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Paul Beaufait's List: English education around the world
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Aug 25, 16
Ambitious proposals not only for universities, but also for earlier English education.
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Minister of Education and Training Phung Xuan Nhạ had said earlier this month that the ministry has created a roadmap to achieve the goal starting this academic year, and urged universities to improve their English teaching methods.
He asked universities to apply the latest technologies in teaching English, teach students about the importance of globalisation and expand international links to promote the use of the language.
He said students would be required to make all presentations and hold all discussions in English, while the staff would speak English at their meetings.
The ministry has given specific instructions to the 61 universities and academies it runs to take the initiative to draw up teaching standards that match ASEAN standards.
They would then be published to solicit public opinion before the ministry tweaks its education and training plans, he said.
Other universities needed to review and report the challenges they face in making English the second language and suggest solutions, he said.
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At the beginning of this year the ministry announced that English would be a compulsory subject from grade three onwards starting in 2018 as part of its foreign language teaching plan.
English is currently only mandatory from grade 10 onwards.
Under the plan, from 2018 students in grade three and above will have four English lessons a week.
English is now only an optional subject in primary schools, with one or two lessons a week.
The ministry reported that around a 10th of primary school students do not learn English since the country has a shortage of some 7,700 teachers.
Besides, only a third of English teachers at primary and high schools meet teaching standards, according to the ministry.
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Aug 19, 15
"Not only inside the university but after graduating when it comes to career options[,] the knowledge and fluency of English can be very helpful. Every professional job needs a good usage of English. To engage in international trade activities, to develop technical skills required in modern industries and for many other opportunities in developing the personal career, need the usage of English" (¶13, 2015.08.19).
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Aug 19, 15
Yang, S. M., & Lin, Lillian. (2015.06.26).
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Taiwan's Consumers' Foundation has called on local universities to take responsibility for improving English-language skills among their students, in view of the fact that a certain standard of English proficiency is a prerequisite to obtaining a degree.
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The foundation urged the country's universities to help improve their students English proficiency by offering more training so that the students would not need to spend a fortune taking English classes at cram schools.
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Aug 12, 15
Rajaendram and Khor (2015) quoted an open letter from "a group of prominent Malaysian" that embraced integrative motivation for developing English proficiency: "'[I]f we aspire to be more proficient in the language, we are only trying to be better citizens of the world'" (¶4). What a breathe of fresh air among all the integrative motives that articles like this one often highlight!
Rajaendram, Rebecca, & Khor, Ann-Marie. (2015, August 9). Speaking the global language. The Star Online, Education section. Retrieved from http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Education/2015/08/09/Speaking-the-global-language/ -
Aug 11, 15
"Education Ministry secretary general Tan Sri Madinah Mohamad said the future generations need to be equal or better in their English proficiency to compete in the rapidly changing globalised world" (Achariam, 2015).
Achariam, Timothy. (2015, August 6). Raising proficiency in English pivotal to next gen's future. <i>The Sun Daily</i> [Kuala Lumpur]. Retrieved from http://www.thesundaily.my/news/1512360
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Aug 04, 15
The beginning of these remarks about life-long language reminded me of Japan.
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Apr 22, 15
"Learning English the fun way while raising standards - a primary school programme called Strategies for English Language Learning and Reading (STELLAR) strives to do just that. " (deck, 2015.04.22)
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Sep 18, 14
This Sept. 13, 2014, article announced a national requirement for public university students in Malaysia to demonstrate proficiency in English before they graduate.
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Sep 18, 14
This Sept. 14, 2014, article announced a national requirement for public university students in Malaysia to demonstrate proficiency in English before they graduate.
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the competency that a person possesses and his confidence in communicating in the language does not happen overnight. Similarly it cannot be evaluated with just one exam or course
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Jun 10, 14
This is an opinion piece that highlighted findings from a case study of 9th graders in Bangkok, Thailand. The study focused on students' levels of motivation to develop their abilities to communicate in English.
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