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CONTENTS |
Issue 7 - November 2015

Contents

4 Director’s Note
5 Dr Ranjit’s Retirement and Official
Handing over of Duty
6 ELTC Happenings
• Green Day
• Teachers’ Day Celebration
7 Visitors
• University of Nottingham Delegation
Visit
• 2015 Hamamatsu Elementary Teachers’
The seventh issue of UPDATE! sees several English Learniing Programme
inaugural events taking place at ELTC. Dr 8 ESL Practitioner Workshop
Mohamed bin Abu Bakar takes the reign as the 9 Asia-Pacific Conference on Education and
fifth Director of ELTC from Dr Ranjit Singh Gill Training (ACET)
followed by two new programmes under the 9 Pro-ELT 2- Minister II’s visit and press
conference
Outreach Carnival. For the first time ever, the
ELT library expands its services to neighbouring 10 Malaysia Technical Cooperation
Programme (MTCP)
Editorial Board schools and teacher training institutes through
11 New Courses
its Book Club and i-Club activities. English at the • Specialist Certificate in PBL
Workplace for MoE management personnel • Specialist Certificate in The Teaching of
Chief Editor Literature in Secondary Schools.
is yet another milestone where ELTC is called
Dr. Jayanti S.Sothinathan 12 Snapshots
upon to share their language expertise.
14 ELTC Reaches out to the Community -
Editor Outreach Carnival
This issue highlights ELTC’s involvement
Viloshini Baskaran 15 The ELTC Book Club and i-Club
in various events from December 2014 till
16 ELTC in the International Community
September 2015 and as the pages unfold,
Photographer 18 PPPBISM
we hope you will enjoy reading the exciting
Ahmad Radzi b. Mat Nawi 20 English in Camp
year we have had and be part of our learning
adventure. 21 English Language Standards and Quality
Graphic Designer Council (ELSQC)
Mohammad Hidayat b. Hasan Thank you. 22 On a New Journey
• Retirements
Chief Editor • Postgraduates Studies
23 Call for Papers

