Teachers and university students in Kanpelet, Chin State participated in an intensive summer course focused on improving Englich competence and pedagogical strategies. The summer course was followed by sessions of structured practice in this remote mountain town. Classes were added for students at the Metta Geha Children’s Home which proved valuable in supplementing the rudimentary English training in the government schools.
The teacher, Shing Ling Thang, is from a boarding school in the nearby town of Mindat. Having a skilled teacher from the area Is especially valuable in conveying the feeling that English is approachable and can be seen in the context of the local culture.