Let’s Talk and Let’s Go Global: analysing students’ perception
List of Authors
  • Noraien Mansor , Suria Hani Ibrahim

Keyword
  • Communicative, communication skills, enhancing, let’s talk

Abstract
  • This study was conducted to investigate the secondary school students’ perception of the implementation of Let’s Talk and Let’s Go Global program, an English communicative program initiated by the Ministry of Education and executed by six Universiti Malaysia Terengganu language instructors. A total of 260 Form Four students from 13 secondary schools participated in the program for a duration of 6 months. A semi-structured interview was performed to determine the students’ perception and opinions about the program. The findings reveal that Let’s Talk and Let’s Go Global program was effective in enhancing the students’ English language communication skills. This paper also proposes some recommendations for improvement in terms of the content, assessment and organization of the program in the future.

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