PUTRAJAYA: There are enough qualified teachers for the Dual Language Programme. However, the problem, says the Education Minister, is that schools do not fulfil the requirements for DLP to be carried out.
“We have enough teachers,” said Fadhlina Sidek. “The quality of our teachers have never been an issue. But schools must meet certain conditions to conduct the programme, especially the requirement that the students’ Bahasa Melayu results are as good, if not better, than the ministry’s target.”
Other criteria for DLP approval are the availability of resources such as teachers who could teach Mathematics and Science in English, and sufficient classrooms.In March, The Star reported that hundreds of pupils from five Tamil schools in Johor were in limbo after they were told that the DLP would only be available in one class for each school starting this year.
“Some parents want to wait until their appeal for the child to go to a DLP school is approved,” Fadhlina pointed out. “Don’t do that. It’s not fair to the children. Let us settle issues related to the resources. It was introduced to improve English proficiency of students through the teaching and learning of Science and Mathematics subjects, as well as to increase students’ ability to compete globally and employability.The DLP, said Fadhlina, was not a curriculum neither was it a policy so the question of whether it would be expanded should not arise.
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