Tribune News Service

Nawanshahr, June 5

Nawanshahr-based teachers have made their contribution in developing content of ‘My English Book’ for Class IX students of government schools in Punjab.

Whereas English mistresses Kavita Sabharwal (state awardee teacher from GSSS for Boys, Rahon), Dimpy Khurana (GHS, Balachaur), Charanjit Kaur (GSSS, Palli Jhikki) and Geetika Rani ( GSSS, Bazidpur) have developed the content of the book, Nawanshahr-based English mistress, who is currently working in Ropar Government School, Chhavi, has vetted the content and Chinupreet from computer faculty has designed the workbook.

“The book has been prepared under the aegis of “Parho Punjab, Parhao Punjab” programme, launched by the Education Department to bring in qualitative improvement in the education. It includes wide range of innovative methods, activities, practice sheets based on the prescribed syllabus, to make the teaching-learning of English language interesting, easy and effective to foster the basic skills of language learning among the students”, said Chander Shekhar, state resource person( English/ social studies).

These teachers have also been contributing towards preparation of English text books and workbooks for different classes for the past couple of years.

During Covid-19 pandemic, Kavita Sabharwal, Dimpy Khurana and Chhavi have also delivered lessons on TV, radio and Edusat for students of different classes.

District Education Officer (SE), Jagjit Singh and Deputy District Education Officer (SE), Amrik Singh, lauded the contribution of teachers in qualitative improvement in English teaching.