Now CBSE to teach students how to speak right

Now CBSE to teach students how to speak right

By Vikas Vaidya

Schools teach every subject including language one. But it is not taught in the schools that how the students should speak, they do not emphasize on the pronunciation. Considering that this aspect is ignored, now, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) schools have decided to teach their students to speak right. It will now skip textbook approach to the English language and will be asking its schools to train their students in speaking and listening skills to improve their communication skills.
CBSE has proposed a formal testing of speaking and listening skills in the form of Formative Assessments (FAs), in English at secondary and senior secondary levels from the academic year 2013-14.
In its latest circular to all the schools affiliated with the central board, the CBSE has envisaged that all language skills need to be integrated into the school English language curriculum.
“In today’s world, where national and international boundaries have no real meaning for the global citizen, the English language has acquired the role of a crucial medium of communication. It has become the language for knowledge seeker as we move towards a knowledge-based economy,’’ states the circular.
For this purpose, CBSE also plans to develop a cohort of oral examiners to be involved in testing of speaking and listening skills in English. Many schools are teaching English only through textbooks and assessment is being done only through projects and tests. But CBSE want to develop the student’s personality and make them confident speakers of the language. While some schools are already following it, many schools have not implemented it thoroughly.
Many schools in the city say that they try to develop such skills amongst students through group discussions, debates, public speaking etc.
A teacher from one of the reputed CBSE schools in the city said, “We train children in voice modulations and phonetics, ask them to read aloud passages while the teachers correct their diction. Besides improving communication skills, it also a helpful assessment tool say experts. Around 10 marks in the formative assessments are for the student’s oral and aural skills. Some children may not be good in writing, but they are proficient in speaking the language. The test will help evaluate such students.”

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Admit cards for AIPMT/AIPDT

Roll Number with Examination Centre Number and Address of all candidates qualified for the All India Pre-Medical/ Pre-Dental Entrance Final Examination 2012 to be held on May 13, 2012 have been displayed on Board’s websites www.cbse.nic.in and www.aipmt.nic.in. Candidates are advised to visit the above websites to download their admit cards, informs Controller of Examination of CBSE.

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