Language enhancing activity: ‘Students can learn English through access programme’

Speakers say such initiatives vital to boost abilities

FAISALABAD: United States funded access programme will help students develop English, leadership qualities and critical-thinking skills. They will have the opportunity to participate in language enhancing activities ranging from project to public speaking workshops.

These views were expressed by US Consul-General Yuriy Fedkiw while inaugurating US State Department funded English Access Micro Scholarship Programme in Faisalabad on Thursday. The initiative aimed at promoting English skills among students aged between 13 to 20 years.



The programme was launched in partnership with University of Agriculture Faisalabad Community College in which the students of UAF Community College and rural areas were enrolled to learn English. While welcoming 100 new students to the programme, Yuriy Fedkiw said, “13,000 students have graduated from access programmes across Pakistan since 2004.”



He said, “The students should dream big and think about ways to use their skills to make Pakistan and their communities more prosperous.” He maintained English would open up new opportunities for Pakistani students to study abroad and to play a vital role in society and development of the country.

The consul-general stressed upon the need to provide opportunity to women to contribute in higher education and economic activities of the country. Meanwhile, University of Agriculture Faisalabad Vice-Chancellor Dr Iqrar Ahmad Khan said the university admits students on district quota system to provide quality education to the under privileged segment of the society.

Faisalabad Commissioner Momin Ali Agha said, “English has become a part of life and the government is making all out efforts to promote education that will herald new era of prosperity.”

Community College Principal Dr Ijaz Ahmad Bhatti said that there was an overwhelming response from the students in the access programme.

Published in The Express Tribune, May 5^th, 2017.