ENGLISH

TEXTBOOK
KBSR VS KSSR

COMPARISON IN GENERAL

KBSR

The English Year 3 Textbook for Sekolah

Kebangsaan (SK)

Each unit consists of activities which centre

around a theme.

The textbook being the main source of

learning for pupils develops the students ability
to communicate confidently in English and
experience the use of the language in various
ways.

The text focuses on the comprehension that is

about 10 or more sentences for each
paragraph.
The words usage - simplified to enable the
pupils to understand the text easily.
The text type - short and brief enable pupils to
understand the text.
The questions type - the simple to
difficult/lengthy.
So KSSR - effort to restructure and improve the
curriculum the students have the relevant
knowledge, skills and values to face the
challenges of the 21stcentury.

KSSR

The modules are presented in each unit

thematically linked to the situations.

The modular approach has been used to

provide pupils with the opportunity to focus and
develop their language skills in each module.

In the KSSR syllabuses, the text are written in short

length comparable to the KBSR text types.

The reading comprehension is rather being

simplified to a simpler meaning but it focuses on the
greater understanding for students needs.

The learning units (...about fifteen units) is seen

quite appropriate to cater the learners understanding
in general .

TEXTBOOK FOR TEACHING

SUMMARY

A well developed country by the year 2020, it is

clear that the Malaysian Government is trying to
improve the Education system as meet the
demand of human capital in future.
In the KSSR textbook ICT learning is to be given
great emphasis (... especially with the introduction
of the newly declared Education Development
Plan PPPM).
The learning model of the developed country in
the world has been scooped up to be implemented
in the system as enable the plan achievable.