The Revelation of Malay Language Reading Skill in the Penan’s Indigenous Curriculum and its Implementation among the Teachers

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to examine the perception of Malay Language teachers in indigenous school about the effectiveness of reading skill in the Penan’s Indigenous Curriculum and its implementation among the teachers. This qualitative research involves five pupils that were purposely chosen from three indigenous schools in Pahang. Partially formal interviews, teaching
and learning observation and document analysis were used to gain data and then were analysed by using Nvivo12 as well as manually done. Data is also described in descriptive and presented in narrative form. The findings show that the Malay Language reading skill in the Penan’s Indigenous Curriculum is relevant to be applied in the lesson conducted. It is relevant due to the content is based on local community background. Furthermore, the reduced of skills number is also suitable with the ability of the pupils to master the skills. Findings also shows lack of consistency in term of implementation due to teachers focusing more on skill emphasized in the Kurikulum Standard Sekolah Rendah (KSSR) and Literacy and Numeracy Screening (LINUS). This research suggests that a model of teaching and learning Malay Language skills for KAP to improve the implementation as well their achievements.