UP-DLPS 6: English records highest passing rate
KUCHING: The results of the 2025 Sarawak Year Six Dual Language Programme Assessment Test (UP-DLPS 6) show that English recorded the highest passing rate at 90.97 per cent, said Education, Innovation and Talent Development Minister Datuk Seri Roland Sagah Wee Inn. He said the results were followed by Science at 84.71 per cent, while Mathematics […]
Why choose? Teach both Malay and English
I WAS surprised to read about an academician suggesting that we don’t teach our children English too early – to wait until they are seven or eight before introducing a second language. The rationale was that children must first master Malay to preserve cultural identity. With respect, this argument feels outdated. In today’s interconnected world, […]
Strengthening Bahasa Melayu & English proficiency
KUCHING: The Ministry of Education (MoE) is placing a strong emphasis on empowering both Bahasa Melayu and English as part of its ongoing education reform agenda. Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek mentioned that Bahasa Melayu will continue to be a national priority, alongside intensified efforts to enhance English proficiency through various programmes and teacher training initiatives. […]
English usage request to be deliberated at MA63 committee meeting
KUCHING: Sarawak’s request to use English as a medium of instruction will be deliberated at the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63) Technical Committee meeting in Kuala Lumpur tomorrow (Monday, August 18). Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof said the matter, raised as part of Sarawak’s push for greater education autonomy, is among the key items […]
Embrace English for career growth
SPAOH: Rural students have been urged to make a concerted effort to master the English language, as it will equip them to face the world and its numerous challenges. Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas made this statement while officiating at the closing of the English Language Carnival at SK Nanga Gayau yesterday (April […]
English language remains above Malay politics
BY JOE FERNANDEZ ‘Language is the road map of a culture. It tells you where its people come from and where they are going.’ – Rita Mae Brown. She is an American writer, activist, and feminist best known for her novel ‘Rubyfruit Jungle’ published in 1973. Brown is also a poet, screenwriter, and playwright. The […]
UTS mulls English learning and teaching centre
SIBU: Universiti Teknologi Sarawak (UTS) is planning to enhance English language proficiency by establishing a dedicated English learning and teaching centre on its campus. According to UTS chairman Datuk Dr Annuar Rapaee, the university will collaborate with the Sarawak Ministry of Education, Innovation, and Talent Development (MEITD) to bring this initiative to fruition. “This effort […]
Moving linguistic mountains
BY THAASHAA DIVEENA In my previous article, I had mentioned about English in Malaysian education on the surface. I do have to mention this though: there is more to it than what meets the eye. Malaysia took part in the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) for the first time in 2009. It serves as […]
A wise choice to use English in Sarawak
‘If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart.’ — Nelson Mandela I applaud the Sarawak government for its decision to uphold the use of English in schools despite facing persistent pressure from various groups […]
Sarawak English Language Education Symposium aims to enhance English education
KUCHING: The Sarawak English Language Education Symposium (SELES) 2024 aims to create an inclusive English education system that prepares teachers to thrive in a changing world. Education, Innovation and Talent Development Minister Datuk Seri Roland Sagah Wee Inn said the symposium provides a platform for sharing and discussing recent international and local innovations, trends, and […]