In this globalization era, English has progressively become the medium in every aspect of communication, both in local and international surroundings. Hence, there is a request for speakers who can communicate in English productively in every country. Speaking is one of the most fundamental skills in English language education. A lot has been discussed relating to the good language learners, but not much is investigated about the strategies used in a Chinese school in order to further improve and acquire their second language learning skills. Besides that, students differ in proficiency, hence a suitable language learning strategy needs to be identified to enhance their speaking skills. Thus, this paper aims to identify language learning strategies and also to discover the direct or indirect strategies used by ESL students of a Chinese Secondary school in improving speaking skills. This study employed a quantitative design where a questionnaire was used in collecting the data. The survey was conducted among 50 Senior 2 learners in a particular Chinese school. A purposive sampling technique was used to select the students for this study. The results of the study have indicated that the metacognitive approach is the most often utilized language learning strategy among Independent Chinese School students in enhancing speaking skills. Furthermore, the findings and implications in this study may be beneficial to some ESL educators in exploring the effectiveness of utilizing suitable language learning strategies in enhancing speaking skills in the future.

The empirical literature on the contributions of human capital investments to economic growth shows mixed results. While evidence from OECD countries demonstrates that human capital accumulation is associated with growth accelerations, the substantial efforts of developing countries to improve access to and quality of education, as a means for skill accumulation, did not translate into higher income per capita. In this Element, we propose a framework, building on the principles of 'growth diagnostics', to enable practitioners to determine whether human capital investments are a priority for a country's growth strategy. We then discuss and exemplify different tests to diagnose human capital in a place, drawing on the Harvard Growth Lab's experience in different development context, and discuss various policy options to address skill shortages.

Education has undergone unregulated changes in terms of learning and teaching in this Industrial Revolution 4.0. Along with this, technological advancement has unlocked multiple ways for educators and learners to apply online resources in their teaching and learning process. It is vital to get more attention in the expansion of learners' skills, especially in speaking. However, learners appeared to be lacking in speaking skills and as well as lacking the confidence to utilize the target language (English). The use of traditional teaching approaches also contributes to the reason why learners feel bored and perform badly in speaking. In order to tackle these problems, using "MyScene Tube" is a promising solution to expand learners' confidence and English-speaking skills. Therefore, this paper aims to investigate learners' confidence in utilizing the English language through the implementation of the "MyScene Tube" web channel. In this mixed-method research, survey questionnaires and YouTube Analysis were used to collect data from 118 Senior 2 learners of a secondary school in Klang, Selangor. Then, the questionnaire was analyzed using descriptive analysis. In brief, the research finding shows that "MyScene Tube" could assist learners to perform better in speaking activities. It is recommended that this study could be used by future researchers to explore the effectiveness of this innovation in enhancing learners' ability in different skills of the English Language.