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 | DIREC TOR’S NOTE
Issue 7 - November 2015
Director’s Note
It gives me great pleasure to say a few words in this inaugural
issue for me as Director of ELTC. 2015 has seen ELTC carry
on with its usual activities yet at the same time different as
we were faced with additional responsibilities in assisting
various divisions and the Ministry of Higher Education in
matters pertaining to English – a role that we take very
seriously and I am proud to say, well delivered with my team
of dedicated staff.
As we move towards 2016, allow me to reminiscence the
events that have made 2015 memorable. Our annual Green
Day was officiated by Pn Ee Hong, Director of the Teacher
Education Division as we strived to beautify our campus
with zest and colour. I would like to take this opportunity
to convey my gratitude and thanks to Dr Ranjit Singh who
retired in January and welcome Puan Zainab Yusof as the
Deputy Director of ELTC. At the same time, we have seen
another 4 of our staff retire and several new faces at ELTC.
As 3 initiatives owners under the PPPM – namely the
PPPBISM, Pro-ELT and OPS-English, ELTC has been put
in-charge-of another initiative, the Highly Immersive
Programme (HIP), an initiative that came about from the
English Lab helmed by PEMANDU and PADU. A nationwide
programme that will see schools selecting individualised
activities for their students, HIP is aimed at making the
school environment immersed in the English language to
ensure our students are proficient and confident in using
the language.
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ELTC’s 5-year operational plan will structure courses that
will emphasise on teacher competency and proficiency as
well as providing teacher-leaders with certification through
specialist and leadership courses.
The ELTC Outreach Carnival will see a drastic change in the
coming years as we reach out to more than 750 schools in
Negeri Sembilan, Selangor, Putrajaya, WP Kuala Lumpur and
Melaka. Together with the English-in-Camp activities, we
are confident that more and more of our students will have
the opportunity to use English in a variety of ways – from
reading to speaking with confidence and poise.
I am a true believer in inculcating the reading habit and it is
my fervent hope that one day we will see all out students
carrying and reading a book wherever they go. To this end,
ELTC has initiated its very own Book Club and we have had
students from pre-school, primary and secondary levels
attending reading activities at ELTC every Wednesday.
While we strive to make ourselves relevant in the field of
English teaching and learning, I would like to convey my
thanks to all ELTC staff for their dedication and hard work. As
we come to the end of 2015, may we all face the challenges
and opportunities in 2016 with open hearts and minds.
Dr. Mohamed bin Abu Bakar
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Dr Ranjit’s Retirement
26 JAN 2015
It was a sombre day as ELTC prepared to bid farewell to a
beloved Director. For Dr Ranjit Singh Gill, it would have been
a day long anticipated but surely one that was filled with
remiscence as he marked the final day of his service, not only
as the Director of ELTC but also as a government officer after
having served for 30 years.
The hall where we were all gathered was filled with silence
as Dr Ranjit presented his speech. His message to all of us
struck a chord as he urged us to stay united as a family, to
support the new head of the institute and to continue with
the excellent work that we have shown. His parting words
while filled with encouragement were layered with a tinge of
sadness as he had to bid farewell to his family, whom he had
cared for and nurtured over 4 years.
We all dined for tea with Dr Ranjit and followed the minutes
of the clock with apprehension before witnessing his final
clock-out moments. We cheered Dr Ranjit on to complete
this final task that marked the end of his long service and
shook hands and exchanged embraces, saying our well
wishes and goodbyes. With heavy hearts we watched our
beloved Director being driven off to begin his new journey. To
Dr Ranjit, we wish you all the best in your future endeavours.
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Official Handing Over Of Duty
28 JAN 2015
With renewed hopes, all members of the ELTC family gathered
to witness the official handing over of duties from our former
Director, Dr Ranjit to his predecessor. In attendance was our
guest of honour, Encik Abdul Mutalib bin Ismail, Deputy
Director, Teacher Education Division, Ministry of Education
Malaysia.
The ceremony while short was a memorable one as the new
Director of ELTC was finally revealed. To our great pleasure
we cheered on our former Deputy Director, Dr Mohamed
bin Abu Bakar who now will take the helm and lead ELTC as
Director. This historical moments were marked with ink over
paper as we watched in quiet gratification as Dr Ranjit and
Dr Mohamed placed their signatures to mark the transition
of duties from one to the other. With ELTC placed in good
hands, we look forward to the continuous prosperity of ELTC
under the new leadership steered by Dr. Mohammad.
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 | HAPPENINGS
Issue 7 - November 2015

Green Day
9/18 JAN 2015

The campus was a hive of activity as everyone

came with their gardening gear to once again change
the landscape of ELTC. ELTC’s annual Green Day
began with Puan Ee Hong, Director, Teacher Education
Division, officiating the event with a short speech and
thereon to plant bougainvilleas, accompanied by Dr
Ranjit Singh Gill. Soon after, we all moved to our respective
stations to plant more bougainvilleas, roses and fruit trees
adding splashes of colour to bring life to a monotonous green
landscape.

Teachers’ Day Celebration

29 MAY 2015

Teachers’ day began with ELTC staff singing the

unforgettable ‘Guru Malaysia’ song, led by our young and
vibrant choir, and dedicated to all of us...teachers in our
own right and remembering our teachers at the same
time. Themed “Guru: Membina Ilmu, Menyempurnakan
Akhlak” Dr Mohamed, the Director
of ELTC, read out the Teachers’
Day message to remind us of
our responsibilities as educators
and to celebrate the wonders of
teaching children of the future.

