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The Low Proficiency Of The English Language In Malaysia

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According to Zarith Sofia (2011, as cited in Ambigapathy, Christine, Debitta, Jayagowri, Lee & Toh, 2014), “In today’s world, no other language can claim greater universal currency status for the transaction of knowledge and information than the English language” (p.44). This shows that English plays an important role in our lives and when there is a problem on mastering this language; it is surely a serious problem. Malaysia was found to have a decreasing in English language proficiency among its citizens (Cristopher, 2011). This problem should not continue to arise in our country by 2020 in order to be a well-developed country. Low proficiency in English language may lead to numerous problems. However, there are still some ways that can be taken by the government to cope this problem.
The low proficiency of English language is a factor for other big problems among Malaysians. The major problem is a low quality of students produced. According to Terengganu Education Department (as cited in “27% of SPM students,” , 2014) about 5,500 of Malaysian Certificate of Education (SPM) students failed in English language and the pattern for this problem is decreasing since five years ago. English language is actually a must-pass subject for SPM examination. When the students failed in the subject, it may impact a more serious problem to them such as narrowing the chance for them to further their studies and easily being fooled by other people. Besides, graduates who lack of quality

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