LIC AAO English Language Quiz 2nd April 2019 | Day 22

The West Bengal Government’s decision to open English sections in as many as 100 government and government aided Bengali-medium schools has caused euphoria among students, teachers and guardians. The policy ........................... English medium facilities from the primary to higher secondary levels. The objective is to stop the mass exodus of students to private English medium schools. Some express doubt about the efficacy of the policy; others are hopeful about the outcome of the action. Two changes will come from the introduction of English sections. First, English will replace Bengali as a medium of instructions. Second, teachers will find themselves in an ideal classroom situation (I).

But they are not enough to win the confidence of guardians. Both English and Bengali sections will read or use books with the same content for all subjects. The difference lies only in the language or medium of instruction. Translations are not up to the mark. Both the subject and the language must be grasped (II). Another impediment is a woeful dearth of teachers who are qualified to teach in English. Most teachers with Bengali medium background get scared at the idea of imparting instructions in English. Once they fathom the weight of the new responsibility, they will find teaching in English-medium sections a challenge. A few, too few, have the confidence to rise to the occasion.

Such being the case, the new sections will be in shambles. It is imperative for the government to open pure English-medium schools, rather than split the medium of instruction in each of the 100 schools. They should be raised to the status of model schools.

What will happen to the majority of schools that will not have English sections? It is a matter of (III). A complete overhaul of the school education system is required. Teaching is the only profession without any provision for probation. In other professions, be it a government job or a corporate job, a probationary period is part of the service. But many embark on a teaching career at school level without the right mindset. Sensitising new recruits to the core aspects of teaching can give them a good start.

Q11. On March 1, 2019, the 77th and 103rd constituutional amendments were extended to Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) by a presidential order, with the concurrence of the J&K Governor.

Q12. The constitutional relationship between J&K and the Indian Union has been the subject of numeros discussions in recent times.

Q13. The basic idea of the APBS, an offspring of the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), is that a person’s Aadhaar number becomes her financial address.

Q14. Induction of a bank account into APBS involves two distinct steps, both of which are meant to be based on informed concent.

Q15. Noted Right to Food activist Jean Dreze and two others were detained on March 28 by police in Jharkhand’s Garhwa district for organising a meeting without permision from district authorities.

    

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