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Issue 7 - November 2015

University Of Nottingham
Delegation Visit
5 MAC 2015

Former ELSQC Secretariat member, Dr Sivabala Naidu, now Assoc

Professor at University of Nottingham Malaysia, led a team of
student teachers from the B.Ed TESL group of the university for a
visit to ELTC. The students were taken on a tour around the sprawling
campus grounds and were informed of the role and duties of ELTC
within the Ministry of Education. During the visit, they attended
a short presentation of technology-integrated language courses
conducted at ELTC as well as the roles and responsibilities of the
academic and administration staff. The objective of this study
tour was to allow the student teachers to learn about ELTC
and to be aware of the teacher professional development
opportunities offered by this institution. The brief visit ended
with refreshments provided for the student teachers.

2015 Hamamatsu
Elementary Teacher’s
English Learning Program
14 AUGUST 2015

This five day programme was held at Language Lab

2 and Discussion room of the library from the 10th
to 14th August 2015. The participants included 15
Japanese teachers and 12 primary school teachers
from Seremban. The programme aimed to provide
knowledge to the participants and extend their skills in
ELT Methodology. The programme content covered The
Teaching of Phonics, Primary ELT Methodology, and Language
Arts - Level 1 and Level 2. In The Teaching of Phonics, trainers
modelled and demonstrated best practices in the form of techniques
and strategies.Participants revisited key principles in ELT Methodology
through hands-on reciprocal teaching and genre-based activities. The
Language Arts component allowed participants to explore a myriad
of activities in the genres of nursery rhymes, songs, jazz chants,
poems, stories and graphic novels. Participants were able to design
and create language arts lessons during the workshops for group
presentations at the end of this component. The training sessions
adopted a participatory approach that included demonstrations,
plenary discussions, reflective tasks and material development.
Participants had ample opportunities to experience and reflect on the
practical activities during the programme. School-based assessment, an
integral part of teaching, was also highlighted and discussed throughout the training. This programme provided the
platform for the sharing of knowledge, skills, expertise and ideas among the teachers and trainers. It also enabled the teachers
and trainers to create and develop an international network for on-going professional discussion and sharing of expertise.

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Issue 7 - November 2015

ESL Practitioner Workshop

9-13 FEB 2015

The 40 participants of the workshop had an excellent opportunity learning about writing academic papers for publication
from the experienced Prof Dr Kuldip Kaur Karadwala from OUM. Having written and published in many journals on the local
and international platform, Prof Kuldip guided the participants over the 5-day workshop in transforming materials and data
that they gathered from previous research into a well written academic papers suitable for journal publications.

The highly effective workshop gave the participants useful insights into the processes involved in writing for academic
journals and allowed them to put into practice their writing skills facilitated by Prof Kuldip. The workshop was a huge success
and the participants returned with a completed written academic paper of their own.

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Asia Pacific Conference On Education And Training

3-6 AUGUST 2015

The recent ASIA-PACIFIC CONFERENCE ON

EDUCATION AND TRAINING 2015 (ACET) saw
ELTC being called to provide assistance and
expertise in Rapporteuring, Editing and
Proofreading of most print and digital
materials. While the conference was
organised by the Ministry of Education,
ELTC (under the purview of the
Teacher Education Division, Ministry
of Education) rendered their support in
ensuring the conference went well. The
rapporteuring team attended a workshop to
practice their skills prior to the actual conference.
Other teams worked from ELTC and at the conference venue
in the spirit of camaraderie, a distinctive value ELTC is well-known for.

PRO-ELT 2: Minister II’s Visit And Press Conference

17 FEB 2015

Teacher proficiency being a vital element towards improving student achievement took centre stage as Dato’ Seri Idris Jusoh,
the then Education Minister II visited English language teachers attending the Pro-ELT course. Teachers at SMK Putrajaya
Presint 16 (1) had the opportunity to speak to the Minister who encouraged them to do well as the Ministry
placed a lot of hope and trust in their ability to increase student
proficiency in English. The event ended with a press conference.

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Malaysia Technical
Cooperation Programme
(MTCP)
24 AUGUST - SEPT 2015

This years’ Malaysia Technical Cooperation Programme (MTCP)

course, Mobile Learning & Social Networking, is on using mobile
technology and social networking in the teaching and learning of
English.

