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Sri Lanka to extend English medium education to AL classes in public schools
Friday, 29 February 2008 - 4:09 AM SL Time
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Students of government schools in Sri Lanka are to be given the opportunity to follow their advanced level studies in English medium.
The Cabinet of ministers today approved a proposal submitted by the Minister of Education, Susil Premjayanth, to extend the opportunities for advanced level students in arts and commerce streams to pursue studies in the English medium in schools where teachers and other facilities are available.
The bilingual programme, started in 2002 for Grade 6 classes upwards had continued to the A/L classes in the science and mathematics streams. The first batch under this programme took the A/L examination in English in 2007. So far approximately 4,000 students from 115 schools have benefited from this scheme.
Education Ministry plans to train 500 school teachers in collaboration with universities in the form of weekend courses to facilitate English medium education.
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ThinKing
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 28 Feb 2008 22:59:32 GMT Report for Abuse
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Good move. I think India has the same system.
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Magnum357
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 29 Feb 2008 03:48:39 GMT Report for Abuse
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Competency in English to do AL studies in English should be inculcated from the grade 1 level upwards and not at the ALs.
Would a student who learns the entire gammut for 11 years in sinhalese or tamil switch to english only for the ALs? Most students will not be able to cope with it. |
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The bilingual programme, started in 2002 for Grade 6 classes upwards had continued to the A/L classes in the science and mathematics streams. The first batch under this programme took the A/L examination in English in 2007. So far approximately 4,000 students from 115 schools have benefited from this scheme
Remarkable progress. 4000 out of 1.2m in 6 years! is this progression or regression? First step should be to teach English to teachers then to students. Government has put the cart before the horse.
However, this piolet project started under the visionary leader RW, would have been more successful if he had continued to be in office. Under SLFP/JVP government, there is no place for education in slanka. Just look at the universities. They are more closed than open. |
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 29 Feb 2008 19:26:17 GMT Report for Abuse
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| This is a very good move and make English the link language or even the official,since so much of blood been spilled over this.This is overdue,even China is sending students to UK to learn English then there must be some good in it. |
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 1 Mar 2008 05:47:30 GMT Report for Abuse
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Sinhal only CANNOT FEED FOR ALL Sinhalese!!
Endhapan putha suit ekka...
Gahpan putha Tie ekka...
Bye bye kiyapan pissanta
We are going to the learning of the Engirisee!
KAASIYATATH WAASIYATATH BENA BENA KARUNU KIYANAWA...
No..no..no.. We are hungry.
No English..No Life!
Know English..Know Life! by Fairplay
Shun those who obstruct your progress in EARLY life, may it be your Mother, Father,Sibling,Spouse or Children.
Your FOUNDATION is their Security.
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 2 Mar 2008 01:31:55 GMT Report for Abuse
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| This should have done long ago. We had meny problems to start our university education in English medium as we did not have good English knowledge at the A/L. So introducing English medium at A/L is a very good decision specailly beacuse International schools have already starated it in SL. |
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