Book lovers take note! Books Kinokuniya Malaysia has a lot of year-end promotions you should know about. These are for those shopping on the online store. Lots of goodies are in store for you when you shop at the Kinokuniya Webstore.
This year-end when you shop online at Books Kinokuniya Malaysia, you will get free shipping for books above a certain value, a bonus free coupon code for a discount of your next purchase and 30% of selected titles! Read more below for the details.
1. Free Shipping For Books
Starting 1st December 2015 right up till 18 December 2015, you get free shipping for books above RM150 for West Malaysia or above RM300 for East Malaysia.
2. A Bonus Free Coupon Code together with your shipment!
If you buy a book online between now up to 31st December 2015, you will receive a free coupon code or discount on your next order.
3. 30% Discount of selected titles
From now till the 3rd of January, you will get 30% discount off books from the Biblio Wonderland Christmas 2015 selection when you shop online at Books Kinokuniya. English, Chinese and Japanese books are available in this selection including children's books, graphic novels, young adult, health, handicraft and more. Choices for all members of the family.
These year-end deals at Books Kinokuniya Malaysia make it worthwhile to shop for books as gifts this Christmas.
The list of 300 schools which are part of the new Dual Language Programme (DLP) in Malaysia is out! Many parents have been waiting for this and hoping that their child's school will be one of them. Now you can check from the link below from the Ministry of Education (MOE) Official Website (Kementerian Pendidikan Malaysia).
There are 148 primary schools and 152 secondary schools participating in the Dual Language Programme.
Here are some of the schools in the Selangor and Kuala Lumpur that will be involved in the pilot DLP program for the teaching of Maths & Science in English and Bahasa Malaysia in 2016 for Standard 1, Standard 4 and Form 1 students.
List of primary schools in Selangor under the DLP programme
SK Jalan 3
SK Saujana Impian
SK Bandar Tasik Kesuma
SK Taman Megah
SK Seksyen 9, Shah Alam
SK Sri Langat (Integ)
SK Convent (M)
SK Assunta Satu
SK Sri Petaling
List of primary schools in Kuala Lumpur under the DLP programme
SK Bukit Bandaraya
SK Taman Bukit Maluri
SK Taman Tun Dr Ismail 1
SK Bkt Damansara
SK Setiawangsa
SK Wangsa Melawati
SK Menjalara
SK Alam Damai
SK Kiaramas
SK Tiara Permai
List of secondary schools in Selangor under the DLP programme
SMK Kota Kemuning
SMK Banting
SMK Jalan Tiga
SMK Jalan Empat
SMK Bandar Tun Hussein Onn 2
SMK Damansara Jaya
SMK USJ 12
SMK Bandar Utama Damansara 3
SMK Convent
SMK (P) Methodist
SMK Convent (M)
SMK Assunta
SMK Katholik (M)
SMK (P) Sri Aman
List of secondary schools in Kuala Lumpur under the DLP programme
SMK Bukit Bandaraya
SMK Seri Hartamas
SMK Seri Bintang Utara
SMK Convent Bukit Nanas (M)
SMK (L) Methodist
SMK St. John (M)
SMK St. Mary (M)
SMK (P) Methodist (M)
SMK Victoria
For the list of DLP schools in other states, please check the link provided to see if your child's school is one of the 300 listed schools in the pilot Dual Language Programme.
The open days are held simultaneously at all British Council Centres in Malaysia including the Kuala Lumpur and Mutiara Damansara branches on 5 & 6, 12 & 13 and 19 & 20 December 2015.
We just came from attending the British Council Open Day at Mutiara Damansara. In this post, we would like to bring you some tips to make your trip for the open day a beneficial one.
Why You Should Attend An Open Day
Open Days are insightful. It is a good way for you to get a feel for a centre and to get answers. You get to view the facilities and talk to the teachers.
If you are hunting for an English language centre for your child, you should make it a point to drop by for the British Council open day. We went early to take some photos of the activities at the open day before the crowd. British Council is very popular in Malaysia as any Malaysian parents believe learning English is important and useful.
