Mandarin-speaking Jaslene bridges the gap with students

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In conjunction with International Students’ Day, FMT Lifestyle chats with Kanageswary Muniandy, who has found a unique way to connect with her students.   📍Ace Education Centre Klang  30A, Tingkat 1,  Persatuan Kim Mooi Klang,  Jalan Bukit Kuda,  41300 Klang, Selangor   Story by: Sheela Vijayan  Shot by: Fauzi Yunus  Presented by: Theevya Ragu  Edited by: Neoh Chin Sim   Read More:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/leisure/2025/11/17/mandarin-speaking-teacher-jaslene-bridges-the-gap-through-language   Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com  Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5  Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM  Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h  Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp  Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX  Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb  Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj  Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Download FMT News App:  Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46  App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ  Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP   #FMTLifestyle

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00:00陈嘉庆,李嘉恩,她有什么吗? 她有什么要pass up,有看?

00:08这边是下一次

00:10Hi guys,我是 Teacher Jasleen,我在巴胜AC Education Center教书

00:15在这里教小学,国语和英文

00:18Meet Kanagiswere Muniandi, better known as Teacher Jasleen

00:24An educator who bridges the gap with her students by speaking to them in Mandarin

00:29哇,这么厉害哦

00:31为什么我使用 Mandarin is because most of them are Mandarin

00:33I try to bond with them

00:36完蛋

00:37If I speak your language, you feel much more closer with me

00:41什么 foods that I'm healthy?

00:43�ice cream

00:44�ice cream, I love it

00:45Apart from connecting with her students, she says switching to Mandarin

00:50also helps her students grasp certain terms more easily, making lessons clearer

00:55One particular student stands out to Jasleen

01:00Because he couldn't speak any Bahasa, his English was not also very good

01:05so I can only communicate to him in Mandarin

01:07So that really helped me to teach him

01:10He will also ask questions if he don't understand

01:12And then finally, in his UPSR, he's got A, you know

01:16Jasleen's fluency in Mandarin is certainly a reflection of multicultural Malaysia

01:22But how did she become so fluent?

01:26Jasleen reveals she studied in a Chinese medium primary school

01:29Today, she's able to draw on her own experiences

01:33to help her non-Chinese students navigate the challenges of studying in these schools

01:38One of my students, right, one Malay student

01:41Last year, he went into Standard 1

01:44Then he was struggling

01:45Then the mother come and talk to me

01:47She was literally in tears

01:49Because she was so stressed about it, you know, getting frequent calls from the teachers

01:54Because sometimes it really hits

01:56Like why my son cannot do it

01:58So as an Indian, he went to the Chinese school

02:01I assured her, please don't be

02:04It's just a phrase

02:05Give him time

02:07Then also confidence

02:08Just encourage him

02:10Slowly he'll be okay

02:11Jasleen credits her own school teachers for inspiring her to become an educator

02:16Their dedication to her academic success, co-curricular pursuits, and overall well-being

02:22Left a lasting impression on her

02:24And just as her teachers once touched her life

02:28She now hopes to make a difference in her own students

02:32I really hope they find their passion in learning

02:35Not only now, but for future days

02:38No matter in what they're doing, I hope they find their passion in doing it

02:41When I walk on the street, there will be always students calling out to me

02:46Teacher Jess, what, already grow up, taller than me

02:49They'll chit-chat with me

02:51We sometimes even go out for a meal together

02:53I think the one I have with them, very rewarding

02:56Tivia Ragu and Sheila Vajian, FMT

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