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Cambridge English experts to propose improvements to English teaching in Malaysian schools

Malaysian Deputy Director-General of Education (Policy and Development) Datuk Dr Amin Senin says the Cambridge study will enable the Education Ministry to set realistic and achievable targets.[/caption] LONDON

Cambridge English, an expert in language assessment in Britain, is nearing the end of its comprehensive evaluation of learning, teaching and assessment of English language in Malaysian schools from pre-school to pre-university.

Malaysian Deputy Director-General of Education (Policy and Development) Datuk Dr Amin Senin said Cambridge English was commissioned to undertake the study in May last year.

It was expected to complete the study by the end of this month and the findings and recommendations were expected to be submitted to the government in April next year.

Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, who is in London for a three-day visit, will be briefed Tuesday on the preliminary report on “The Baseline Project: Measuring English language standard and establishing an evidence-based baseline for Malaysian schools”.

The objectives of the study are to strengthen, promote and develop cooperation in English language education to ensure every child is proficient in Bahasa Malaysia and English, as endorsed by the Malaysian Education Blueprint 2013-2025.

The baseline study is a platform to benchmark the standards of English language in Malaysian schools according to international standards.

The findings from this study will enable the Education Ministry to set realistic and achievable targets for future learning and teaching. They will also provide data to monitor and evaluate whether future set targets are met and whether any planned education reforms are working as intended.

Amin said the study would measure English proficiency of students from Year 1 to Year 6. It will also measure the teaching abilities and practices in schools.

The study will review current assessment practices by analysing current examinations, test specifications, mark schemes and recent examination results at the end-of-school, end of primary school (Year 6), end of lower secondary (Form 3) and end of upper secondary (Form 5 and Form 6).

It will also analyse the current English language curricula, teaching guides, teaching materials, current examinations and recent examination data.