Government approves recruiting 2,500 English teachers: Bandula

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Colombo, April 9 (Daily Mirror) - Cabinet approval was granted to recruit 2,500 English teachers under 'English for All' programme, Cabinet Spokesman and Minister Bandula Gunawardana said.

Addressing the weekly meeting to convey Cabinet decisions, he said a total of 4,441 English teachers have been approved for schools to teach GCE Ordinary Level (O/L) subjects in English. There is a requirement of 6,500 English teachers for this.

Accordingly, the government has decided to increase the number of schools to 1,000 this year. There are 765 schools that conduct subjects in English. Moreover, the government is to increase the number of English teachers to 6,500, and approval for this was granted by the Cabinet, Minister Gunawardana said.

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BuffaloaCitizen Tuesday, 09 April 2024 02:00 PM

First start Montessori Classes in English for Parliamentarians.

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Ovini Ranathunga Tuesday, 09 April 2024 02:15 PM

Tuition friend Grero will give a big bribe to hamper this effort soon. This is not going to be a flying project

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P Kunchithapathan Tuesday, 09 April 2024 02:55 PM

In Sri Lanka's political landscape, tasks typically assigned to bulls are being carried out by dogs. Similarly, here at home, the Minister of Transport appears to be idling hopelessly during the busy April season, while commuters suffer from overcrowded buses and trains. Instead of addressing transportation issues, the Minister seems to be meddling in matters more appropriately handled by the Minister of Education.

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Nirmal Tuesday, 09 April 2024 03:53 PM

you deserve an award.

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sss Tuesday, 09 April 2024 09:17 PM

It is because unlike some people like South Koreans, Sri Lankans have the mentality that knowing English is the solution for all the needs of the people such as food shelter, jobs , health, transportation etc. We should tell the whole world about this miracle

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Mahila Wednesday, 10 April 2024 04:42 AM

Well, because BG is Cabinet Spokesman!!????

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Citizen k Tuesday, 09 April 2024 06:33 PM

Make sure they are well trained and able to pronounce words adequately while teaching students.Always a good move.Please add debates and reading compulsory and only English is spoken during class time.

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Truth Tuesday, 09 April 2024 08:27 PM

The main problem for all Sri Lankans is the pronunciation. All Sri Lankans irrespective of their educational qualification speak English with Sri Lankan accent. If you go to study or work in England , you are treated as if you are only semi literate because of the accent. Take the case of President Ranil, his spoken English may be good within Sri Lanka but his English accent is laughable in any English speaking country except Australia or New Zealand. We must get British teachers to get the pronunciation right in Sri Lankan schools.

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Tissa Fernando Wednesday, 10 April 2024 12:00 AM

Gota should be in the interview panel to select the candidates.

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P Palpola Wednesday, 10 April 2024 09:40 AM

Basil Rajapaksa the Kaputa is a good candidate for this. Maybe he will learn better English from the students.

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