Research Proposal-Cooperative Learning
CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION
1.1 Introduction
In Malaysia, the education has gone through a lot of processes periodically especially in the 21st century. The government has invested a lot of money in the education sector which believe that education is a weapon to bring the development in line of need and inspiration to the society, country, nation and religion (M. Syarina, 2007).
As a developing country, Malaysia has been through a lot of changes in development of education. For Malaysians, the education’s concepts are intellectual, spiritual, physical and emotional (JERI) which can create a society who has believe in God, good personality, self balance, self integrated, self concept and peaceful as pursuant to the National of Philosophy (NEP) 1987.
With the status as a second language, English has become compulsory subject in all primary and secondary schools curriculum. The Cabinet Committee Report on review of the implementation of education policy 1979 states that the teaching of English is to enable all schools leavers to use English in certain everyday situations and work situations, it is also allow students to pursue higher education in the medium of English (KBSM).
Nowadays, English is becoming increasingly important in information and communication Technology (ICT) as a global language. However, in Malaysia, many of the students have low proficiency in English. This situation can be seen obviously in rural area. The slow improvement in English language among students in rural areas has worried the government as it leads to high number of jobless percentage.
As such, lack of cooperative learning during English class lesson should be taken into consideration as one of the factors which has influenced the English proficiency among the students. The revised curriculum of the primary and secondary schools emphasized the use of cooperative learning as an alternative to traditional method of teaching (Kementerian Pendidikan Malaysia, 2001). Efforts
1.1 Introduction
In Malaysia, the education has gone through a lot of processes periodically especially in the 21st century. The government has invested a lot of money in the education sector which believe that education is a weapon to bring the development in line of need and inspiration to the society, country, nation and religion (M. Syarina, 2007).
As a developing country, Malaysia has been through a lot of changes in development of education. For Malaysians, the education’s concepts are intellectual, spiritual, physical and emotional (JERI) which can create a society who has believe in God, good personality, self balance, self integrated, self concept and peaceful as pursuant to the National of Philosophy (NEP) 1987.
With the status as a second language, English has become compulsory subject in all primary and secondary schools curriculum. The Cabinet Committee Report on review of the implementation of education policy 1979 states that the teaching of English is to enable all schools leavers to use English in certain everyday situations and work situations, it is also allow students to pursue higher education in the medium of English (KBSM).
Nowadays, English is becoming increasingly important in information and communication Technology (ICT) as a global language. However, in Malaysia, many of the students have low proficiency in English. This situation can be seen obviously in rural area. The slow improvement in English language among students in rural areas has worried the government as it leads to high number of jobless percentage.
As such, lack of cooperative learning during English class lesson should be taken into consideration as one of the factors which has influenced the English proficiency among the students. The revised curriculum of the primary and secondary schools emphasized the use of cooperative learning as an alternative to traditional method of teaching (Kementerian Pendidikan Malaysia, 2001). Efforts
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