Stung by the low proficiency in English of many of the educators who teach the language, the education ministry has decided for the first time to impose a standard curriculum for teacher-training courses in universities.
To date, teacher training classes in higher education were nonstandardized, producing teachers of inconsistent caliber.
The curriculum will bring English teaching into line with the medicine, dentistry and pharmaceutical fields, which are based on a nationwide curriculum designed to produce graduates with a standard set of abilities.