English training for graduate teachers

G. P. A. Weerasuriya Badulla South group correspondent

The shortage of English teachers in the Uva Province is a handicap for students to carry on their education properly. In order to overcome this defect the Uva Provincial Council and I have drawn up a plan to enlighten the English skills of the graduate teachers in Uva, said the Governor, Uva Province, Nanda Mathew.

He was speaking at a discussion about the English Education in Uva Province organised by the Uva PC and the Governor's Office, Badulla held at the Management Training Centre at Pelgahatenne.

The Governor said the majority of English teachers in the Uva who live in other parts of the country are always trying to get transfers to their hometowns.

Due to this reason there are no English teachers at some of the schools in the Badulla and Moneragala districts." He said our English training program is scheduled to be phased over a very short period.

Initially a number of English Instructors will be trained in English Language by the Senior English Instructors of the British Council.

The Governor said the Trained Instructors of Uva will then train the graduates of Uva in English language. This will be a satisfactory solution to the shortage of English teachers. I thank the British Council for supporting for this programme.

The British Council's Teaching Manageress and Senior Technical Instructress Leece Everns, Lecturer British Council Semans Herkin, Deputy Chief Secretary Uva Province G.A.M.S.P. Ambanwala, Assistant DE of English Uva Provincial Education Department and several others participated.