17th October 2022

On 17th October 2022, English Language Day was celebrated at St. Teresa’s Institute of Education. The celebration commenced at 9 am. This event was organised by The English Club of St. Teresa’s Institute of Education. Dr.CerenaD'Cunhacoordinated the event. The coordinator and all 22 English method F.Y.B.Ed students were involved in conducting various literary and fun activities to create awareness and better understanding of the importance of English Language. 50 F.Y.B.Ed students and the staff actively participated in the program.

The program was conducted to commemorate the birth anniversary of R. K. Narayan, a leading author of early Indian literature in English. The main objectives of this program were to create awareness about the English language, and to acknowledge the works of different English writers and know more about them. Through various activities, the student-teachers were made aware of the importance of English Language.

The program began with an assembly dedicated to R. K. Narayan wherein his works were acknowledged. A very short but humorous skit enacted by the comperes, marked the beginning of the program. The students other than the English method students were then divided into 3 groups- Humour, Horror and Sci-fi randomly, for the purpose of the program.

After this the program went as follows: Mysterious Movies- where students had to guess the movies names from the given description, Wordly Wisdom- guessing the spelling of the word by it's pronunciation, Twisty tales- a regular play was enacted and we had to prepare an act based on our groups name i.e. the genre, Food Fundas- a description of food items was given in elaborate English and the teachers had to guess the food item; Fun facts- included interesting facts about English language and R. K. Narayan and Troubled Tongues- tongue twisters had to be repeated. There were spot prizes as well. At the end, a vote of thanks was given and this marked the end of the program.

The program was a fun-filled one. It was a great way to learn about the importance of the English language and know some interesting facts about the same. It instilled in us a curiosity to learn more about the language and acknowledge the works of authors in English language.