ELTC, being one of the 79 MTCP training institution hosted 21

representatives from 16 different nations. Our participants from
Kenya, Indonesia, Tanzania, Jordan, Vietnam, Seychelles, Sri Lanka,
Mauritius, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan completed 5 modules
in the course; Applications for Learning and Social Educational
Networking, Assessing Learning in the Mobile Classroom, 21st
Century Learning Design Dimensions, 21st Century Learning through
Flipped Classroom and Creating Applications for Learning. Aside
from face-to-face learning, the participants were treated to visits to
Google Malaysia and to the cultural state of Melaka. They also had
the opportunity to partake in the our National Independence Day
celebrations by cheering on the parade at Dataran Merdeka.

The participants expressed their immense satisfaction and delight at

being in the course. They not only learned about mobile technology
but had the valuable opportunity of learning about the beautiful
cultures and traditions in Malaysia.
INDONESIA

VIETNAM

PHILIPPINES

SRI LANKA

UZBEKISTAN

BHUTAN

MALDIVES

JORDAN

MALI

KAZAKHSTAN

SEYCHELLES

KENYA

SENEGAL

TANZANIA

MAURITIUS

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Specialist Certificate In
Project Based Learning
The Project-based Learning supports the development of
language skills through a project-based learning approach.
The course, targeted specifically for English language teachers,
SISC+s and IPG lecturers, aims to effectively introduce
innovative approaches to ELT methodology that provide
opportunities for student learning in language rich contexts
through a variety of fun-filled activities and strategies. Based
on the theories of social constructivism and multiliteracies,
the hands-on projects will engage learners as they acquire
skills for the 21st century. The learning log complements the
methodology aspects of teaching by providing participants
with the opportunity to reflect on how they can apply what
they have learnt in the course .Focused areas of the course
content include the principles and practices of Project-based
Specialist Certificate
learning as well as how this methodology can contribute to
the enhancement of listening, speaking, reading and writing
in The Teaching of
skills among students. Literature in Secondary
The Project Based Learning Course has completed a full cycle Schools.
of 4 cohorts for 2015 comprising English language teachers
from day schools and boarding schools, Heads of the English The Specialist Certificate in The teaching of Literature for
Panel and matriculation lecturers. Secondary Schools course is a 2-phase course and specifically
looks at the role of literature in the English Language
Curriculum. Apart from exploring the literary devices,
theories in the teaching and learning of literature, narrative
techniques in the teaching of literature, characterization
and, themes and settings, course participants are given the
opportunity to discuss their beliefs and practices in teaching
literature in Malaysian secondary schools. As a pilot course,
this year ELTC had 43 English Panel Heads from secondary
schools attending in 2 groups.

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SNAP
1

Photo Captions
1 Gunung Dato’ hiking adventure [25 April 2015] 3 “Memasak Bubur Lambuk” event [9-10 July 2015]

2 Suria Club Annual Meeting [8 Aug 2015] 4 “Kilauan Aidilfitri” event [8 Aug 2015]

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APSH OTS
7

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5

5 Knowledge sharing session Dato Misrah [16 Dec 2014] 7 CPD: Roadmap @ Avilion [9-12 Mac 2015]

6 CPD: Talk on “Wills” [27 Mac 2015] 8 CPD: Managing SPL KPM [27 Mac 2015]

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OUTREACH Carnival
A yearly event in conjunction with World Book and Copyright Day, ELTC’s Outreach Carnival took place on the 22 and
23 April 2015. This two-day event involved trainee teachers from IPG Kampus Teknik and Kampus Raja Melewar as well
students from 4 primary and 4 secondary schools.

With over 100 participants, the ELTC library became a hive of activity that saw students and trainee teachers coming
together to write scripts, design backdrops and costumes to stage Fractured Fairy Tales. A musical drama that left the
audience in awe of our students acting talents and more importantly, their language skills, the Outreach Carnival was a
huge success.

