THE SCHOOL CURRICULUM
PROF MADYA DR ABU BAKAR HJ IBRAHIM
FAKULTI PENDIDIKAN
UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA
SEKSYEN 17, 40200 SHAH ALAM.
Tel: 03-55227034 Hp: 012-3261135
E-mail: [email protected]
NATIONAL PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION
Education in Malaysia is an ongoing effort towards further developing the potential of individuals in a holistic and integrated manner so as to produce individuals who are
intellectually, spiritually, emotionally, physically balanced and harmonious, based on a firm belief in and devotion to
God. Such an effort is design to produce Malaysian citizens who are knowledgeable and competent, who possess high
moral standards, and who are responsible and capable of achieving a high level of personal well-being as well as
being able to contribute to the betterment of the family, the society and the nation at large.
GOALS OF EDUCATION
• To Achieve National Unity.
• To Produce Quality Manpower for National Development.
• To Achieve Democratization of Education.
• To Inculcate Positive Values.
SCHOOL SYSTEM AND CURRICULAR EMPHASISUPPER SECONDARY
(FORM 4 - 5)development of aptitude & interests,
development of personality, attitude & values, specialization, career & higher
education
TRANSITION CLASS(13 year olds)
reinforcement & enhancement of National Language
LOWER SECONDARY (FORM 1 - 3)
general education, consolidation of skills acquired at primary & pre-vocational level, development of aptitude
& values
PRIMARY LEVEL II(YEAR 4 - 6)
reinforcement & application of 3Rs,complex skills, acquisition of knowledge,
pre-vocational education, development of personality, attitude & values.
PRIMARY LEVEL I(YEAR 1 – 3)
mastery of 3Rs, development of personality,attitude & values.
PRESCHOOLsocialization process, personality
development, preparation for primary schooling.
PRINCIPLES OF THE INTEGRATED CURRICULUM FOR PRIMARY SCHOOL
Equal Education for All
Emphasis on Noble Values
The Use of ExistingKnowledge & Skills
Integration of Intellectual, Spiritual,
Emotional & Physical Aspects
Principles of ICPS
Enhancing the Use of Bahasa Melayu
and Other Languages (English, Chinese, Tamil)
Life-Long Education
THE GENERAL STRUCTURE OF ICPS
AREAS COMPONENTS PHASE I PHASE II
COMMUNICATION Basic Skills Bahasa Melayu, English Language, Chinese Language, Tamil Language, Mathematics
Bahasa Melayu, English Language, Chinese Language, Tamil Language, Mathematics
MAN AND HIS ENVIRONMENT
Spirituality, Values and Attitudes, Humanities and Environment
Islamic Education, Moral Education, Science
Islamic Education, Moral Education, ScienceLocal Studies
SELF DEVELOPMENT
Living Skills, Art and Recreation, Co-Curriculum
Music Education, Visual Art Education, Physical Education, Health Education
Living Skills, Music Education, Visual Art Education, Physical Education, Health Education
PRINCIPLES OF INTEGRATED CURRICULUM FOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS
General Education for All Students
Integration of Intellectual, Spiritual, Emotional &
Physical Aspects
Enhancing the Use of Bahasa Melayu
Principles of ICSSThe Use of ExistingKnowledge
Areas/Disciplines
Emphasis on Noble Values
Life-Long Education
Continuity Between Primary & Secondary Education
LIST OF SUBJECTS FOR REMOVE CLASS
• BAHASA MELAYU• ENGLISH LANGUAGE• CHINESE LANGUAGE• TAMIL LANGUAGE• PRACTICAL USE OF BAHASA MELAYU• PHYSICAL EDUCATION• HEALTH EDUCATION• VISUAL ART EDUCATION
