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Friday, 18 May 2012

Improve English in schools to develop PNG

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The National, Wednesday 16th May, 2012

IF the government is se­rious about providing free education, then it should also recruit qualified professionals.
A university degree in English language and li­terature can be as valuable as any specialist degree.
The government needs to promote the study of English in schools as it will help students in their studies.
We, therefore, need to have good English language teachers, especially for our rural schools where most of our population reside to learn about other aspects of English teaching methodology.
For example, teaching English as a foreign language (TEFL) using lite­rature aimed at children and teenagers is gaining popularity.
Youth-oriented literature offers simpler material (simplified reading is produced by major publishers) and often provides a more conversational style than literature for adults.
Children’s literature, in particular, sometimes provides subtle cues to pronunciation.
One method for using these books is the multiple-pass technique.
Today, most graduates from universities and colleges  also lack communicative English language which emphasises interaction as the means and ultimate goal of learning a language.
The task-based language learning (TBLL) also needs to be taught in homes, schools and workplace or even anywhere in the fields.
Proponents believe com­­muni­cative language is important for develo­ping and improving speaking, writing, listening and reading skills.
Take Laos, for example, where English language has been increasingly im­portant in education, international trade and cooperation since the 1990s.
The Laotian government started to promote foreign investment, and the introduction of Laos as an observer at the Asso­ciation of Southeast Nations (Asean) summit in 1992.
From that year, the government worked hard to ensure as many people as possible gained sufficient knowledge of the English language.
Laos became a member of Asean in 1977.
PNG, on the other hand, has done little to improve the standard of English learning in rural schools.
The government must act quickly as it is important to open doors to the outside world.


by Benjamin Kuna
     in Pangia

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