Our prime minister stressed the importance of mastering English at the AmBank Group's Golden Jubilee Anniversary dinner recently, and it cannot be overlooked. Unsurprising declineAnwar also reiterated that the Education Ministry needs to step up efforts to enhance the level of English proficiency. This has been the case as not much importance is given to English at the school level anymore. There are no more UPSR and PMR examinations for students to take English seriously. It goes without saying that, in general, students will only take English seriously if there are exams involved.