June 22, 2009

English: The trendiest language

Honestly speaking, it is exceedingly indispensable to be on familiar terms with a language for communication. In broad-spectrum, the trendiest language is English. In this computer age, English is the only language that any one can comprehend. So to say, it has become as perfect language for expressing our mind-set. First, we have to become skilled at the language and then we have to put on glibness in the language. Unless we have the glibness in English language, it would not be doable to toil with the computer. If you do not know English, then you would be in need of a translator to do the job.

It’s true that English in Sri Lanka is used less when comparing to the other Asian counties. There is no age limit for mastering a language. As a foreigner I’m here for the past two years and learnt the local language to communicate by just listening to the colleagues and people around. When a foreigner can learn your language, why can’t the Sri Lankan’s learn the simplest language – English? There are various sources through which people can learn English. Only will power is very important. English is the need of the hour for Sri Lanka to progress and compete with the world. The research shows that school lessons are boring and students bunk classes and finally the results are nil. And when they run around for a career that is the time they are aware of the value of the language. Still there are various sources through which they can learn English.

PATHE Academy is one of the institutes which has a variety of English courses. It caters to the need of the various people as per their requirement. Keeping with the motto, "PATHE Academy -The People's Academy" is committed to provide educational service affordable to people of all financial class and age group. PATHE not only has general English courses but also has preparatory test courses. PATHE’s English programmes are as follow:


SPOKEN ENGLISH: HND IN ENGLISH

BUSINESS ENGLISH DIP IN ENGLISH

ESOL

SESOL

PREPARATORY COURSES: 1. IELTS

2. TOEFL

PATHE’S spoken English programmes are well-desinged and easy to understand. PAHTE follows the latest teaching methodology. The whole class is based on activities, role-play, pair-work and group discussions. PATHE has a panel of experienced and highly qualified lecturers who are exposed to both local and international teaching environment. PATHE provides its students the latest technology and access to internet for their research and project work.


PATHE endow with online registration for the courses. PATHE’s English classes are scheduled by taking into consideration the convenience of the people. PATHE has classes scheduled for weekday’s mornings, afternoon and evening and at the same time the weekend classes are conducted in the morning and afternoon sessions. For more details on class schedules please feel free to visit to PATHE website: www.patheacademy.org

For further details over our English courses, please feel to write to Ms. Anita, coordinator for English Programme anita@patheacademy.org or visit our website www.patheacademy.org or walk in person to our office at No 37, school Lane, Colombo -3 Tel No 2502012; No 111 – ½ Maya Avenue, Kirulopana, col-3 Tel no: or at No 128/B1, Stanely Thilakaratna Mawatha, Nugegoda, Tel no: 2827700
By: Ms. Anita Gamage

June 4, 2009

ENGLISH-Your window to the world

A set of linguists who based their assumptions of language on psychology made claims that language is nothing but ‘habit formation’. English language comes to our aid in our commercial transactions throughout the globe. English is available to us as a historical heritage in addition to our own language. We must make the best use of English to develop ourselves culturally and materially so that we can compete with the best in the world of mind and matter. English language is our window to the world.

Generally, Standard English today does not depend on accent but rather on shared educational experience, mainly of the printed language. Present-day English is an immensely varied language, having absorbed material from many other tongues. It is spoken by more than 300 million native speakers, and between 400 and 800 million foreign users. It is the official language of air transport and shipping; the leading language of science, technology, computers, and commerce; and a major medium of education, publishing, and international negotiation. For this reason, scholars frequently refer to its latest phase as World English.

PATHE ACADEMY provides various English courses to establish our viewpoint. We have City & Guilds approved spoken English programmes, i.e. SESOL (Spoken English for the speakers of other language) and ESOL (English for the speakers of other language) which will enable the students to speak fluently and effectively. The chart below indicates the courses which can be taken for further improvement.

ENGLISH COURSES:
1. Spoken English(SESOL)
2. ESOL
3. BUSINESS AND OFFICE ENGLISH
4. DIPLOMA IN ENGLISH
5. HND IN ENGLISH
Join at PATHE and improve your overall ability in speaking, reading, listening and writing. Develop your understanding of English grammar and pronunciation, and expand your range of vocabulary. PATHE’s teaching methodology is diverse. It gives students an opportunity to work out on their own. The classes are organised with group and pair activities to make the lessons effortless and explicable. Students are provided access to internet and library which has immeasurable array of collections. Individual attention is given for the students as there is limited number of students in each class. PATHE endow with online registration for the courses at www.patheacademy.org

PATHE has well-qualified and experienced lecture panel. The lecturer’s are very friendly and motivating the students. From the day one itself you will feel very comfortable and free in the class due to our friendly lecturers. PATHE has foreign lecturers. For example: Ms. Anita, the coordinator for English programme, herself is a trained lecturer exposed to international teaching methodology and has been in the teaching field for 13 year and more. She is the most sorted by the students of PATHE for English programmes.

For further details over our spoken English and other English courses, please feel to write to Ms. Anita, coordinator for English Programme anita@patheacademy.org or visit our website www.patheacademy.org or walk in person to our office at No 37, school Lane, Colombo -3 Tel No 2502012; No 111 – ½ Maya Avenue, Kirulopana, col-3 Tel no: or at No 128/B1, Stanely Thilakaratna Mawatha, Nugegoda, Tel no: 2827700
By: Ms.Anita Gamage