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Keningau teacher wins Cambridge award for improving English

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KENINGAU: In her younger days, Sydney Engelbert avidly watched English cartoons to not only entertain herself but also comprehend the dialogues, using them as a tool for learning the English language.

Now, turning 30, Sydney is teaching English at Keningau Vocational College , located in a rural area in Keningau, about 109km south of Kota Kinabalu.In just five short years since joining KVC as a teacher, she is already proving to be a dedicated educator, even garnering international recognition for her contributions.

The judges were impressed with her commitment to cross-cultural collaboration, which helped to develop the English language and communication skills of her students who live in a remote district and rarely get to venture out.Organised by Cambridge University Press and Assessment , CDTA is a global competition where the public – students, parents or other teachers – can nominate a primary or secondary school teacher for the award in recognition of their exemplary services or contributions.

Seameo Voctech is the Regional Centre for Vocational and Technical Training that was established by Seameo in 1990. She said the exchange programme is still ongoing and hoped “we can take it a step further by conducting it physically in the future”. She recalled when she was in primary school, she became interested in learning English due to her teachers’ fascinating teaching methods.

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