Hyderabad:
English language skills play a crucial role in preparing students to compete at a global level in the 21st century, said Mangareddy, Chief Faculty of the State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT).
He stated that after the introduction of English medium education in government schools, the English Language Teachers’ Association of Telangana (ELTA–Telangana) has been organizing several innovative programmes over the past four years to enhance students’ English language skills. Activities such as elocution competitions, English dramas, English story-writing contests, and the Telangana English Olympiad have been conducted successfully.
With the objective of further nurturing creativity, self-confidence, and expressive abilities among students, Mangareddy said that for the first time in Telangana, the TED-Ed Student Talks programme is being conducted after obtaining an international TED-Ed license.
Speaking on the occasion, ELTA State President T. Venkateswara Rao said that TED Talks and the Telangana English Olympiad examinations were conducted for students studying from Classes 6 to 10 in government high schools, Zilla Parishad High Schools, Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas (KGBVs), and Telangana Model Schools across the state.
As part of this initiative, state-level competitions were held today at Anurag University, Hyderabad, where government school students from 28 districts of Telangana enthusiastically participated and showcased their talent.
Winners – Telangana English Olympiad
Stream 1 (Junior):
First Prize: Chaitra
Zilla Parishad High School, Namapur, Jagtial District
Stream 2 (Junior):
Harshavardhan Rao
Telangana Model School, Maripeda, Mahabubabad District
Stream 1 (Seniors):
Chityala Navadeep
Zilla Parishad High School, Bethavole, Suryapet District
Stream 2 (Seniors):
M. Sanjana
Telangana Model School, Mancherial District
TED-Ed Student Talks – Winners
Senior Category:
Stream I: V. Varshitha
ZPHS (Girls), Huzurabad
Stream II: G. Chaitra
Telangana Model School, Maggidi, Jagtial District
Junior Category:
Stream I: M.D. Tabassum
Government High School, T.V.M. Madhira, Khammam District
Stream II: V. Shiva Priya
Telangana Model School, Ramadugu, Karimnagar District
Prizes worth a total of ₹1,20,000 were distributed to the winners under the aegis of the Airtel Bharti Foundation by Madhavi Srikant Reddy, Venkatrao, and Jutthi Kiran Prasad.
Additionally, every student who participated at the state level was given a gift hamper worth ₹200, with a total expenditure of ₹30,000, the organisers said.
Several dignitaries attended the programme, including Anurag University Dean Srinivasa Rao, ELTA Founder President Battini Komarayya, General Secretary Vinodhar Raju, Sampath Kumar, Poola Srinivas, Kola Ravikumar, Vangara Laxman, Srinivas Reddy, DNR Trust Chairman Dodda Pratap Reddy, Narender Reddy, Vamsi Mohan, and others.