Viswanathan, Chandra
(2020)
English for everyone : programmes for first-generation learners.
Learning Curve (7).
pp. 37-41.
ISSN 2582-1644
Abstract
English skills for everyone – this was the mission
of ELF Learning Solutions, the organisation we
set up to focus on bridging the educational divide
between rural and urban children. Most English
programmes focus on the how - how to design
content for English learning? However, we started
with the why – why do we want children to learn
English? Although clearing examinations and
better employability are good reasons, the most
important reason for children to learn English is
building their self-confidence. Working with a large
number of children from low-income families made
it evident that, irrespective of their proficiency in
other skills, children who cannot speak in English
end up feeling inferior to those who can.
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