Officiated by Dato’ Dr Amin bin Senin, the Deputy Director

General of Education, students were encouraged to
speak English with confidence and to practice using
the language as much as possible. Dr Mohamed
reiterated the need to read frequently and
fervently hoped that one day, we’ll see every
Malaysian carrying and reading a book
wherever they go. A hope that saw the ELT
library embark on its next outreach project -
The ELTC Book Club and i-Club.

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The ELTC Book Club and i-Club

The ELT Library opened its doors to students from primary and secondary schools as well as pre-schoolers to the ELTC
Book Club.

A new addition to the Outreach Carnival, the ELTC Book Club is aimed at reaching out to students from under-performing
schools and encouraging them to read. A programme that began with 11 schools and 222 students in Negeri Sembilan,
the ELTC Book Club hopes to reach 750 schools with 37,500 students across 5 states by 2020. Our first group of students
from a nearby primary school experienced storytelling through Big Books. The activity planned for secondary school
students is the Book Trail while our little preschoolers dabble with art and craft while they learn to read.

In wanting to reach out to teachers trainees, the ELT library took on another new project - the i-Club. The Interactive Club
or i-Club for short involves teacher trainees from IPG Kampus Teknik and Kampus Raja Melewar to explore two main
areas: to teach English through Board Games and Movies.

Board games like Taboo!, Monopoly, Cluedo and Pictionary allow trainees to play and then design their own board games
to teach a language point (vocabulary, grammar, etc). The Movie Club shows the versatility of using short video clips from
famous cartoons or 3-D animated movies to teach speaking through dialogues, predicting outcomes and inferencing.

Learning a language can be fun. The Book Club and i-Club have certainly shown us how.

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Issue 7 - November 2015

ELTC In The International

Community

Dr Rashidah bt Rahamat presented a paper titled “Mobile Learning
and the Law of Readiness” at the International Seminar of English
Language Teaching (ISELT) from the 4-5 February 2015. The Seminar
was organised by the Faculty of Social Sciences, University Kebangsaan
Malaysia. She discussed the students’ readiness and acceptance
towards mobile learning.

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Hardeep Kaur attended the Arabia 8 Conference 2015 in Dubai from
16-18 February 2015. Themed “Innovate, Collaborate, and Differentiate:
Honouring the Past, Treasuring the Present, and Shaping the Future”,
Hardeep participated in a poster presentation on Smart Learning called
“Thinglink”. It is a platform for creating interactive images and videos for
web, social, advertising and educational channels. Every image contains a
story and “Thinglink” helps to tell your stories. It is based on 21st Century
Pedagogy for 21st century learners.

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Viloshini Baskaran and Muhamad Hazrul Bin Haris Fadzilah conducted a workshop
on “Effective, Fun and SIMPLE ICT Tools for Your Classroom” at the MELTA
International Conference 2015 from 1-3 June 2015. The Conference was
organized by Melta with the theme Innovative Solutions to New
Challenges in English Language Education: Aligning National
Outcomes to Global Standards. At the one hour workshop,
they introduced simple ICT tools that can easily be used in the
classroom such as Padlet, Wordle, Ed Puzzle and Socrative.

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Azlina Ahmad Kamal participated in the National Colloquium on Standards and
Quality in English Language Education in Malaysia, organised by the Malaysian
English Language Teaching Association (MELTA). The colloquium was a stakeholder-
based assessment on critical issues, status and needs pertaining to the achievement
of national targets that have been set as markers of English language quality and
standards. It was held on April 25 at the Palace of the Golden Horses.
Azlina Ahmad Kamal presented a paper at the 24th MELTA International Conference
with the theme ‘Innovative Solutions to New Challenges in English Language
Education: Aligning National Outcomes to Global Standards’. The conference
was held at the Royale Chulan Kuala Lumpur from 1-3 June 2015. Her paper
titled ‘Mediating Middle Leadership in English Language Education in Malaysia:
A Straightforward Case of Realigning What Is to What Should Be?’ explored how
far knowledge of leadership is being practised by raising questions about current
thinking, perceptions and practices of subject leadership in primary schools.

