AP govt schools starts English classes

Vijayawada March 1: Nowadays English is an essential subject for every student.In order to communicate with other person English plays vital role.So In our state, English communication among the students in the rural area have been lacking in their communication skills.To develop the communication State govt planning new courses for the rural students as well as the teachers.

While coming to matter, English continues to be a foreign language for students of several government schools in the district as the majority of students have got poor communication skills in the language.

Not only students but teachers too were found to be poor in the English language when a proficiency test was conducted by the State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT) for teachers of model primary schools last year.

Consequently, the district administration is now planning to conduct English classes for students to improve their skills keeping in view future academic examinations.

So, the District Education department is planning to organize summer classes for students in all government schools, who have been facing difficulties in understanding English. Officials are preparing to set up five centers in city municipal limits.

They are also considering setting up another 75 coaching centres in all 46 mandals in the district. The authorities concerned are also seeking help from efficient teachers, who will voluntarily come forward and teach the language to the students as the government has no specific budget for the activity.

A senior headmistress from Kovur Mandal said there has been no focus on English teaching in rural schools due to poor understanding levels of students.