UP to train teachers to enhance primary English eduction

Updated on: Monday, November 16, 2009

Lucknow: For the teachers of government primary schools in Uttar Pradesh, its time to brush their linguistic skills. In a bid to improve quality of English education in primary schools, a special training programme for teachers across the state is being organised under Sarv Shiksha Abhiyaan.

'A programme has been launched by the education department wherein teachers of class one to five will be trained in various methods of teaching English language, ' Additional State Project Director of Sarv Shiksha Abhiyan Ashok Ganguly said.

Till now in government run primary schools, including those covered under Basic Education Directorate, English as a subject, was being taught from class three, department sources said.
'To bring the students of government run schools at par with those studying in private convents, the government had decided to introduce English as a subject from class one,' they said.

'As the subject will be introduced from class one instead of class three, necessary changes have been made in the textbooks,' Ganguly said. He said that special orientation programme for the teachers would be organised to apprise them with the changes effected in the textbooks.
Ganguly said that during programme, the teachers will not only be trained in latest teaching methods, but emphasis will also be given on improving their spoken English, so that they can interact with the student in the same language.

The special training module for the teachers have been prepared by English Language Training Institute at Allahabad. 'The institute had developed a module wherein teachers are being trained in cascade method of teaching, in which emphasis is given not only on reading and writing, but also on speaking and understanding the language,' sources said.

As a part of the module, teachers would be trained in different groups. 'In the first phase, training of master trainers was held, who will further train teachers at district and block level,' they said adding the training programme will be organised in a manner so that not a single school is left out.

'Once the training programme is complete, regular monitoring of classes would be done,' they said. A system had been worked out where each member of block reference group will inspect English classes in minimum 20 schools every month. 'The members will forward their report to resource centre. Similar arrangements will be made at the district level

UP to train teachers to enhance primary English eduction

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