The Access Summer Institute 2012 was formally inaugurated on Thursday at the National University of Modern Languages (NUML), Islamabad, along with some folk and cultural performances to give a glimpse of enriched heritage of soil and theatrical performance of classic English literature.
The Access Summer Institute 2012 is being held with the joint collaboration of NUML and the US Embassy in Pakistan under the English Micro Scholarship Programme, which is being funded by the US government for two years in 85 countries of the world. This programme in Pakistan is the world biggest programme as more than 7,000 persons, including English Language practitioners and children of 14 to 18 years of age, are attendiong free classes under this programme.
The purpose of this programe is to bring these practitioners and students at par with highly proficient English language practitioners and students. Presently, this programme is functioning in more than 24 cities of Pakistan and two programmes for English Language Teachers are going on in NUML while another for underprivileged children of the country at Margalla Hotel.
Annie Polatsek, David Malatesta, David Bohlke and Susan Strand are conducting teachers’ training at NUML
The programme which started from June 17 would continue till June 29.