There was a great change in the English syllabus for secondary schools in 1960. That is, English language was stated
in the Upper Elementary Education Curriculum to be compulsory subject at the upper elementary level. Another major
change was witnessed in the 1978 curriculum, which classified the English subject as optional again, and the subject
was grouped together with Work Oriented Experience Area in the Special Experience Group. As for 1980 national
curriculum, the English subject was classified as an elective in primary schools and compulsory subject from Grade 7 or
in secondary schools.