Effect of Hello English Programme of Government of Kerala for Enhancing Communication Skills among Primary School Students

Abstract

Achievements in maintaining the quality of education in Kerala’s classrooms are, no doubt, appreciable. The strategies and innovative projects we practiced here are a model for other states and India. All over the country in the field of education, the curriculum and textbooks play an important role in teaching. But when transacting the curriculum, innovative methods should be adopted with new changing life and surroundings. For years, in government and aided schools, the teaching of English
has not fully equipped learners to use English accurately in speech and writing. At the primary level, teachers who have not received basic training in teaching the English language are forced to teach English. Most teachers are afraid of teaching English because they are concerned about grammatical errors when speaking. English teaching has aided in the rapid proliferation of private schools that use English as a medium of instruction. English class at the primary level in Kerala is set to undergo a
makeover with Hello English. SSA Kerala (in the academic year 2016–17), in collaboration with SCERT and IT@School, devised a program to improve the quality of English instruction in the state. The project is called 'Hello English', and it has two main goals: improving teacher quality and increasing learner proficiency in using English. As a part of this programme, SSA introduced a teacher training module containing activities under three-chapter heads: (1) Initiating communication, (2) Building teacher talk and (3) Presenting stories interactively. Students in the state's primary schools are the beneficiaries of this program.