Acknowledgement

I am grateful to the British Council Kathmandu, Nepal and Karachi, Pakistan for facilitating
ELTeCS project entitled "Exploiting Authentic Materials in EFL Classrooms: Teachers
Training". This project helped the ELT professionals of Nepal and Pakistan to train themselves
on how to exploit authentic materials in their classrooms. It trained two hundred teachers from
different higher secondary schools of both the countries. I deeply appreciate the support of
ELTeCS in granting the ELTeCS /Hornby Award for the ELTeCS South Asia Project. I am
grateful to Ms Penny Trigg, for her persistent help. I acknowledge the relentless and generous
support of Richard Cox ,British Council Nepal, who provided me a great opportunity to attend
Hornby Summer School 2005, in Karachi, Pakistan. The Summer School in Karachi was a great
success and it helped me to breed this project. He also very kindly and generously provided me
newspapers and valuable information from the British Council, Kathmandu. Without his
cooperation this project would not have been a success. I also extend my heartfelt thanks to Sati
Saima, ELT director of British Council Karachi, Pakistan and Zakia Serwer, director of Hornby
Summer School 2005, Pakistan for providing me a homely atmosphere to stay in Pakistan during
the Summer School. I take this opportunity to acknowledge the precious guidance of our
respected teacher Mr. Tamas Kiss, Hungary, at the Summer School. I am also grateful to the
experts from Nepal and Pakistan for their support and cooperation to make this project a success.
I thank Chitwan Science College, for the support and the facility provided to execute the project.
My thanks and appreciations also go to my colleague, Athar Munir Siddique, country manager
Pakistan and other trainers who kindly cooperated to accomplish this project. I also acknowledge
the help and support provided by Nepal English Language Teachers Association (NELTA) and
Society of Pakistan English Language Teachers (SPELT).
Ms Kamal Kumari Timilsina (Bhandari)
International Coordinator.
 Report Of ELTeCS Project

"Exploiting Authentic Materials for English Language Teaching:

Teachers' Training"

Introduction to the Project

The ELTeCS Project entitled 'Exploiting Authentic Material for English Language Teaching:
Teachers' Training has been accomplished successfully. It was felt while participating at a
training program in Hornby Summer School Pakistan, 2005 that teacher's skills on
communicative class should be enhanced in order for them to be able to deliver classroom
instruction effectively. The project basically focused on to train the teachers on how to link the
class with modern communicative skills. In this pretext, the project bred among the participants
of Nepal and Pakistan In this project we used mostly the newspapers and magazine because
they contain fresh communicative language.
The project was successful in achieving its objectives.
The objectives of the project were:-
 To give teachers at intermediate level the skills to exploit authentic materials for language
teaching in the classroom.
 To enhance teachers confidence and competence.
 To enhance teachers to transfer these skills to other teachers to increase the number of
teachers who will benefit from this training.
 The ultimate objective is to provide learners with trained teachers who will motivate them to
use readily available resources for ongoing language development.

The project basically focused on to train ELT teachers on how to link the class with modern
communicative skills. To facilitate the process of communication in the classroom, the use of
authentic materials by teachers was accepted as very useful. Mostly the newspapers and
magazines were used as the main source for authentic materials during the training as they
contain fresh communicative language.

In Nepal, we used newspapers that were published in English speaking country, like the
Guardian, The Weekly Guardian, and The Times. The newspapers published in Nepal were also
used; e.g. The Kathmandu Post, The Rising Nepal, etc. Besides the newspapers, we also used
the magazines like Himal and Nepal. The training has made good impact on trainees. Learners
and trainers got benefit from the training.

WE believe that Newspaper's language is suitable for the intermediate level. We chose
newspapers because they were readily available even in the hinterlands of Nepal and Pakistan.
Our rural people are going to get more access to the newspapers. Moreover, they can provide
fresh materials on various topics. There was a clear focus in the program on developing
participants' training skills.
Recommendation
Based on our experience and the feedback received from the trainees, we came to the
conclusion that the training is very useful for teachers of developing countries. By the same
token, the project is useful for developing innovative ideas, language teaching skills and
proficiency of the ELT teachers of Nepal and Pakistan.

