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Japan Provides Rs. 100 million to promote Trilingual Language Policy in Sri Lanka </a>
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<p style="text-align:justify">The Government of Japan has granted Rs.
100 million under its Non-Project Counterpart Fund for implementing two
projects identified by the Government of Sri Lanka, aimed at
facilitating the implementation of the Trilingual Language Policy of Sri
Lanka. <br></p>
<p style="text-align:justify">Under this programme japan provides Rs.
80.24 million for teacher development and capacity building by
improving the quality of learning and teaching of Sinhala, Tamil, and
English to promote trilingual Sri Lanka. The project will be implemented
by the Ministry of Education and would support the development of
teacher training material and conducting of training programs at
provincial, zonal and divisional levels, establishment of quality
circles of language teachers etc.</p>
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<p style="text-align:justify">Rs. 20 million will be provided for this
project for printing of study packs based on syllables prepared for
second language proficiency in all four levels of public officers and
the printing of related course modules. This project will be implemented
by the Ministry of National Languages and Social Integration.</p>
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<p style="text-align:justify">The two projects are expected to benefit
around 54,150 of language teachers (Sinhala, Tamil, and English),
nearly 4 million primary to secondary level students and 1.3 million
public officers and the general public as a whole. Japan considers these
two projects of great importance in terms of facilitating national
reconciliation through promoting a Trilingual Sri Lanka enabling all
communities to communicate with each other with ease and understanding.
Japan hopes that these projects will enhance the government’s efforts
towards reconciliation.</p><p style="text-align:justify"><a href="http://www.news.lk/news/sri-lanka/8643-japan-provides-rs-100-million-to-promote-trilingual-language-policy-in-sri-lanka">http://www.news.lk/news/sri-lanka/8643-japan-provides-rs-100-million-to-promote-trilingual-language-policy-in-sri-lanka</a><br>
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