Wednesday 5 June 2013

GO BACK TO BASICS IN TEACHING ENGLISH






EXCELLENCE….Federal Deputy Education Minister Datuk Mary Yap (Second left) and Sabah State Education Director Jame Alip (first left) together with school principals awarded with letters of promotion.


By : M. IZHAM B. HASHIM


THERE is a need to go back to basics in teaching English to arrest the declining standard of the language in schools, said Deputy Education Minister Datuk Mary Yap.

Stressing the importance of improving English proficiency, she said going back to fundamentals in the teaching and learning of English is crucial to help students master the language

“It is time to bring back some proven past practices and ensure that activities-based learning reinforces what has been taught. In this way, we will see the fundamental aspects being applied, “ she said.

She maintains that going back to the old ways of teaching English would enhance the reading, speaking and writing skills and this should be implemented from primary to secondary schools.

Formerly a school principal herself, Datuk Mary said the recent unfavorable UPSR results in English proficiency among primary school pupilss underlined the urgency of the situation.

She also expressed her concern about the poor standard of English among English teachers in the country. Alarmingly, Mary disclosed that only 30 percent of teachers who sat for the Cambridge Placement Test (CPL) were found to be competent.

Sabah is trailing behind neighbouring Sarawak in English proficiency, and Datuk Mary urged schools to set up the English Language Teachers Club to ensure the ministry’s vision and policies in raising the standard of English will receive extra focus.

“For this reason, the Ministry of Education has decided to take stringent steps to address the issue and implement drastic measures to overcome the problem,” she said, and pointed out that an interactive approach practiced in the past was highly successful and effective in improving the quality of teaching and learning of English in the classroom.

“Let us make learning English fun and entertaining again by bringing back past practices such as English Day, English Week or even English Month filled with various essay writing, speech, theatre and debate competitions from primary and secondary schools,” she told reporters during the press conference.

With particular reference to Sabah, she said the shortage of proficient English teachers in rural areas is a grave concern, which has prompted her to request for a full report on the situation before bringing it up at the ministerial level.

Earlier during the meeting with state district education officers, Datuk Mary presented letters of promotion to secondary school principals who had been promoted from grade DG52 to DG54.

Also present during the ceremony was Sabah Education Director Jame Alip.(Insight Sabah)

31 comments:

  1. Peruntukan besar kepada Kementerian Pelajaran dalam Belanjawan 2013 membolehkan kementerian memberi lebih perhatian terhadap kawasan pedalaman di Sabah dan Sarawak demi memastikan penduduknya menerima pendidikan berkualiti.

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  2. Timbalan Perdana Menteri Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin berkata, dengan apa yang diumumkan oleh Perdana Menteri (Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak dalam Belanjawan 2013), kementerian pelajaran boleh meneruskan usaha mempertingkat mutu pendidikan negara.

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  3. Muhyiddin yang juga memegang portfolio pelajaran berkata kementerian itu membuat perancangan teliti untuk membangunkan prasarana sekolah secara meluas di seluruh negara.

    Justeru, katanya satu kajian akan dilakukan untuk melihat pengagihan dibuat termasuk kepada pembinaan bangunan sekolah dan menambah bilik darjah.

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  4. Jumlah itu boleh dikatakan besar, lebih-lebih lagi pada 2013 bermulalah gelombang pertama dalam pelan transformasi pendidikan. Dengan cara begini kita akan melihat pembangunan modal insan...selaras dengan tuntutan industri dan sebagainya.

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  5. Sebanyak RM38.7 bilion atau 21 peratus daripada keseluruhan belanjawan 2013 itu yang diperuntukkan kepada Kementerian Pelajaran akan juga digunakan untuk meningkatkan kualiti tenaga pengajar.

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  6. english language is the main international language and also the language of progress and developement. in this age of globalization, the use of english has increased tremendously.

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  7. it is importance to educate the young generation so that they will grew up and be able to communicate with other.

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  8. this will also strengthen their foundation so that when they enroll in higher education there will be no problem for them to adapt.

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  9. Kecemerlangan pendidikan menjadi keutamaan oleh pihak kerajaan dalam menghasilkan modal insan yang mampu menyumbangkan pada pembangunan dan kemajuan negara.

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  10. Ini terbukti dengan ilham Ketua Menteri Datuk Seri Musa Haji Aman, pembinaan hab pendidikan di Sandakan yang telah menghimpunkan banyak institusi pengajian tinggi, kolej dan pusat-pusat latihan serta kemahiran untuk anak tempatan melanjutkan pelajaran di peringkat tinggi.

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  11. Dengan wujudnya hab pendidikan ini, anak-anak muda di Sabah tidak perlu lagi pergi ke tempat yang jauh dengan belanja yang besar untuk melanjutkan pelajaran.

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  12. Pembinaan hab pendidikan ini merupakan satu usaha kerajaan dalam memastikan anak-anak muda di Sabah mendapat pendidikan yang sama dan mencapai matlamat pendidikan negara.

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  13. Di bawah kepimpinan Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, peruntukan yang besar telah disediakan untuk pembangunan pendidikan negara.

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  14. Jutaan ringgit setiap tahun dibelanjakan supaya matlamat pembangunan pendidikan negara tercapai.

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  15. Bajet 2013 baru-baru ini telah memperuntukkan sebanyak 38.7 bilion ringgit kepada Kementerian Pelajaran meliputi peruntukan mengurus dan pembangunan.

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  16. Pembangunan dan kemajuan pendidikan akan terus menjadi agenda utama kepada Kerajaan Barisan Nasional

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  17. kerajaan tidak akan mengabaikan pembangunan dan kemajuan pendidikan di negara ini.

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  18. Usaha ini termasuklah penyediaan kemudahan prasarana pendidikan selain bantuan untuk pelajar dan juga ibu bapa

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  19. pembangunan dan kemajuan pendidikan itu tidak hanya tertumpu kepada pendidikan akademik tetapi juga pendidikan agama

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  20. English is vital in this modern world.

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  21. She is the former teacher at Tawau school so she must have a wide range of knowledge.

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  22. We have found that immersing children in a range of creative activities before reading the text means that they are fully prepared, and excited, about the reading journey ahead of them.

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  23. Through painting, music composition, a film project, in role drama or sculpture, the kids have had a chance to share vocabulary, ideas and concepts which gives their reading fresh meaning and purpose.

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  24. We aim to provide children with a clear purpose to all reading, and especially writing tasks

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  25. Whether it's an invitation to the headteacher to attend a class assembly, an email to an author or an article for a school newspaper, our children know why the quality of their writing matters: because there will be a real audience for their published work.

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  26. One effective way of valuing children's work as well as providing a real incentive, is to plan for a range of ways to publish their writing. Recent examples include a whole school bookmaking project.

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  27. Following a whole school Inset on bookbinding techniques, every class published their own shared book; one example being an anthology of short spooky stories composed by year 6.

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  28. Take a trip to our school and you'll find classroom environments that inspire adults and children alike.

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  29. The use of drama is such a powerful tool. Taking the lead from our drama specialist, all teaching staff use a range of techniques to promote the exploration of characters, situations and historical events

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  30. This process expands the pupils' imaginations, and provides them with the ideas they need to give their writing that extra spark and flair.

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  31. bahasa english amat penting pada masa kini

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