It’s the way English is taught, say students


For 19-year-old Chen Kok Leong, mastery of the English Language should begin from a young age.

PETALING JAYA: It’s the way English is taught, the time allotted and the attitude of teachers themselves that are wrong, according to students in the Klang Valley.

They were responding to a statement by Education Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin that there was “something not right” when students were still struggling with the English language when they enter university.

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