English-language teachers: With time, they will become proficient

I refer to the letter “Get the teachers prepared first” (NST, May 6), on the language proficiency of English-language teachers.

Malachi E. Vethamani of Universiti Putra Malaysia expresses concern that there are teachers who have neither the competence nor the confidence to teach the English language and adds that candidates who are not equipped to [...]

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