opportunity to get to know and share my views with Chinese parents through the school’s Parent-Teacher Association (PTA),” Amira Firzanah, 39, told Bernama.