Teachers Who Read

With Tan Yit Peng at SJK(C) Sungai Jan

Tan Yet Pen and Stephen-Peter Jinks in the access room
 at SJK(C) Sungai Jan, talking about books and reading.

TYP: Do you like reading?

SPJ: Yes, I like reading. I read a lot.

TYP: Me too, but I read Chinese books.

SPJ: But, you borrow a lot of books from the travelling library.

TYP: I just read a few to encourage my son and daughter to read. English is important, but I don't know how to encourage my son and daughter to read in English. My children like to read in Chinese, but not in English.

SPJ: If you enjoy reading, it is a good thing. No matter what language you read in.

TYP: I borrow books from the traveling library. I read some myself to set an example, and I also borrow story books for my children to read, too.

SPJ: Reading is interesting.

TYP: I also read to improve my English.

SPJ: What kind of books do you like?

TYP: I like to read Buddhist books and books about historical heroes. I liked the book I found in the traveling library about Confucius*.

SPJ: Did the book about Confucius give you new information about the man or his philosophy? Or was it information you already knew?

TYP: Confucius' philosophy is good for teachers and good for families; it is about duty and caring. I did learn some new information about Confucius from the traveling library, even though I have read a lot about him in Chinese.

SPJ: How did you find the English in that book?

TYP: Some words I didn't know, but I already knew a lot about the topic, so it wasn't so bad.

*

The book about Conficius.

Stephen-Peter Jinks (ELC, Jerantut)