Tuesday June 9, 2009
Ministry to deliberate on English paper for SPM
Should English be made compulsory?
KUALA LUMPUR: It was a day of shocking revelations for Education Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin when he learnt that students need not pass the English paper to get a Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia certificate.
The Deputy Prime Minister also said he was shocked that English grammar was no longer taught in school.
He said he wanted to gather feedback on the matter to see if this situation was good for the country.
Groups reacting to the call said the quality of teaching of English needed to be addressed first before making the subject compulsory, although others said students could be victimised by such a move.
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