THE NEW EDUCATION LANDSCAPE
The relentless pace of globalization has made it necessary for nations to adopt a common language for communication. Today, English is widely recognized as the international language of commerce and Information-Communications Technology (ICT). The mastery of this language is an urgent competitive issue for any country and therefore, the government of Malaysia has made raising the English proficiency level of Malaysian students a top priority to maintain its competitiveness in the global economy.

In this new and tougher academic environment, educators need advanced learning solutions tailored to today's educational situation to give students a competitive advantage.

It is clear that in today's rapidly changing education landscape, the conventional chalk-and-board method cannot meet the educational demands of the 21st century students.

The innovative new Multiple Quartet Learning System offers Year One to Form Five students the most comprehensive smart learning solutions.

MQL Quartet – Powered by The Q Group PLC

Founded in 1993, the Q Group (www.qgroupplc.com) has become an international leader in the development and marketing of language instruction solutions, with a focus on the English as a Second Language ("ESL") market.

The Q Group's turnkey educational solutions are for all ages and nationalities in the institutional and corporate markets, and include delivery means as: computer-based lessons, online community and enrichment, face-to-face activities, printed course books, lab tasks, assessment tools and teacher’s materials.

The Q Group has offices in the US and Europe, and local partners in various regions in the world. The Q Group is focused on selling its solutions worldwide, as well as developing new content and educational solutions for co-publishing partners.

Throughout the last decade, the Q Group has accumulated an impressive list of customers and partners including Glory Link, GEM, TES, Kojen, Triasco, Berlitz, DeAgostini, Riverdeep, Malmberg, and Wolters Noordhoff. The Q Group's products are widely acclaimed and are currently used in educational institutions, government ministries, corporations and households worldwide, with over 25 different languages supported.

The Q Group's staff of development experts, design engineers, educational specialists, sales and marketing executives, support personnel and operations experts form a remarkable team of experienced professionals, all dedicated to ensure products of the

highest quality, maintain a competitive edge, and remain the dominant force in the educational solutions industry.

The Q Group PLC is owned by SCP (www.scppartners.com) - a private equity firm focused on later stage companies in high growth industries, with an emphasis on technology.

THE ADVANTAGES OF MQL QUARTET

The MQL Quartet Method contains several unique advantages for School:

• The MQL Quartet Method provided an integrated blended learning solution to teach English to learners form  beginners to advance level, and provides a special module for Business English.
• The MQL Quartet Method is a turn key solution including all elements needed for the learning process.
• The MQL Quartet Method ensures optimal learning results at lower cost.
• In the MQL Quartet Method, each learning component is designed to work in tandem with other components, forming a full curriculum.
• The MQL Quartet configuration can accommodate all technical infrastructures: local area network, Broadband Internet and Low Bandwidth Internet.
• The MQL Quartet Method is standards driven (Council of Europe, Cambridge).
• The MQL Quartet Method is correlated to TOEFL results.
• The MQL Quartet Method puts the teachers at the center of the learning process – the method aids teaching rather than replacing it, thus avoiding teacher resistance.