Training of Madrassa English teachers starts at IIU

Islamabad: A two-week workshop for training of madrassa English teachers began at the International Islamic University (IIU) here.
The workshop is being organised by the IIU Institute of Professional Development. Dieter Bruhn from the US and IIU Faculty of Language and Literature Dean Dr. Munawar Iqbal Gondal are the trainers. IPD Director Dr. Safeer Awan is the event coordinator.
Around 40 seminary teachers, hailing from Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), are participating in the workshop.The workshop includes communication language teaching, teaching pronunciation, vocabulary, lesson planning, teaching writing skills, teaching grammar and reading skills and interactive sessions to improve English language proficiency and teaching method of the teachers.
“Education bridges the gap between people and recent workshop will help in strengthening people-to-people contact with a positive outcome of good English language skills of the participants,” said Dieter Bruhn. He hoped that sessions would be productive.
Dr. Munawar Iqbal said that the workshop will help the participants to stay updated with the latest teaching methodologies of English language. “The English language is the only tool through which we can disseminate the message of Islam globally and we should give it special importance to excel in various fields,” he said.
Dr. Safeer Awan, who is coordinating the workshop, apprised the participants of the schedule of the workshop and asked them to avail this opportunity with devotion and sincerity. He highlighted the value of English language for madrassa teachers in the contemporary world.