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Szarmilaa Dewie Krishnan presented a paper on “Investigating the
effectiveness of language games to teach grammar: A case study in SMK
Bandar Putra, Segamat” at the MELTA International Conference 2015 from
1-3 June 2015. The Conference was organized by MELTA with the theme
Innovative Solutions to New Challenges in English Language Education:
Aligning National Outcomes to Global Standards. At the 30-minute paper
presentation, she shared language games such as Charades and Kinesthetic
Games as tools to teach grammar effectively.

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Dr. Khairul Aini presented a paper on “Becoming Teachers
of English-Language Learners In Two Multicultural Countries:
Narratives From Pre-Service Teachers In The United States And
Malaysia” at the 2015 Korean Association for Multicultural
Education (KAME) International Conference, Hanyang
University,Seoul from 1-2 May 2015. Her research paper looked
at experiences of becoming teachers of English-Language
learners in the United States and Malaysia where a growing
number of student populations come from the diverse
linguistic and cultural background while the majority of teacher
population is from the mainstreams backgrounds.

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Roger Chin presented a workshop entitled “Play & Learn With K-Map” in the
International English Language Teaching Conference [iELT-Con] from 25 – 27
May 2015 in Hotel Bayview, Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia organized by Penang
English Language Learning and Teaching Association (PELLTA). The theme of the
conference was “Enhancing ELT Professional Practice: From Current Questions To
Future Action”. The key to this workshop is to bring back the fun and engaging
elements into teaching English. Research states that pupils will learn a second
language in an environment that is fun-filled yet comfortable in knowing that
making mistakes is a part of learning (Dragan, 2005). In addition, Kinaesthetic,
whole body, whole environment tasks work better than most other tasks.

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Dr Jasvir Kaur a/p Kakah @ Kakah Amar Singh conducted a workshop titled
Unfolding HOTs through ‘Quescussion’ at the iELT-CON 2015 – International English
Language Teaching Conference 2015 from 25 – 27 May 2015 with the theme
Enhancing ELT Professional Practice: From Current Questions To Future Action.
The conference was organized by Penang English Language Learning and Teaching
Association (PELLTA). At the workshop, Dr Jasvir Kaur presented on the special
relationship between critical thinking and Socratic questions as the core element
of ‘Quescussion’ in the pursuit of assessing assumptions, issues and situations. She
also demonstrated the application of the ‘Quescussion’ technique with the Socratic
questioning approach to heighten both teachers and students skills to develop
questions upon questions at different levels of critical and creative thinking ability.

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PPPBISM
(Program Peningkatan Penguasaan Bahasa Inggeris Sekolah Menengah /
The English Enhancement Program for Secondary Schools)
Introduction
The English Enhancement Program for Secondary Schools (Program Peningkatan Penguasaan Bahasa Inggeris Sekolah
Menengah - PPPBISM) is an initiative of the Malaysia Education Blueprint (MEB). This MEB initiative is one of three
managed by the English Language Teaching Centre. The program is implemented from 2014 – 2016. The PPPBISM ‘s main
focus is on student outcomes, whereby the initiative’s impact is measured through pupils’ improved proficiency in English
language in the SPM Examination.

