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ISEC trained more than 100 pupils on English pronunciation

 ISEC trained more than 100 pupils on English pronunciation

Bujumbura, November11st, Gako News (Blog) ISEC trained more than 100 pupils on English pronunciation at Cibitoke II Fundamental School.

On Friday , November 10th, more than 100 pupils have been trained on English pronunciation challenges at Cibitoke II Fundamental School by the International Solidarity English Club, ISEC.

The ISEC chairperson, Ferdinand Nitunga said his organization aimed at empowering Burundian people especially youth on English pronunciation. ISEC program for learns emphasizes on the pronunciation because most nonnative speakers have a noticeable accent with or without instruction since some English teachers in secondary schools face also some challenges, he explained this Saturday.

The lesson targeted to sound like native speakers in international communication .After the technics, learners felt comfortable to utter easily this sentence for example : I am an African from Burundi.



The two-year-old project showed already positive results. High school students recognized the importance of our teaching and wish the program reached other educational establishments in the country. There is clear difference in terms of English pronunciation between a student who has followed our instruction and one who hasn't benefited from it as far I pleaged to keep transforming my community after my professional training for Trainers of Trainers in Kenya, said Ferdinand Nitunga. 

Cibitoke II Fundamental School taken as pilot for this teaching is located in Cibitoke Zone, Ntahangwa Commune in Bujumbura capital the city with more than 2. 000 learners and 45 teachers . Among them 425 pupils in classes of 7th, 8th and 9th form. The school has only one teacher who graduated from University in English Department.



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