Pupils in action during the “cut and paste” activities using newspaper cutouts at the Star-NiE English workshop at SK Taman Impian Emas in Johor Baru.
IT’S no secret that the newspapers are a medium of instruction that can be used to enhance English language proficiency among students in schools.
SK Taman Impian Emas teacher, Mohd Noor Fahmi Mohd Habib said he now realises that having the newspapers in hand as one of his teaching tools can help strengthen pupils’ vocabulary capacity aside from giving them exposure to various kinds of topics.
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Published monthly on Tuesdays, Step Up is an English language workbook-cum-activity pullout for pupils in Years Four, Five and Six. It helps them improve various language skills as required by the syllabus. Featuring Bahasa Malaysia and Chinese translations of difficult English words, the pullout is endorsed by the Education Ministry. The 32-page colourful pullout comes with a copy of The Star and is only available through school subscription. For more details, call The Star’s Customer Care Unit at 1-300-88-7827, Monday to Friday (9am-5pm).
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