Gujrati medium teachers shifted back
AHMEDABAD: The state education department recently issued orders that nine surplus Gujarati medium teachers who were posted in English mediumschools for over a decade be transferred back to Gujarati medium schools.
This directive comes close on the heels of the TOI report that the pathetic state of English medium students who constantly lose out on scoring top ranks in board exams could be because Gujarati medium teachers have been sent to grant-in-aid English medium schools where they not only teach but also are also involved in paper correction!
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Planning for English-language learners
Adapting teaching practices to the needs of English-language learners can be difficult for even veteran teachers. Education experts Persida and William Himmele will discuss ways to avoid common mistakes and to plan for a multilingual classroom at this year’s Summer Conference.
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KBU launches TESOL programme
The Language Centre of KBU International College (KBU) will be launching a new programme that will interest those who plan to embark on a career in English language teaching.
The programme, known as TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages), will be conducted in four levels, namely, Foundation Studies in TESOL, Fundamentals of TESOL, Language Teaching in TESOL and, Professional Development & Advanced Studies in TESOL. Each level can be completed in 10 weeks and a Certificate of Competency will be awarded upon completion of each level.
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How to become an accidental linguist, in three strange lessons
Learning the local language is essential. However, one expat tells of the frustrations of studying French in Bahrain, Spanish in Argentina and German in Switzerland.
I STUDIED French in Bahrain, Spanish in Argentina and German in Switzerland. Can I say I can speak all three languages? Well yes, but unfortunately all of them, at the same time, in the same sentence.
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Teaching: Overcome the language barrier – expertise in foreign tongues is still sought
As an island race, we might have once been forgiven for forgetting that we’re living on a continent where numerous different languages are spoken. But those days are gone. I, for one, have my letters delivered by a Portuguese postman; buy coffee at the railway station from someone with a heavy Polish accent; and watch a football team where French and Spanish dominate in the dressing room.
So today’s schoolchildren are growing up surrounded by examples of people making their way in another country and speaking another language, namely English. But, according to British businesses, we shouldn’t just sit back and let foreigners come here and master our tongue. We should follow suit.
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