Now, English of government school students to be polished virtually

Tribune News Service

Jalandhar, December 13

Considering a good response response to the English Booster Club (EBC) — the Education Department’s new initiative among students and teachers at government schools — virtual ‘Stars Get Together’ would be organised at block level in different districts up to December 28. The activity is stipulated to enhance the knowledge of the subject among students, who have enthusiastically been taking part in various activities being conducted under EBC.

This will the second such initiative by the State Education Department after ororganising virtual “ Get Together of Teachers” underEnglish Booster. Chander Shekhar, State Resource Person ( English and Social Studies) said that the activities being organised under the aegis of the English Booster Clubs in different schools as well as block and district level had been proving a boon to hone language skills especially building conducive environment to raise confidence level to communicate in English.

“The EBCs have been motivating students to come forward and show curiosity to learn the language,” he further said while adding that the students’ speaking competency had improved and they no longer possess any shyness or anxiety while conversing in English.

Hence, with a view to giving fillip to the confidence level of the students, the Education Department has planned ‘Stars’ Get Together’. Under this activity, about 16 to 20 students belonging to class 9th to 12th along with their guide teachers from each block across the state would participate in the activity.

They would speak on different topics including – “I love my India’’, “Punjab of my dreams’, ‘Views regarding EBC’, ‘Self Confidence’, ‘Cleanliness is a bliss’, ‘View in favour / against use of mobile phone’, ‘Sports Keep us Fit’ , “Think Before You Speak’, ‘Manners are the basis of humanity’, ‘I like my new book — Welcome Life”, “If I were an English Teacher”. The duration of speech would be 45 to 90 seconds.