Examine the contributing

factors to the changing

trends of language
assessment.
Kanageswary Chandran
Komalavalli Manimaran
Priya Darshini Murugan

To ensure equity
in educational
opportunities and
to strive towards
educational
excellence for all
students
The evolving nature of
educational goals,
which are currently
directed to more
sophisticated and
higher
standards/remain
globally competitive

To ensure every
child is proficient
in English
Language

Factors of
the
changing
trends of
language
assessmen
t

The increasing
importance of the
relationship
between
assessment and
both teaching
and learning

Since assessment
and learning are
closely tied ,
assessment
practices need to
be changed so
they reflect
learning process

To remain globally competitive

The government realised that in order for Malaysia to move forward towards
globalisation, Malaysians must be proficient in the English language.

So, a reconsideration of the role of the English language in Malaysia was

necessary for the future development of the country and its people.

For example:
Beginning January 2003, English began to be used as the medium of
instruction for the teaching of Mathematics and Science subjects in Standard
One, Form One and Lower Six in all government schools in Malaysia, which
was also known as the Pengajaran dan Pembelajaran Sains dan Matematik
Dalam Bahasa Inggeris (PPSMI) or in English it is known as the teaching and
learning of science and mathematics in English.

However, PPSMI lasted only for a decade. In 2011, the government

decided to discontinue PPSMI and replace it with a new policy called
Memartabatkan Bahasa Malaysia dan Memperkukuhkan Penguasaan
Bahasa Inggeris (MBMMBI) or in English it is known as To Uphold
Bahasa Malaysia and to Strengthen the English Language

The objective of the program is to sustainBahasaMalaysia as the

official national language and retain the language as a medium of
unity and solidarity, and simultaneously to enhance English
proficiency among Malaysians to prepare them with a sense of
competitiveness and capacity to explore new knowledge at national
and international levels.

To ensure every child is proficient in

the English language
Expand the LINUS program to include English literacy.

Every student in Years 1 to 3 will be screened twice a year to

determine if they are progressing in Bahasa Malaysia and English
literacy at an expected pace.
Students who fall behind will be given remedial coaching until
they are able to return to the mainstream curriculum.