Procedures
The training was carried out involving three different activities. Each activity was carried out
for two days. Each day, there were three sessions. In the first activity, the members of the core
team along with some others got training from experts on the subject matter. During the
training, the trainees learned how to prepare a lesson plan using authentic materials to achieve
the course objectives.

Second activity was carried out for two consecutive days having 3 sessions each day. The
second phase of the project was conducted by the members of the core team. It was done in two
different districts in Nepal and Pakistan.

The third phase of the project was divided into two groups where 54 teachers from different
higher secondary schools of two different districts participated. The master trainer acquired the
skills to transfer their gained knowledge to others .In the third stage we encouraged the trained
teachers to share the knowledge with the other teachers in their respective institutions.

Each activity began with briefing of ELTeCS, Hornby trust and some of the activities of the
British Council. The training focused on what is authentic material and how we can use these
materials for our students at the intermediate level. The trainees got trained on how to use fresh
materials like TV schedule, obituaries, weather forecasts, business news, etc. The trainees were
provided with refreshment and remuneration.

The Training Outcome

They knew how to adapt material to suit their needs in the classroom. The trainees knew
how to exploit authentic materials while teaching in EFL classroom. They were taught about
the selection and display of the materials in respective classes. They also learned how to relate
the contents and grammar to functions of English language.

Magazines provide fresh materials on various topics. It has new communicative language. So
the trainees learned how to adopt different skills. This project provided training to 100 teachers
on innovative way of teaching the learners. They learned how to develop a package or lesson
plan for their learners to make their class communicative. They were motivated to use these
methods by relating to their course. We also provided them with theoretical knowledge,
guidelines and handouts to implement their training in future. They realized that the commonly
available materials could be used in creative ways while teaching modern language for
communication to students. This process fills up the gap which is not fulfilled by outdated
textbooks. The trainees got trained on how to prepare their learners for real life communication.
It was realized that the project developed in trainees not only the efficiency in classroom
delivery but also proficiency in the language.
Outcomes of the project
The ELTeCS project "Exploiting Authentic Material in English Language Classroom" has
been successful in making our teachers feel that use of authentic materials is a very useful way
of using communicative approach in the classroom while teaching English.

Feedbacks
We have a complete record of all the teachers trained under this project. Even after the
project is formally over, the trainees have made commitment to share their acquired knowledge
and experience among their colleagues in their respective institutions. The group leaders from
both the countries will take responsibility for the dissemination of what has been learnt. Hence,
in a way, it will be a continuous process.

Summary
The ELTeCS project formally ended. The partners of the project were Nepal and Pakistan.
The project was divided into three phases. In 1st phase core team members got training from the
experts. In phase II, the master trainers who got training from the experts trained many teachers
from different cities and villages. In 3rd phase the trainers who got training from master trainers
acted as trainers and they trained many teachers on using authentic materials in the classroom.
The trainees were provided with the training to use authentic materials in English Language
classrooms.

Hand out and packages are available in the appendices

The participating countries: Nepal and Pakistan.

Project coordinator – Kamal Kumari Timilsina (Bhandari), Nepal.

Local coordinator—Athar Munir Siddqui, Pakistan.
Course focus – teacher's training on using authentic materials in English language class.
Target group – teachers from upper and lower intermediate level of both the countries.
The project trained about 100 teachers from each country.
 Budget

ELTeCS' Report

Activity1/Kathmandu 25th & 26th March

Topics Heads/Hrs Amount Days Total Total Remarks

(in NRS.
Appox.)
Accomodation 15 £2.00 2 £60.00 7344
Training 0 experts volunteer
Honourium
Stationary £50.00 6120
Local 15 £1.25 2 £37.50 4590
Transportation
Tea 15 £0.50 2 £15.00 1836
Office £50.00 6120
Venue £50.00 2 £100.00 12240
Total £312.50 38250

Activity-2/ Pokhara 11th &12thMay

Accomodation 0 Local teachers

Training 6hrs £2.50 1 £15.00 1836 a day volunteer
Honourium
Stationary £50.00 6120
Local 22 £1.25 2 £55.00 6732
Transportation
Tea 22 £0.50 2 £22.00 2692.8
Office £50.00 6120
Venue £50.00 2 £100.00 12240
Total £292.00 35740.8

