{"id":19853,"date":"2024-05-27T18:35:57","date_gmt":"2024-05-27T18:35:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=19853"},"modified":"2024-05-27T18:36:07","modified_gmt":"2024-05-27T18:36:07","slug":"teachers-to-be-trained-for-spanish-instruction-in-guyanese-classrooms-says-minister-manickchand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/teachers-to-be-trained-for-spanish-instruction-in-guyanese-classrooms-says-minister-manickchand\/","title":{"rendered":"Teachers to Be Trained for Spanish Instruction in Guyanese Classrooms, Says Minister Manickchand"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>By Saskia Warrick<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Coursera, the popular online learning platform, is currently developing courses aimed at training teachers to instruct Spanish as a compulsory subject in Guyanese classrooms. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand, announced this initiative as part of President Ali&#8217;s vision to make Guyana a bilingual country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Recognizing the need for immediate action, the Ministry of Education has already begun preparations to introduce Spanish as a mandatory subject in schools. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The National Center for Educational Resource has developed basic lesson content for teachers to utilize in the interim, addressing staffing challenges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Minister Manickchand emphasized that students will have access to requisite resources, including textbooks, starting from the new school term in September. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This step is crucial in ensuring that students receive quality instruction in Spanish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Considering Guyana&#8217;s diverse migrant population, Minister Manickchand highlighted measures to support Spanish-speaking pupils. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These include provisions for students to write their exams in either their native language or English, ensuring equal opportunities for all students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addressing staffing shortages, the government is engaging in discussions with bilateral partners to loan human resources during the transition period. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This strategy aims to bridge the gap until Guyanese teachers can fulfill the demand for Spanish instruction across the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As Guyana moves towards becoming a bilingual nation, these initiatives underscore the government&#8217;s commitment to providing quality education and fostering linguistic diversity in the classroom.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Saskia Warrick Coursera, the popular online learning platform, is currently developing courses aimed at training teachers to instruct Spanish as a compulsory subject in Guyanese classrooms. Minister of Education,&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":19785,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[365,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19853","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-human-development","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19853","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19853"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19853\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19854,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19853\/revisions\/19854"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19785"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19853"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19853"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19853"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}