Chennai, Sept 6 (BPNS)
In a bid to improve the English speaking skills of students, the Greater Chennai Corporation(GCC) has directed the schools under it to conduct Wednesday morning meetings for students of Classes 6 to 9th in English.
According to a recent study conducted by the GCC, it was found that many of the students lack English communication skills, and in a bid to improve this the corporation authorities have taken up a Wednesday English-speaking project.
There are 30,782 students in Classed 6 to 9 and the corporation’s education department in a study found that only 8,037 students are able to effectively communicate in the English language.
The corporation education department officials who were part of the study told BPNS that the study was conducted to learn about the communication skills of the students. The department has also directed the teachers to speak to students individually and discuss on their problems.
The GCC officials told BPNS that efforts are being taken to bring back the students who have dropped out of school during the Covid -19 pandemic. It is to be recalled that around 6000 students are out of school since the pandemic and corporation has commenced efforts to bring these students back.
The corporation has also directed school managements to recruit temporary teachers. The Chennai Corporation also has taken steps to conduct counseling sessions for the teachers who are recruited in private schools, especially in language skills.
