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On 15 February 1989, a group of nine teachers
of English in Penang, concerned about the declining standards of English among
their students, met to discuss the possibility of setting up an association to promote the learning and teaching of English
in schools, colleges and universities. Soon after a pro tem committee was set up comprising :
President : Ragavan Karunaharam
Hon. Secretary
: Lucille Dass
Treasurer : Huang Soon Kir
Committee members : Irene Teoh Ming See ,
Rose Tunku Ismail, Anthony Sibert, R. Navamoney, Mariam Zamani Ismail
The first duty of the pro tem committee was to draft a constitution
and register the association. Some ten meetings later— many of which were held under the flowering trees of Sri Pinang Teachers
Training College, the Penang English Language Learning and Teaching Association (PELLTA) came into being on 11 April 1990
when it was registered with the Registrar of Societies. Its inaugural AGM was held on 30 September 1990 at St. Xavier’s
Institution, Penang The first committee of PELLTA voted into office was headed by its president, Mrs. Tang Hon Yin nee Chew
Lee Yen. From its original membership of nine, PELLTA has grown steadily to its
current membership of approximately two hundred teachers from primary, secondary and higher institutions of learning.
PELLTA COMMITTEE 2006-2008
President : Rovena Elaine Capel
Vice-President : Teh Bee Kim
Secretary : Quah Seok Hoon
Asst. Secretary : Aishah Ismail
Treasurer : Rohaiza Abdul Ghani
Committee Members :
Lean Sean Hoay
Kamala Veni V.Arumugam
Loke Khoon Ee
Noorani Abu Bakar
Thum Lin Chee
Irene Teoh
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