LIST OF SUBJECTS FOR LOWER SECONDARY
CORE• BAHASA MELAYU• ENGLISH LANGUAGE• ISLAMIC EDUCATION• MORAL EDUCATION• MATHEMATICS• SCIENCE• GEOGRAPHY• HISTORY• LIVING SKILLS• VISUAL ART EDUCATION• MUSIC EDUCATION• PHYSICAL EDUCATION• HEALTH EDUCATION
ADDITIONAL• CHINESE LANGUAGE• TAMIL LANGUAGE• ARABIC LANGUAGE
(COMMUNICATION)
LIST OF SUBJECTS FOR UPPER SECONDARY
CORE• BAHASA MELAYU• ENGLISH LANGUAGE• ISLAMIC EDUCATION• MORAL EDUCATION• MATHEMATICS• SCIENCE• HISTORY• PHYSICAL EDUCATION• HEALTH EDUCATION
ADDITIONAL• CHINESE LANGUAGE• TAMIL LANGUAGE• ARABIC LANGUAGE
(COMMUNICATION)
ELECTIVE SUBJECTS FOR MCE OPEN CERTIFICATION (UPPER SECONDARY LEVEL)
PURE SCIENCE
•BIOLOGY•PHYSICS•CHEMISTRY
•AL-QURAN & AS-SUNNAH STUDIES•SYAR’IAH ISLAMIAH STUDIES
•ADDITIONAL SCIENCE
ISLAMIC STUDIES
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
•INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY
ADDITIONAL SCIENCE
APPLIED ARTS
•BASIC ECONOMICS•PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNT•COMMERCE•HOME SCIENCE
•ARABIC LANGUAGE (COMMUNICATION)•HIGHER ARABIC LANGUAGE•CHINESE LANGUAGE•TAMIL LANGUAGE•ENGLISH FOR SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
LANGUAGES
ELECTIVE SUBJECTS FOR MCE OPEN CERTIFICATION (UPPER SECONDARY LEVEL)
HUMANITIES
SUBJECTS OUTSIDE I.C.S.C
TECHNOLOGY
•ADDITIONAL MATHEMATICS•AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE•ENGINEERING DRAWING•MECHANICAL ENGINEERING STUDIES•CIVIL ENGINEERING STUDIES•ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING STUDIES•INVENTION•ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY
•MALAY LITERATURE•LITERATURE IN ENGLISH•GEOGRAPHY•ART EDUCATION•MUSIC•TASAWWUR ISLAM
•CHINESE LITERATURE•TAMIL LITERATURE•BIBLE KNOWLEDGE•FRENCH•PUNJABI LANGUAGE
ELECTIVE SUBJECTS FOR MCE OPEN CERTIFICATION (UPPER SECONDARY LEVEL)
– VOCATIONAL• MACHINERY WORKSHOP TECHNOLOGY• WELDING WORKS & MACHINERY• GEOMETRY DRAWING & MACHINERY• BUILDING CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY• WOODWORK &BRICK-LAYING• GEOMETRY DRAWING & BUILDING CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY• ASSEMBLING & ELECTRIC CONTROL• GEOMETRY DRAWING & ELECTRICAL• ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY• RADIO & TV SERVICING• GEOMETRY DRAWING & ELECTRONIC• WELDING TECHNOLOGY & METAL FABRICATION• WELDING WORKS• GEOMETRY DRAWING & METAL FABRICATION• AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY• HOLTICULTURE & LANDSCAPING• FARMING MACHINERY
ELECTIVE SUBJECTS FOR MCE OPEN CERTIFICATION (UPPER SECONDARY LEVEL) –
VOCATIONAL• MOTOR SERVICING & REPAIRS• GEOMETRY DRAWING & AUTOMOTIVE• COOLING TECHNOLOGY & AIR CONDITIONING• COOLING WORKS & AIR-CONDITIONING• GEOMETRY DRAWING & AIR-CONDITIONING• CATERING TECHNOLOGY• BASIC INFORMATION PROCESSING• PREPARATION & FOOD SERVICING• FASHION DESIGN & DRESS-MAKING• BEAUTY CARE TECHNOLOGY• MAKE-UP & HAIR-STYLING• BAKERY TECHNOLOGY & CONFECTIONERY• BREAD MAKING & PATISSERIE• AGRICULTURE PRODUCTION• FARMING PRODUCTION• FARMING MANAGEMENT
VOCATIONAL SUBJECTS FOR ACADEMIC SCHOOLS 2002-2005
•DOMESTIC CONSTRUCTION•FURNITURE MAKING•SIGNAGE•DOMESTIC ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES SERVICING•DESIGN & TAILORING•CATERING SERVICE•LANDSCAPE & NURSERY•FOOD CROP CULTIVATION
•FOOD PROCESSING•AQUACULTURE & PETS•MULTIMEDIA PRODUCTION•COMPUTER GRAPHICS
