Reconsider plan for English teachers to sit for MUET, ministry urged
The Ministry of Education has been urged to reconsider its directive for English language teachers to sit for the MUET examination. — Picture by Sharul Hafiz Zam
National Union of Teaching Profession secretary-general Harry Tan Huat Hock in a statement here said that the move would only add to teachers’ burden. “Meanwhile, for non-option English teachers , they certainly can’t reach the set level because English is not their field,” he said.
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