Activity2/Nawalparasi 22nd &23rd May

Accomodation 0 Local teachers

Training 6hrs £2.50 2 £30.00 3672
Honourium
Stationary 0
Local 22 £1.25 2 £55.00 6732
Transportation
Tea 22 £0.50 2 £22.00 2692.8
Office £50.00 6120
Venue £50.00 2 £100.00 12240
Total £257.00 31456.8

Activity- 3/Banepa 22nd &23rd June

 Accomodation 26 £2.00 2 £104.00 12729.6
Training 6hrs £2.50 2 £30.00 3672
Honourium
Stationary £50.00 6120
Local 26 £1.25 2 £65.00 7956
Transportation
Tea 26 £0.50 2 £26.00 3182.4
Office 0 local college
Venue 0 by a local college
Total £275.00 33660

Activity-3/Chitwan 16th &17th June

Accomodation 0 local teachers

Training 6hrs £2.50 2 £30.00 3672
Honourium
Stationary 0 by "Chitwan Science College"
Local 15 £1.25 2 £37.50 4590
Transportation
Tea 15 £0.50 2 £15.00 1836
Office £50.00 6120
Venue 0 by "Chitwan Science College"
Total £132.50 16218

Budget Grand Total

Kathmandu £312.50 38250

Pokhara £292.00 35740.8
Nawalparasi £257.00 31456.8
Banepa £275.00 33660
Chitwan £132.50 16218
Grand Total 100 £1,269.00 155325.6

Budget Report of Pakistan

Activity No.01 TRAINING OF THE CORE TEAM.

Rumenerationfiltered=Rs.7200 x 03 heads = Rs.21600
Stationary =Rs150 x 08 heads = Rs 1200
Photostat+CD"s =Rs 1000
Refreshment =Rs 150 x11headsx03days =Rs.4950
Peonfiltered=Rs 300 x03days =Rs900
Printing+Telephoning = =Rs1000
Mis. =Rs.1000
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Total =Rs31650

Activity No.02 Training centres run by master trainers.

Centre No.01 Khanewal
Stationary+Gift packs =Rs 110 x 30 heads =Rs.3300
Photostat =Rs. 80 x 30 heads =Rs 2400
Refreshment =Rs 150 x 35 heads x 02days=Rs 10500
Mailing+telephoning =Rs 2200 =Rs 2200
Peonfiltered=Rs 300x02days =Rs 600
Mis. =Rs 1000 =Rs1100
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Total =Rs20100
Centre No.02 Sahiwal
Stationary+Gift packs =Rs110 x25heads =Rs2750
Photostat =Rs80x25 heads =Rs2000
Refreshment =Rs150x30headsx02days =Rs9000
Fair paid to the core team members =Rs 1200 =Rs1200
Food+Accommodationfiltered=Rs1500x02 days =Rs3000
Peonfiltered=Rs 300x02days =Rs600
Mailing+Telephoning =Rs 2000 =Rs2000
Mis. =Rs 1300 =Rs1300
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Total =Rs21850

Activity No. 03 Training centres run by core team members+master trainers

Feedback Ceremonfiltered=Rs5000 =Rs5000

Centre no.03 Khanewal
Stationary =Rs40x30heads =Rs1200
Photostat =Rs80x30 heads =Rs2400
Refreshment =Rs150x30headsx02days =Rs 9000
Printing+mailing =Rs2000 =Rs 2000
Mis. =Rs 1200 =Rs1200
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Total =Rs15800

Centre No.04 Mianchanuu

Stationary =Rs40x25heads =Rs1000
Photostat =Rs80x25heads =Rs2000
Refreshment =Rs150x30headsx02days =Rs9000
Printing+Mailing =Rs2000 =Rs2000
Mis. =Rs 900 =Rs 900
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Total =Rs14900

Material provided to the master trainers Rs 2000

GRAND TOTAL Rs 31650
Rs 20100
Rs 21850
Rs5000
Rs15800
Rs14900
Rs 2000
Overall expenditures on the project Rs16000
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Rs127300