•DOMESTIC ELECTRICAL WIRING•AUTOMOBILE SERVICING•AIR CONDITIONING SERVICING•FACIAL & HAIR CARE•BASIC INTERIOR DECORATION•INFANT & EARLY EDUCATION
•DOMESTIC PLUMBING•ARC & GAS WELDING•CAR FABRICATION & SPRAYING•GERIATRICS SERVICE
ASPECTS TAUGHT ACROSS THE CURRICULUM
• DRUGS PREVENTION EDUCATION• FAMILY HEALTH EDUCATION• BAHASA MELAYU• MORAL VALUES EDUCATION• INTEGRATION OF SCIENCE ELEMENTS• SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY• ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES• CRITICAL & CREATIVE THINKING SKILLS• PARENTAL EDUCATION• ROAD SAFETY EDUCATION• FUTURE STUDIES• CONSUMERISM EDUCATION• STUDY SKILLS• IT
MORAL VALUES
KINDNESSSELF-RELIANCE
INTEGRITYRESPECT
LOVEJUSTICE
FREEDOMCOURAGE
MENTAL & PHYSICAL CLEANLINESSHONESTYDILIGENCE
COOPERATIONMODERATIONGRATITUDE
RATIONALITYPUBLIC SPIRITEDNESS
PATRIOTISM
LANGUAGES TAUGHT AT THE PRIMARY SCHOOL
Bahasa Melayu – Medium of Instruction in National Schools
• Aims of the language• Develop the child fully (intellectual, spiritual, emotional &
physical)• Inculcate and develop desirable moral values• Transmit knowledge• Create a united Malaysian race
• Numbers of hours taught in primary schoolsNational Schools• Year 1, 2 and 3 360 minutes a week• Year 4, 5 and 6 300 minutes a weekVernacular Schools• Year 1, 2 and 3 270 minutes a week• Year 3, 4, 5 and 6 180 minutes a week(Taught as a second language)
ENGLISH LANGUAGE (Primary)
Numbers of hours taught in schools• National Schools
• Year 1, 2 and 3 240 minutes a week• Year 4, 5 and 6 210 minutes a week
• Vernacular Schools (Chinese and Tamil)• Year 1, 2 and 3 90 minutes a week• Year 3, 4, 5 and 6 120 minutes a week
• Other languages taught in National Schools• Tamil and Chinese 60 minutes a week• Semai Language (Perak) Year 3, 4, 5, 6 120 minutes a week• Kadazan/Dusun (Sabah) Year 4, 5, 6 120 minutes
a week• Iban Language (Sarawak) Year 3, 4, 5, 6 120 minutes a week
ENGLISH LANGUAGE CURRICULUM
Aims of the English Language
• For obtaining information and new knowledge
• For Internet and Communication Technology
• For the study of Science and Mathematics• For higher education• For job purposes• For individual growth and development• For international relations
Terminal Objectives of the Primary English Language
Curriculum• Listen to and understand simple spoken English in
certain given contexts;• Ask and answer questions, speak and express
themselves clearly to others using simple language and in an acceptable level of English;
• Acquire good reading habits to understand, enjoy and extract information from a variety of simple texts;
• Write legibly and express ideas in simple language and in an acceptable level of grammar;
• Show an awareness of and an appreciation of moral values and love towards the nation.
Terminal Objectives of the Secondary English Language
Curriculum• Form and maintain relationships through
conversation and correspondence; take part in social interaction; and interact to obtain goods and services;
• Obtain, process and use information from various audio visual and print sources; and present the information in spoken and written form;
• Listen to, view, read and respond to different texts, and express ideas, opinions, thoughts and feelings imaginatively and creatively in spoken and written form;
• Show an awareness and appreciation of moral values and love towards the nation.
