[EDLING:2285] Malaysia: Many still refusing to teach in English
Francis M. Hult
fmhult at DOLPHIN.UPENN.EDU
Tue Jan 23 18:51:04 UTC 2007
The Star Online
Many still refusing to teach in English
PETALING JAYA: The English language test for Mathematics and Science teachers
is a timely move as many are still refusing to use the language to teach.
Said a teacher/trainer, who declined to be named: There are three main reasons
why teachers are still not teaching Maths and Science in English: lack of
confidence, the hope that the policy will revert to Bahasa Malaysia and the
fact that the exams are in both languages.
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http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/1/23/nation/16649431&sec=nation
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