We had the opportunity to attend the Parents Workshop and discovered that the teaching strategies are very different from what our children are exposed to in our public schools. Children will receive good exposure in learning English in this manner. They are encouraged to work together in teams on projects. It will benefit and help the kids not only in school work but in overall communication and living skills. Some parents mentioned that the fees were pricey, so we checked and found it to be not much more than what you would pay for a home tutor or a music lesson so why not for English?
You can view our photo collage below. These are some of the open day activities put together for your child and you.
British Council Open Day Activities
Tips on how to get the most out of the British Council Malaysia Open Day
Arrive early and bring your child (You may like your child to sit for an assessment to find out his level). This may take 30 minutes to an hour depending on his age. British Council Malaysia has several levels for each age grouping (5-9, 10-12, 13-15 & 16-17). Once you find out your child's level, you can speak to the customer service about the 2016 class schedules and fees
While your child is doing the assessment, make sure you sit in the Parents Workshop. This is an excellent way to find out more about the centre and what happens in the British Council classrooms as the teacher patiently explains their teaching methods and approaches
Remember to ask questions and speak to the teachers and customer service staff. This is the best time to ask questions as all the staff at the centre have put aside this day to specially attend to you and your queries. That is what an Open Day is all about, so make the most of it!
Browse around and have a look at the workbooks being displayed. Read the notices. Read up about the teachers.
Let your child attend the activities that have been organized including the storytelling, treasure hunt, arts and crafts, face and finger painting
Have fun!
Workbooks and Students Work being displayed at British Council Mutiara Damansara
If you missed the 5 & 6 December one, you can still attend the British Council Malaysia Open Days on 12 & 13 and 19 & 2 December 2015. Time: 11am to 4pm on all days.
This is a guest post contributed by the developers of Apple Tree, a dictionary app available for download onto Android devices.
It is a known fact that if your vocabulary improves, your understanding of your learning material and assignments as a student will also improve. You will also be better able to articulate yourself by choosing the correct words to use when you write. In addition, being able to spell correctly makes your writing easier to understand. You will therefore achieve higher success in your studies when you build on your vocabulary.
Using dictionaries is an excellent way to improve your vocabulary and every student should own at least one. You can use either a sole language dictionary (monolingual) or a multi-language or cross languages one (bilingual/trilingual) if you are a student of several languages.
I am from Apple Tree. I contribute to our company's R & D. I was from a Malay government school in Perak and completed my SPM in 1997. At the time, we didn't have electronic dictionaries or dictionary apps. However, we didn't use the traditional book dictionaries very much either. We used to skip words we did not know because we were too lazy to flip the dictionary to find the meaning. It was also difficult to understand the pronunciation using book dictionaries.
We skipped words we did not understand in our books because
1. We did not know how to find the root word or Kata Dasar for compound words or Kata Berimbuhan. So we ignored the words we did not know.
2. We did not understand the IPA (IPA is the International Phonetic Alphabet, a system of symbols for showing how words are pronounced).
This made it very hard for us to learn new words and improve our vocabulary even for those of us who were hardworking enough to look up the meaning of words using the traditional book dictionaries.
In 1997 the internet was not very popular and we were unable to get easy access. It was also expensive to go online. We had to depend on dial-up connection which was slow and not like the wifi that we are able to get everywhere now. Not may places could access the internet unlike now. Currently, though wifi is widely available, it is still inaccessible in many rural places.
Seeing this situation in the past and even now makes me very passionate about my part in the Research and Development in Apple Tree Malaysia. Recently, Apple Tree has developed a Dictionary APP that can be downloaded into a student’s Android device making it instantly accessible easily. This Dictionary App compromise (20 Dictionaries in 1 APP in 3 Languages).
Our dictionary APP makes it easy for Malaysian students to check the meaning of words in Malay, English and Chinese. It also teaches them how to pronounce the words in 3 languages. All the content and search function works under offline environment except the Malay pronunciation so you do not even need to access the internet once you have downloaded our app.
In addition, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka licensed us the copyright of the Kamus Dewan Melayu-Melayu and Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan as well as Longman publish for English-Chinese Dictionary. These are well known and established dictionaries.
Our vision is that our Dictionary APP can help all Malaysian students improve their vocabulary not only in English but Bahasa Malaysia as well by making it easy to access, understand and learn languages by using our dictionary app. We strive to make it easier to look up and learn new words including how to pronounce them."
