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The Malaysian ReCEP Experiment: The use of residential colleges as an experimentation bed. Mohd Sallehhudin Abd Aziz Universiti kebangsaan Malaysia. Malaysia : Some facts. Population 27 million Three major Races Bahasa Melayu or Malay language is the official language
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The Malaysian ReCEP Experiment:The use of residential colleges as an experimentation bed Mohd Sallehhudin Abd Aziz Universiti kebangsaan Malaysia
Malaysia : Some facts • Population 27 million • Three major Races • Bahasa Melayu or Malay language is the official language • English is a foreign language
Status of English • English is learnt 240 minutes a week is schools • Most universities require students to complete 6-12 units of English
Standard 0f English • Declining despite learning English since primary schools • Lots of complaints form parents , educationists, politicians, CEOs
The ReCEPT Experiment: Objectives • To provide students with opportunities of take control of their learning • To provide conducive environment to use the language • To provide some content input to develop language skills • To provide some sense of ownership of their learning