MoE clarifies on withdrawal of French, German subjects
Published: 09:08 AM,Aug 14,2024 | EDITED : 01:08 PM,Aug 14,2024
Dr. Madiha bint Ahmed al Shaibaniyah, Minister of Education
Muscat: Dr. Madiha bint Ahmed al Shaibaniyah, Minister of Education, has issued Ministerial Resolution 192/2024, which stipulated the cancellation of the two previous decisions (389/2011) and (129/2022) related to the formation of the special committee for preparation, implementation, and follow-up to pilot the teaching of the French and German language subjects.
The issuance of this decision comes in line with the ministry’s efforts to expand the teaching of several foreign languages during the coming years, including the Chinese language, and it coincides with the creation of the Foreign Languages Curricula Department in the Human Sciences Curricula Development Department at the General Directorate of Curriculum Development.
It seeks to transfer of powers of the committee referred to in the two canceled decisions to this department.
The Ministry of Education confirms that it continues to teach French and German as elective subjects ( a subject that is not compulsory, unlike the other core subjects. It is a subject that a student chooses to study on an option basis) in grades 11-12 in some schools in the educational directorates in the same governorates in which it was previously applied - namely the Muscat, North al Batinah, and South al Batinah.
The issuance of this decision comes in line with the ministry’s efforts to expand the teaching of several foreign languages during the coming years, including the Chinese language, and it coincides with the creation of the Foreign Languages Curricula Department in the Human Sciences Curricula Development Department at the General Directorate of Curriculum Development.
It seeks to transfer of powers of the committee referred to in the two canceled decisions to this department.
The Ministry of Education confirms that it continues to teach French and German as elective subjects ( a subject that is not compulsory, unlike the other core subjects. It is a subject that a student chooses to study on an option basis) in grades 11-12 in some schools in the educational directorates in the same governorates in which it was previously applied - namely the Muscat, North al Batinah, and South al Batinah.