Emphasis on English


Language matters: Nawal with the media statement on the new UPSR format for next year.

THERE will be two English Language papers for the Ujian Pencapaian Sekolah Rendah as of next year.

Malaysian Examinations Syndicate director Datin Nawal Salleh said with the global importance of English, there was a need to give the language greater emphasis and the reason for the separate written and comprehension papers.

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