Education Ministry updates English books for 6th, 12th grades

By Petra - Jul 06,2015 - Last updated at Jul 06,2015

AMMAN — The Ministry of Education’s curricula department has concluded the development of English books for grades 6 and 12 (the academic stream) to be taught as of the beginning of the next scholastic year (2015-2016), according to Wafaa Abdullat, the department director.

The new paperback books will be ready for distribution before Eid Al Fitr, she said, adding that e-books can be downloaded from the ministry’s website for teachers to use.

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