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Teaching in schools requires a decent understanding and use of sentence structures and vocabulary, particularly in schools having English as campus language as well as medium of instruction.  This is not only related to languages but also to the other school subjects like Mathematics and Sciences,  There is however, a common myth prevailing that English in STEM subjects is restricted to use of the technical terminology,  Nonetheless, this belief encourages the process of memorizing the concepts.  Critical thinking and creativity among children could be seriously restricted because of the language inadequacy among teaches.  ‘Effective English for teachers’ aims to help teachers to develop their language skills.  This could inturn improve quality of education provided in schools, especially in the rural, semi-urban areas, and in some urban schools.  This project would hence focus of working with aspiring teachers as well as in-service teachers to learn English as a second language, to ensure employment in the schools following English as both campus language as well as medium of instruction.

Most Indian schools have English as medium of instruction, as preferred by large population. At the same time, there is a serious dearth of teachers who can efficiently communicate in English. Ill-prepared teachers with a feeling of inadequacy, find it difficult to handle classes even though they have a considerable command over their subject content, when it comes to teaching in the native language.  Lack of knowledge of proper English denies these teachers of having access to the large amount of information available at the click of a button.  In the current era where AI and VI are here to stay, fluency in English would not only help teachers to embed technology into their classroom practices but also to deliver their content in the most acceptable manner ensuring desirable learning outcomes.

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