Programme Components
The programme comprises 2 main components: The In-Class and the Out-of-Class Components

IN-CLASS-COMPONENT
provides professional
development for SISC+s to
enable them to guide teachers in
improving students’ proficiency in
the language. In 2014, the SISC+s
attended upskilling through 3 main
courses including Differentiated
Teaching and Learning, Coaching
and Mentoring and also Remedial
Instruction. The courses aim to
enable SISC+ to guide teachers
more effectively in meeting the
multi-level needs of a range of
students. The SISC+s’ training
and subsequent work in both
hotspot and non-hotspot school reflects efforts to provide English language teachers in schools with in-situ professional
development.

mplementation

English

a English e elopment English upport rogramme

OUT-OF-CLASS COMPONENT rogramme
“Newspaper in Education”
Directly involves students through various main activities. In Heads of English Panel and teachers
2015, the English Language Teaching Centre is implementing learn how to integrate the “New
School Times” as a resource for
the component through the English-in-Camp: Oral Proficiency improving student proficiency.
through Literature. The centralised language camps will be
The Heads of Panels conduct
conducted in Sabah (5 camps) and Sarawak (3 camps) onward training for approximately
1,477 teachers.
“English in Camp”
Students participate in language-rich
camps conducted jointly by ELTC
and external agencies. Activities
include:
• CLICK!4.0 Entrepreneurship
Social Skills Camp (ELTC and the
United States of America Embassy,
17 to 19 June 2014, Kuala
Terengganu)
• ELTC hotspot schools Teen
Speech and Drama Theatre Camp
(ELTC and Enfiniti Academy

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Target
The program targets hotspot schools, defined as those
scoring below the 2012 national average of 77% in the
SPM English language paper. Although the PPPBISM ‘s
main focus is on student outcomes, the professional
development programmes under the initiative
involves School Improvement Specialist
Coaches Plus (SISC+s) and English language
teachers.
SCHOOL SUPPORT
PLAN
Since 2015, the In-Class
Component has been extended to
include 300 English language teachers
teaching in Form Four classes in hotspot
schools. The School Support Plan allows
ELTC to provide more direct forms of
support as teachers foster continuous
cycles of student improvement.
The direct approach impacts
approximately 51,000 students
from the 300 schools.
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MONITORING THE
INITIATIVE
The English Language Teaching
Centre closely monitors the
implementation of the PPPBISM to
ensure its impact on students. To date,
teams from ELTC and also the Teacher
Training Institutes have visited close to
90 schools throughout the country to
provide support to the SISC+s and
teachers, and to also ensure
effective implementation of
the initiative.
ENGLISH IN CAMP
The English in camp is the
out-of-class component of
the PPPBISM initiative, which
focuses on the compulsory
pass of the SPM English
Language paper.
TRACKING OF STUDENT
OUTCOMES
Tracking of student outcomes of
the PPPBISM is underway. The result of
the Form 4 students’ first test, mid-year
and final examination are being tracked
from the Sistem Aplikasi Penilaian Sekolah
(SAPS). The results are analysed to track
the efficacy of the PPPBISM and its
impact on student outcomes.
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English In Camp: Proficiency Through

Literature Report
This camp is the out-of-class component of the PPPBISM initiative, which focuses on the
compulsory pass of the SPM English Language paper.

The main objective is to provide students with a non-threatening learning environment

and opportunities to use English as well as to:

1. enhance students’ understanding of the Literature Component compulsory texts

2. increase students’ confidence to communicate in English
3. provide additional materials to support the teaching and learning of the Literature
Component texts

• The whole camp is student-centred, with activities designed for students of low
competency in the language.
• The activities are compiled into a toolkit based on the Form Four Literature texts.
The students are encouraged to speak English Language through these activities.
• The sessions begin with vocabulary enhancement activities for students with
limited vocabulary. Then, the students are exposed to the texts through activities
so that they are able to discuss the plot, characters, themes and settings found
in each text.
• At the end of the camp, students are not only able to understand and interpret the
literary texts, but also learn about the importance of team spirit and friendship.

Eight camps have been planned for Sabah and Sarawak, with
one hundred schools targeted in Sabah and sixty in Sarawak. To date,
three camps have been conducted in Sabah and two in Sarawak. Each school
chosen for this camp would have to send five students and one teacher to chaperone
them. The teachers attending the camp will also need to facilitate their students in all the
sessions to gain first-hand experience in conducting the activities as well as to help the Prof A
students in completing the activities.

