English Vinglish

English-Vinglish is a student-led organisation for our CAS project. It supports the staff in our school from the bus staff to the housekeeping and security guards by teaching them English and improving their linguistic skills to make them more confident communicating not only in their work environment, but also outside school in their everyday lives.

We gauged their previous learning in the initial sessions to identify their strengths and weaknesses and made weekly personalised lesson plans. Since the bus staff was at a higher level than the security staff, we divided them into two groups to ensure everyone was getting personalised attention. We conducted a variety of intriguing activities to build on their speaking, reading, writing, and listening English skills from everyday applications to fun games. At the end of the sessions, not only did they improve their conversational skills, but became more confident learners.