IT is welcome news indeed that the Star Media Group (SMG) Bhd is set to use its digital education platform to help 20,000 English language teachers prepare for their Malaysian University English Test (MUET). The test is used to assess proficiency levels and to indicate what skills (listening, reading, writing and speaking) need remedial action (“SMG to help English language teachers ace MUET”; online at bit.ly/star_muet). Hence, besides the government allocating sufficient funding to provide more English classes in schools and universities, competent English teachers are critical. Hence, the SMG digital English project for English language teachers will serve as a practical and sound complementary tool to help raise the standards of English. Competent English teachers will be able to give a solid English language foundation to children looking to master STEM courses.

Source: The Star May 20, 2019 00:56 UTC