STU not in favour of bringing in English teachers from India
SIBU:
The idea of engaging the services of English language teachers from
India does not augur well with Sarawak Teachers Union (STU), in that the
move may deprive local graduates of the opportunity to teach the
subject.
Union president Jisin Nyud believed that such chance should be given to local graduates.
“If these (local) teachers are insufficiently competent, we still can send them for up-skilling, just like what the ministry is doing now.
“It’s not that we’re saying the teachers from India are not proficient; it’s just that by recruiting locals, the government could save costs,” he said in a statement yesterday.
Jisin believed that there were so many things that could be done to improve schools, “if we had allocations”.
“However, if we really want to improve in schools, then the Dual Language Program (DLP) can serve as one of the solutions and it should be extended to all schools,” he added.
Jisin was commenting on Deputy Education Minister P Kamalanathan’s recent statement that the government was committed to increasing the number of English language teachers through various means, including the English Language Teachers From India (ELTI) programme.
His remarks were made in replying to a supplementary question from Senator Datuk Boon Som Inong in Dewan Negara.
Kamalanathan was quoted by Bernama as saying that retired English language teachers still had the opportunity to teach again, as an effort to overcome the shortage of teachers in that subject.
He, however, pointed out these teachers were only willing to teach close to the location of their residence.
On this, Jisin said some of them might not mind being posted outside their areas, but several factors had to be considered.
He understood that the retirees might not be able to move around as much as they could during their younger days.
He also agreed that in schools, these contract retirees should not be given other tasks aside from teaching.
“In this aspect, we need to consider (assigning) retirees who are within the vicinity (of the school). Apart from making full use of their experience and knowledge, we also want these retirees to be healthy.
“For the selection process, it is better for it to be done by the district education office and also schools,” he suggested.
Union president Jisin Nyud believed that such chance should be given to local graduates.
“If these (local) teachers are insufficiently competent, we still can send them for up-skilling, just like what the ministry is doing now.
“It’s not that we’re saying the teachers from India are not proficient; it’s just that by recruiting locals, the government could save costs,” he said in a statement yesterday.
Jisin believed that there were so many things that could be done to improve schools, “if we had allocations”.
“However, if we really want to improve in schools, then the Dual Language Program (DLP) can serve as one of the solutions and it should be extended to all schools,” he added.
Jisin was commenting on Deputy Education Minister P Kamalanathan’s recent statement that the government was committed to increasing the number of English language teachers through various means, including the English Language Teachers From India (ELTI) programme.
His remarks were made in replying to a supplementary question from Senator Datuk Boon Som Inong in Dewan Negara.
Kamalanathan was quoted by Bernama as saying that retired English language teachers still had the opportunity to teach again, as an effort to overcome the shortage of teachers in that subject.
He, however, pointed out these teachers were only willing to teach close to the location of their residence.
On this, Jisin said some of them might not mind being posted outside their areas, but several factors had to be considered.
He understood that the retirees might not be able to move around as much as they could during their younger days.
He also agreed that in schools, these contract retirees should not be given other tasks aside from teaching.
“In this aspect, we need to consider (assigning) retirees who are within the vicinity (of the school). Apart from making full use of their experience and knowledge, we also want these retirees to be healthy.
“For the selection process, it is better for it to be done by the district education office and also schools,” he suggested.
Read more: http://www.theborneopost.com/2015/12/15/stu-not-in-favour-of-bringing-in-english-teachers-from-india/#ixzz3ukr7MVVl
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