<div dir="ltr"><h1>Japan provides Rs. 100 million to promote Trilingual Language Policy</h1>
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<p>The
Government of Japan has granted Rs. 100 million under its Non-Project
Counterpart Fund for the implementation of the Trilingual Language
Policy of Sri Lanka.</p><p><br>
Rs. 80.24 million will be provided for capacity building of language
teachers in the general education system promoting a Trilingual Sri
Lanka. This project for teacher development and capacity building by
improving the quality of learning and teaching of Sinhala, Tamil, and
English to promote trilingual Sri Lanka.</p><p><br>
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. and the
preparation of handbook for the use of government officers in all four
levels.</p><p><br>
Another Rs. 20 million will be provided for preparation of handbook for
the use of government officers in all IV levels. 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.</p><p><br>
This project will be implemented by the Ministry of National Languages
and Social Integration. The two projects are expected to benefit around
54,150 of language teachers (Sinhala, Tamil, and English), nearly 4
million primarily to secondary level students and 1.3 million public
officers and the general public as a whole.</p><p><a href="http://www.ft.lk/2014/03/12/japan-provides-rs-100-million-to-promote-trilingual-language-policy/">http://www.ft.lk/2014/03/12/japan-provides-rs-100-million-to-promote-trilingual-language-policy/</a><br>
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