The teachers involved in the camp have so far found the activities in the toolkit practical
and can be adapted to cater to all levels of students. The students enjoyed the sessions
as the activities allowed them to use the language. Students’ creativity was seen in the
diorama and the presentations which were based on the literature texts.

The teachers from these schools involved in the camps are expected to conduct similar
camps in their respective schools for 100 students, thus bringing the total number of
students impacted to approximately 2,500 pupils. In 2016, Each of these schools is expected
to “adopt” another school in the district in order to conduct camps for their partner schools,
thus, impacting a further 13,500 students.
Dr

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Issue 7 - November 2015

English Language Standards and Quality Council

(ELSQC)
The English Language Standards and Quality Council (ELSQC) was established in 2012. The first set of Panel of Experts
served their term from 2012 to 2014.

On 16 January 2015, YAB Tan Sri Dato’ Hj. Muhyiddin

bin Hj. Mohd Yassin, the Deputy Prime Minister who
was also the Minister of Education, presented the
Designating Instrument to the new Panel of Experts
2014-2016 at the Majlis Perutusan Tahun Baharu
2015, Kementerian Pendidikan Malaysia at the
Putrajaya International Convention Centre (PICC).

The Panel of Experts serving from 2014 to 2016 are:

Prof Zuraidah Mohd Don

(Chairperson)

Dato’ Dr Lee Boon Hua

Prof Anna Christina Abdullah

Dr Mardziah Hayati Abdullah

Ms Janet Pillai @ Liyana Pillai
Abdullah
Dr Kuldip Kaur Karam Singh Dr Arshad Abd. Samad

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Issue 7 - November 2015

RETIREMENTS
This year, ELTC saw four staff retiring from service. To all of them, we wish you a happy retirement and all the best in
your future endeavours.

Azizah Binti Hasshim Azliah Binti Jalaludin

Joined ELTC on 16 February 2010 Joined ELTC on 16 August 2012
Optional retirement on 1 August 2015 Optional retirement on 1 February 2015

Tan Chee Seng Noor Sham Binti Yasin

Joined ELTC on 16 August 2010 Joined ELTC on 1 July 2013
Optional retirement on 1 March 2015 Optional retirement on 1 July 2015

POSTGRADUATE STUDIES

Terry Yap Chee Keong YM Tengku Enaliza Bt Tengku Zaman

Teaching English To Speaker Of Other Language Policy Analysis
SEAMEO RELC, Singapore Lancaster University, United Kingdom
and Victoria University Of Wellington, New Zealand

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Issue 7 - November 2015

Call for papers ESL Practitioner

Articles are invited for the third issue of the ESL Practitioner journal to be published in October 2016. The ESL practitioner is a
practice oriented ELT publication by the English language Teaching Centre Malaysia. It is aimed at advancing the professional
development of ELT practitioners in areas of teaching, training and management of ELT materials. The publication also
acts as a forum for discussion of ELT related challenges faced by ELT professionals. The ESL Practitioner is published once
a year and has a wide circulation of readership which include lecturers from local and private universities, teacher training
centres, MoE division officers, State Department officers and school teachers. The third issue of the publication will include
the following theme:

The Practice of ELT in Malaysia

Sub Themes:
ELT Literacy development Malaysia
ELT Assessment
ELT Pedagogy
ELT Oracy Development
ELT Programme evaluation
Teacher Professional Development
Remedial Education in ELT
Differentiated teaching and Learning Practices in ELT
Empowering ELT Teacher Educators : Policy and Practice

The following submissions will be considered:

Opinion Articles (2500 words)
Research based papers (5000 words)
Practice Based papers (4500 words)
Ideas that work (2500 words)
Reviews of instructional materials (2500 words)
Current Trends and Issues in ELT policy and Practice in Malaysia.

Articles/ papers may be submitted up to April 2016 to the following mail: Kalminderjit.g@eltc.edu.my
For further information please contact: 067979009

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