SYLLABUS DEVELOPMENT
Pre-1975
1975
1988
2003
GRAMMAR SYLLABUS
COMMUNICATION SYLLABUS
SKILLS SYLLABUS
LANGUAGE USES’ SYLLABUS
Primary English Syllabus Skills-based
GrammarPhonologyVocabulary
Listening
Writing
SpeakingReading
Year 1-6
Core
Secondary English Syllabus Based on Domains of Language Use
InterpersonalSkills
InformationalSkills
AestheticSkills
GrammarPhonologyVocabulary
Core
Form 1-5
ENGLISH FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY BASED ON
SKILLS OF ACQUIRING AND USING INFORRMATION
ScientificKnowledgeObtain
InformationProcess
Information
PresentInformation
GrammarTerminology
Elective
Form 4 - 5
Literature In English
DramaShort
Stories
Poetry Novels
Values
LiterarySkills
LEARNING OUTCOMES ENGLISH SYLLABUS KBSM 2003
INFORMATIONAL-obtain information-Process information
INTER-PERSONAL-establish & maintain relationships-social interaction
AESTHETIC-respond to texts-be involved in personal expressions
InformationalInter-personal
InformationalAesthetic
AestheticInter-personal
LSRWGRAMMAR
VOCABULARYSOUND SYSTEM
KNOWLEDGE-subject disciplines-current lessonsSOCIO-CULTURE
-moral values-Social ethics-Citizenship-Globalization-Life-long learning-Real-life skills
SKILLS-Learning how to learn-Thinking skills-Multiple Intelligences-IT skills
THE 2003 CURRICULUM SPECIFICATION
THE 2003 SYLLABUS• 3 domains of Language Use
• Interpersonal• Informational• Aesthetic
• Compulsory literature component• 3 levels of skills in HSP• New Educational Emphasis besides old – e.g. ICT
skills, etc.
THE 2003 HSP for Form 1
• Themes – 6 – and topics more in line with 21st century needs
• Wordlist – more controlled (Form 1 – Form 2 – Form 3 = 1 list)
• Grammar in context
THEMES & TOPICS
• People: self, family, friends
• Environment: care of open/common places in the community e.g recreational place
• Social issues: road safety – personal discipline
• Health: healthy lifestyle
• Science & Technology: discoveries – inventions e.g. telephone
HSP – FORM 1
LEARNINGOUTCOMES
SPECIFICATIONEXAMPLES/ACTIVITIES/
NOTES
(from syllabus)1.1 Language for Interpersonal Use
LEVEL 1- Introducing self- Talking about - self, family- Writing a short paragraph- Asking questions
LEVEL 2- Giving a short and simple account of experiences or preferences- Writing short messages to friends
LEVEL 3- Writing simple letters to friends and family members- Reading articles and discussing points of interest
Thinking Skillscritical: analyse, solve, creative
LearningHow To Learn
ICT
Values & Citizenship
MultipleIntelligences
KnowledgeAcquisition
Preparation for the
Real WorldEDUCATIONAL
EMPHASIS
Literature Component in the English Language Programme
• A study of literary texts• Based on a set of prescribed texts• Compulsory for all students (Form
1 to 5)• 20% of class time (1 period out of
5) in a week
Objectives of Component
• To enable students to:• improve their proficiency through reading• respond to text• draw lessons and insights from slices of life• understand and appreciate other cultures• relate events, characters to own life• expose students to models of good writing
Structure of Programme
• 3 Genres – short story, poem, novels
Form 1 Form 2 Form 3Poems - 3 Novel - 1/3 Novel – 1/3Short Story - 3
Form 4 & 5Novel - 1/3Poems - 6Selection of Texts
A range of texts- Malaysian, Asian, Australian, American, French, African and English Classics- Original, simplified, translations
• Approach:• Light, with an emphasis on enjoyment• Adapt teaching to students of
different abilities• Focus:
1st – Getting responses based on texts
2nd– Appreciating language in samples of
good writing