ALL education stakeholders have been invited to give their views on whether the
policy to teach Science and Mathematics in English should continue, Education
Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein said. He said the views were being sought before a final decision is made after this years UPSR results are announced. Noun Pronoun reference Education stakeholders theirs Education Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein he
I want to invite everyone teachers, local universities and parent-teacher associations to make their views known formally so that once a decision is made, it will be made with a clear conscience. Noun Pronoun reference Decision it
Hishammuddin said the new policy would complete one cycle after the UPSR examinations this year, and this would give the ministry enough data to gauge its effectiveness. A lot of the views on the policy revolve around the fear of it affecting Bahasa Malaysia and mother tongues like Mandarin or Tamil. Noun Pronoun reference New policy this policy it effectiveness it
I would like to say this is not true and that the ministry is doubling its efforts to improve the teaching of English, especially at the primary level, he explained. Noun Pronoun reference The ministry its
I want to invite everyone teachers, local universities and parent-teacher associations to make their views known formally so that once a decision is made, it will be made with a clear conscience. Adjective Function Clear Express a judgement or a value
Hishammuddin also stressed that whatever decision reached on the policy would not affect the ministrys resolve to ensure that schoolchildren had a strong command of English, adding that the ministry had conducted six studies on the effectiveness of the policy. Adjective Function Strong Express a condition.