English Speaking Course – Swati Project

Apart from continuing with our general emphasis on education in our REP, we felt a little more was required to prepare our children for higher studies and better job opportunities. Towards this end we started a dedicated class for children to learn English. Here, along with reading and writing, children are also taught to converse in English. This helps them a great deal in job interviews and increases their confidence. We have successfully adopted a unique video based teaching curriculum followed by some of the government and municipal schools of Mumbai. This method of teaching has made a tremendous difference to the children attending our classes. So much so that the teachers from Government/Municipal schools have noted the changes and are asking other children to also attend these classes.

Knowing English opens up many doors/avenues for the underprivileged learners. English is the language of business, entertainment, science and now most importantly, the internet! The workforce is at a great benefit if they can read and write English. Employers who offer internet application based services usually require their workers (even the lowest rung employees) to have a working knowledge of English as they will be expected to use applications, send messages, track packages etc. Empowering these learners with English skills can considerably improve their earnings and quality of life.