In the same month that Malaysia committed itself to ensuring that every child will be proficient in Bahasa Malaysia and English by 2025, teachers of English were told that they must pass a test of English proficiency within two years or be moved to other roles.
Ambitious plans to overhaul the education system were announced by prime minister Najib Tun Razak last month, but a decade of policies intended to spread English language skills have foundered because teachers in rural areas have limited command of the language.
In the latest campaign to address staff skills, 70,000 teachers of English will be required to pass the Cambridge Placement Test by 2015.
Testing will start this academic year and teachers who fail will be required to attend intensive eight-week courses that combine face-to-face training and 30 hours of online instruction per week, the New Straits Times newspaper reported. Full story...
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Ambitious plans to overhaul the education system were announced by prime minister Najib Tun Razak last month, but a decade of policies intended to spread English language skills have foundered because teachers in rural areas have limited command of the language.
In the latest campaign to address staff skills, 70,000 teachers of English will be required to pass the Cambridge Placement Test by 2015.
Testing will start this academic year and teachers who fail will be required to attend intensive eight-week courses that combine face-to-face training and 30 hours of online instruction per week, the New Straits Times newspaper reported. Full story...
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