Learning via the newspaper

The pupils and teachers from SK Taman Sungai Besi Indah pose for a group photograph with Kalaimathy.

THE Educational Studies Department of the Institute of Teacher Education Kuala Lumpur recently organised a one-day English is Fun programme for 197 Year Six pupils from SK Taman Sungai Besi Indah, Seri Kembangan, Selangor.

The hands-on based activities were part of the Highly Immersive Programme (HIP) of the school that exposes pupils to more extensive use of the English language. The team comprising lecturers Kalaimathy Irene George and Dr Saguna Sankaran used The Star newspaper as a tool to teach the subject matter.