The Language Department of DAV Centre for Academic Excellence, DAVCMC organised Capacity Building Workshops for Master Trainers of English at Primary, Middle & Secondary Level in April, May and July 2023 respectively. Under the able guidance of Dr Nisha Peshin, Director (Academics), Resource Person and Programme Coordinator, Ms Nimisha Sharma, EO, DAVCAE, enriched and augmented the skills of the teachers as per the latest developments and innovations in the field of ELT. The workshops focused on the child-centric, experiential and art-integrated approach to teaching and learning the English language. A special feature of the workshops was the PBL, KSA and Competency-based approach as laid down by the National Education Policy 2020 and National Curriculum Framework 2023.

The Primary Level workshops (for teachers teaching classes III to V) stressed the importance of :

• Strengthening cognition in different subject areas with language support
• Embracing the trans-disciplinary approach in a language classroom
• Experimenting with story-telling approach for multilingualism and trans-disciplinary learning
• Fostering the four language skills - LSRW
• Achieving basic phonetic understanding for correct pronunciation in English

The Middle Level workshops (for teachers teaching Classes VI, VII & VIII) aimed at :

• Making the language classroom trans-disciplinary
• Teaching by weaving and telling stories
• Augmenting the four language skills - LSRW
• Improving the way we speak the language
• Teaching Literature holistically
• Comprehensive notebook feedback

The Secondary Level workshops (for teachers teaching Classes IX & X) focused on :

• Strengthening Receptive Language skills
• Consolidating Productive Language skills
• The Communicative approach to Language-learning
• Helping students with learning gaps
• Planning a holistic lesson
• Promoting collaboration among students for best results