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HIP Concept Paper 2019

The document proposes a Reading Hour Project to promote English reading at SK Seri Lindungan Raja school. The project will have all students, teachers, and staff read English materials for 10 minutes daily. It aims to encourage reading interest beyond textbooks and weave English into daily activities. The project committee is led by the Headmaster with a Secretary organizing zero-cost sessions where participants bring their own books. The Reading Hour aims to create an immersive English environment and complement the school's Highly Immersive Programme for improving English proficiency.

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HIP Concept Paper 2019

The document proposes a Reading Hour Project to promote English reading at SK Seri Lindungan Raja school. The project will have all students, teachers, and staff read English materials for 10 minutes daily. It aims to encourage reading interest beyond textbooks and weave English into daily activities. The project committee is led by the Headmaster with a Secretary organizing zero-cost sessions where participants bring their own books. The Reading Hour aims to create an immersive English environment and complement the school's Highly Immersive Programme for improving English proficiency.

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CONCEPT PAPER

READING HOUR PROJECT


HIGHLY IMMERSIVE PROGRAMME
SK Seri Lindungan Raja, 09700 Karangan, Kedah Darul Aman

INTRODUCTION

OVERVIEW OF THE HIGHLY IMMERSIVE PROGRAMME (HIP)

The Highly Immersive Programme (HIP) is a programme introduced under the MBMMBI policy
that will improve the English proficiency of students through increased exposure to English. It also
aims to inculcate positive behaviours towards the learning and usage of the English language. HIP
is aligned with student aspirations highlighted in the Malaysia Education Blueprint (MEB) 2013-
2025 and supports five shifts of the MEB as follows:

1. Provide equal access to quality education of an international standard.


2. Ensure every child is proficient in Bahasa Malaysia and English Language and is
encouraged to learn an additional language.
3. Develop values-driven Malaysians.
4. Establish partnership with parents, community and private sector.
5. Empower JPNs, PPDs and schools to customize solutions based on needs.

HIP is not a new programme since it reinforces the 1999 circular (Pekeliling Aktiviti Sokongan
Bahasa Inggeris di Sekolah 1999) which states that all schools should organise English language
support activities for students to increase their exposure time to the language. HIP complements
the National Education Philosophy which asserts that;

“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, and physically balanced and harmonious, based on a firm belief in and
devotion to God. Such an effort is designed to produce Malaysian citizens who are knowledgeable
and competent, who possess high moral standards, and who are responsible and capable of
achieving high levels of personal wellbeing as well as being able to contribute to the harmony and
betterment of the family, the society, and the nation at large.”
(The National Education Philosophy, 1996)

MISSION

HIP allows a highly immersive language-rich environment to be developed for the students.
In such an environment, students are deliberately and recurrently exposed to the English language
through a variety of activities of high-quality linguistic input both within and beyond the classroom
(Bunce, 1995).

HIP is based on a whole school approach, which involves School Heads, teachers,
students, parents and community. The approach is to empower schools, by the schools and for
the schools. Schools will be provided with a toolkit to guide them towards a more purposeful
planning of activities, based on their local context and capabilities. A support mechanism is also

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emplaced at district, state and national level to encourage schools to share, learn and support
each other on the implementation of HIP activities.
OBJECTIVES

In accordance to the National Education Philosophy (1996), education in Malaysia aims at


producing learners who are holistic and competitive in the 21st century. This requires creating
individuals who are equipped to meet the demands of the globalised economy where English is
used as the international means of communication. In order to ensure that every individual is
competent in the use of English, there is a need to initiate a highly immersive English-rich
environment in schools. In ensuring better students’ outcomes, partnership between schools,
parents and communities are equally crucial in accelerating English proficiency amongst
Malaysian students. Evidently, partnerships between parents and communities have proven to
elevate the development of English proficiency beyond the school environment.

TARGET

HIP aims to engage and empower School Heads, teachers, students, parents and
community to emulate codified best practices in enhancing English proficiency and to scale up and
escalate these practices via sharing, learning and support. The outcomes targeted by HIP for all
schools and students include increased self-assessed levels of English immersiveness of schools,
positive acceptance towards the importance of learning and mastering English and increased
overall proficiency of the English Language.

READING HOUR PROJECT (SEMARAK HIP)

Day: Thursday
Date: 24 September 2020
Time: 9.15a.m -9.25a.m
Venue: SK Seri Lindungan Raja
Participants: Year 1-Year 6, all teachers of mainstream and PPKI, school administrators and
school staff

DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT

The Reading Hour Project will be conducted as stated above. The activity requires 10 minutes
where all the pupils, teachers and staff of SK Seri Lindungan Raja will read the English book of
any genre that they have brought to school. The staff will also form a small group to conduct the
reading activity. The project aims to encourage everyone to read English based materials and
weave in the interest to read in English beyond textbook.

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READING HOUR PROJECT COMMITTEE

CHAIRMAN
Headmaster
Mr Mohd Faizal Bin Ahmad

VICE CHAIRMAN
Senior Assisstant of Administration
Madam Rohaida Binti Salleh

SECRETARY
Mr. Mohd Azzarudin bin
Md.Lazim

MEMBER MEMBER
MEMBER Ms. Sintuja S d/o Sathia
Madam Nabilah bt Ahmad Madam Ku Nurul Nabilah bt Kumar
Madam Zalina bt Ali
Iskandar Che Ku Pengimrang

PROPOSED BUDGET

-NIL-
Pupils / participants will bring their own reading materials. Hence, the project requires zero cost.

CLOSURE

Reading Hour project aims to engage and empower the School Head, teachers, students
as well as parents and the surrounding community to create a highly immersive English
environment in our school. The programme is seen as a stepping stone to provide more inclusive
HIP activities in school.

Prepared by :

(SINTUJA S A/P SATHIA KUMAR)


Secretary of Highly Immersive Programme
SK Seri Lindungan Raja.
09700 Karangan,
Kedah Darul Aman
Date :

Approve / Disapprove :

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