The document discusses the Malaysian government's efforts to improve English language instruction in polytechnics. It notes that in 2008 all subjects were required to be taught in English, and training programs were conducted from 2006-2010 to help non-English speaking lecturers improve their English teaching abilities. The purpose is to study how technical instructors teach technical content in English, identify challenges they face, and determine strategies they use to cope with English instruction.

1. SANTHY SUBBARAU
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3.  Syllabus and teaching in polytechnic is brought to greater
heights when all subjects are made compulsory to be
taught in English from the year 2008.
 Training and Career Development Division, Department of
Polytechnic and Community College Education had
conducted a training programme based on theTraining
Needs Analysis conducted in early 2006 to train non-
language lecturers to use English as their medium of
instructions.
 The Ministry of Higher Education is aware of the need to
train the technical lecturers so as to improve the delivery
ofTechnical subject in English.Two interventions namely
the PPMSTI and EEP were conducted since 2006 up till
2010.

4.  To study the practices of the technical
instructors in teaching technical content in
English-Medium Instructions.
 To identify problems faced byTechnical
Instructors in using English-Medium
Instructions.
 To find out the strategies used in coping
using the English as Medium of Instruction by
the technical instructors.

5.  What are the steps taken to teach in English-
Medium by theTechnical Instructors?
 What is the problem faced by the technical
instructors in using language in English-
medium instructions in the classroom?
 What are the technical instructors’
suggestions/alternatives as regards to the
English-medium instruction?