English teacher training at BCIS

COLOMBO: English teachers in Sri Lanka now have access to a unique resource at the Bandaranaike Centre for International Studies (BCFS) in Colombo, a release by US embassy in Colombo said.

‘English Language Fellow Kane Gilmour, a doctoral candidate from southern Illinois University specializing in Sri Lankan English, is hosting a series of programmes called Teaching English in the 21st Century.

The programme for Saturday, March 17 will be The Internet and Other Resources for English Teachers. The two-hour course will start at 1.00 p.m. at the BCIS. Space is available for 200 teachers and the attendance fee is only Rs. 100.

The English Langauge Fellow (ELF) Programme is sponsored by the US Department of State and Exists to send experts in teaching English to speakers of other languages and teacher training to countries around the world.

“The ELF programme has been a great success in India,” said Ambassador Robert Blake”.

I’m proud to be able to provide an English teaching expert like Kane Gilmour as part of a broader effort to improve English teaching in Sri Lanka, he said.

Future programmes at BCIS will include Content Strategies for Basic Students on April 28, Sharpening Your English Teaching Skills Abroad on May 26, and Academic CV Writing for Teachers of English on June 16