Flying High
Since the arrival of our new English trainer, Arbind Singh, the Spoken English classes that we’re offering on behalf of Bagar Employment Institute (BEI) have taken new form. As someone who works to facilitate and support the Spoken English course and the trainer in various capacities, I have seen the new Spoken English batches since they began in the middle of May.
What’s so spectacular about our courses is our trainer. He’s been successful at solving one of the major challenges that stands in the face of running such training programs: keeping students engaged.
Arbind Ji’s secret to success stems from his resourcefulness and innovative teaching techniques. For example, in order to keep the classroom space dynamic, he invites different GDL interns to speak nearly everyday, he uses various audiovisual aids and he administers interesting debates and discussions. He also finds quite a bit of English content online and adapts it to meet his classroom needs. Observing his creativity in this process has been really inspiring.
Something else that he does well and that sets our classes apart from others is how he changes his teaching style and content to meet the learning levels of all students. If students fall behind, he sees it as his responsibility and adjusts the lesson plans accordingly. Kudos to Arbind Ji!
Our success in implementing a stellar Spoken English program does not come without its obstacles, however. In the coming days we have to make sure students become independent learners – not relying on the trainer, their peers, or Hindi to hold their hands through the course each day. We also have to pay special attention to those students who need extra help. Lastly, those students who have performed well in the class will be afforded the opportunity to graduate from the class early. For such students we have to work on helping them find the right job for them. However, I think that if we’re moving at the pace we are, these supposed challenges will become opportunities from which we can learn, improve our program, and deliver Bagar the kind of quality education its people deserve.
