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• TITLE: The Implementation of Highly Immersive Programme towards Language Proficiency of Primary School Pupils: A Literature Review

  AUTHORS: Nur Syahirah Abdullah, Maslawati Mohamad

  KEYWORDS: English as Second Language (ESL), Language Proficiency, Highly Immersive Programme, English-Rich Environment

  JOURNAL NAME: Creative Education, Vol.11 No.8, August 18, 2020

  ABSTRACT: Being proficient in using English language is very crucial, especially in Malaysia context as the language has been considered as a second language status. However, primary school pupils still have problems in language proficiency especially in learning English. The implementation of Highly Immersive Programme in Malaysia education system is one of the steps taken by the Ministry of Education to solve the poor language proficiency problem among the primary school pupils by involving and immersing pupils in an English environment. The aim is to ensure that pupils will have high opportunity in using the language confidently and to improve their English proficiency. Teachers are responsibleforplanning, developing teaching aids for the activities, and conducting English programme to motivate pupils to learn English in an effective English environment. This paper provides a literature review on the implementation of Highly Immersive Programme towards language proficiency of primary school pupils from the aspect of issue in pupils’ language proficiency, the implementation of Highly Immersive Programme in school and past studies that related to this paper.