In November we wrote about Personalized Labels For Kids Malaysia from Fun-Printz. This month we would like to inform parents about the Fun-Printz Personalized Labels 2nd Year Anniversary Double Rewards.
This is good news for parents who are planning for the school year 2016. Personalized labels is an item you would not want to miss out when organizing yourself for the school year ahead. It will save you a lot of headache and heartache.
For the whole month of December 2015, for purchases >RM100 of Fun Printz products, shoppers will get a free personalized Fun-Printz Luggage Tag and a second one free if you have an IKEA Family Card from their retail store in IPC Shopping Centre while those who purchase online will get a free personalized luggage tag and free shipping within Malaysia. Below are the exclusive designs for the complementary luggage tags.
What Type Of Custom Labels Should I Buy?
We also want to tell you about the Fun-Printz value pack plus. These are great for those who cannot decide what type of labels to get because they come prepacked with different sizes and types of labels to fulfill all your labeling needs. You will get a total of 100 adhesive labels and 44 iron-on labels in different sizes including square labels, shoe labels, stick-on clothing labels as well as iron-on clothing labels. The value pack labels are waterproof 3M quality adhesive labels.
...Choose the
Value Pack Plus Package if you don't know what type of label
to buy...
Personalized Labels comes in different forms including stick-on or iron-on clothing labels, shoe labels, luggage tags etc. Choose the Value Pack Plus package if you don't know what type of labels to buy. In case you are wondering, the Value Pack Plus package is also entitled to the 2nd Anniversary promo by Fun-Printz this December 2015 so it is a good time to get this package
Details of the Value Pack Package: Value Pack Plus - RM 169 (now with 2nd Anniversary Double bonus reward) Delivery for Value Pack Plus material : 7 working days.
Value pack is waterproof which is equivalent to overseas brands.
Hence working days delivery lead time is required.
So plan ahead and order early
Note: Fun-Printz also offers Fun/Mini Express Print labels which you can get on the spot or within 1-3 days for online orders.
What Is The Difference Between Stick-On Clothing Label and Iron-On Clothing Label?
You may notice that both types of labels are available in the value plus package. If you're asking yourself what is the difference between the stick-on clothing label and iron-on clothing label, here's the major differences.
Stick on Labels are good for...
Costumes
Swim wear
Wrinkle Jackets (Winter Jackets/Ski Jackets)
Hats
Foot wear
Bags
Any clothing item that cannot be ironed
Iron-On Labels are for day to day usage on materials that can be ironed. The labels can be used in a washing machine or dryer and can last up to a year with regular daily washes.
Personalized Labels comes in different forms including stick-on or iron-on clothing labels, shoe labels, luggage tags etc.
Clever Ways To Use Your Personalized Labels
Here are some clever uses for the adhesive stick on labels. In the picture collage below, you can see stick on labels on a bag or pouch made of materials that cannot be ironed but requires hand wash, stick on clothing label for swim wear. Stick them on the inside label to prevent mix up after swimming classes.
Another good idea is to use the S size waterproof labels for sports. Swimming goggles is a good example. In some private and international schools, swimming is part of the curriculum. Labeling your googles this way will prevent loss or mix ups. You can also use waterproof labels on skates, knee pads and just about any other of your kids stuff that needs labeling. Just use your creativity.
Clever ways to use personalized waterproof adhesive stick on name labels
Important Tips For Using Iron-On Labels
Video On How To Apply Iron-On Labels From Fun-Printz
Have you ever wondered why your iron-on labels hang loosely or come off while others who use the same labels lasts for years?
The important thing to do is to follow the instructions that come with the labels. These labels often come with instructions. Make sure you read and follow them.
To ensure your iron-on labels stick well and last long you must
Turn your iron on cotton heat
Do not use steamer or water
Preheat surface for 10 to 20 seconds
Make sure your iron-on labels stick well. If not, reheat the surface and iron again
Finally cover with a handkerchief or light cotton cloth and press iron for 25 to 45 seconds
Do this and you will have long lasting labels. Some labels come with extras for you to try. You can use the trial pieces before you start working on your labels. Fun-Printz provides trial pieces for you to tryout when you order online and retail. You can also request for a tryout at their retail store at Ikano Power Centre (in front of Popular book shop).
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