Study: 37% of Malaysian teachers very good in English

Muhyiddin listening to an explanation at the Turbo Charger Test Cell laboratory at the Imperial College in London. With him are High Commissioner to Britain Datuk Ahmad Rasidi Hazizi (second from right) and UTM vice-chancellor Prof Ir Dr Wahid Omar (left).

LONDON: Preliminary results showing that 37% of English teachers in Malaysia achieve C1 and C2 levels in proficiency, which were very good, have come after a comprehensive study carried out by the Cambridge Language Assessment.

Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said based on international standards of the Common European Framework, most teachers in primary schools also had B2 level, which was good.