02.07.2017  18:16

Three experienced British teachers came to Kyrgyzstan in the Jumgal Valley to help Kyrgyz teachers of the English language develop their knowledge and their skills. The course took place between the 29 May and the 9 June in Chaek. Twenty-eight teachers attended the lessons very regularly every day from 9 o’clock till 3 o’clock. They had lunch together in Alma Abakyrova’s café in town, a café which is run by one of Erayims’ Self-Help Groups.

The trainers were Dr. Victoria Davis, Caroline Moor and Claire Reeves. Among other things Vicky introduced a lot of material on British culture, Caroline introduced methodology through lived experience and Claire worked with the less confident speakers. The emphasis was on Speaking and Listening rather than on Reading and Writing. The Kyrgyz teachers were constantly involved in Communicative methods and learnt a wealth of interactive language games and songs. They all received a copy of Murphy’s Grammar at the Intermediate level, a CD of English songs and a large collection of printed resources.

The course was entirely funded by a British charitable organisation called “The Erayim Aid Trust UK” under the UK Charity Commission UK 1163524. The British Government adds 25% to the donations.

“It was so interesting that we did not want to miss any lesson!”

“We learnt how to teach grammar with pictures and games”

“We spoke about different themes such as Education, Politics, Abortion, Famous people, etc.”

Material prepared by Claire Reeves