Pre-schools will be part of the national education system and will be provided with trained English teachers, deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin announced this morning.
The education minister observed that students in such pre-schools learnt basic English in less than a year.
“The children were able to study and speak in English. My idea is that we should make learning of English at pre-schools a thrust in the early learning process. We will, therefore, add pre-schools to our education system,’ he told 3,000 educators, teachers and ministry officials at the Putrajaya International Convention Centre yesterday.
The meeting was parf et offorts to explain the government's decision to revert to the teaching of science and mathematics in Bahasa Malaysia.
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http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/articles/20090721110322/Article/index_html
So, if this strategy will encourage children to speak English when they are in primary and secondary schools? From one view, this can help children improving their English. Children are just like a piece of white paper. They can be written or drawn which ever way you prefer especially when we want them to learn English. Even if they are taught French at an early age, they will be able to grasp the knowledge very quickly as long as the teacher is competent. Therefore, it is important for the MOE to start English at the early age in order to prepare the children for the primary and secondary schools.
