“As long as poor English proficien­cy remains unaddressed, graduate employability will continue to be worrying. Making his point: Yong sharing his views on English language proficiency at the Power Talks event at Menara Star in Petaling Jaya. The audience was enthralled by his one-hour talk and the majority of their questions was centred on the state of English proficiency in Malaysia. He also said that the current state of English proficiency among SPM leavers was worrying. “Efforts to improve English pro­ficiency should not be centred on the urban population alone, but should include those in the rural areas too,” he added.

Source: The Star March 04, 2017 23:20 UTC