A proposal to recruit volunteers from Singapore to teach English in Malaysia has stirred debate in Malaysia's parliament on Tuesday (July 16). It also led one politician stating his opinion that Singaporeans are 'not that fluent' in English and suggesting that retired Malaysian English teachers be considered as well.
Singaporeans 'not that fluent' in English, Malaysian politician says in debate over volunteer English teachers
Speaking in Malay, Tebrau MP Jimmy Puah was quoted by The Malay Mail as saying during a parliamentary Q&A session: "I welcome the government's efforts to co-operate with the Singapore government to get volunteers from there and teach English here, but in my opinion, I don't think they are very fluent in English.
Fadhlina was quoted by The Star as saying: ""The ministry welcomes and is in the midst of studying the proposal, especially the implementation in educational institutes to ensure that it is in line with the existing policies and rules." During a live press conference, the Malaysian premier had highlighted the proposal as part of bilateral discussions.
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