US to train Rajasthan's teachers

The workshops on spoken English are likely to begin on Sept 14 and benefit 2,000 teachers of various institutions.

Rajasthan plans to import American linguistic experts in a bid to improve the spoken English of teachers in the state's government and aided colleges.

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"We will enter into an agreement with the US embassy to train our teachers," said RP Jain, principal secretary of higher education in the state.

He said the embassy runs routine programmes for the improvement of spoken English under which American linguistic experts visit India every year to train college teachers.

"The training will start from the next session and we are already through with our preparations," Jain added.

The Rajasthan education department's workshops on spoken English are likely to begin on September 14 and benefit 2,000 teachers of various educational institutions.