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CHENNAI, MARCH 29. Sixty students of the Anjuman-e-Himayath-e-Islam (AHI), a Chennai-based institution working for the welfare of orphans in the Muslim community, have been chosen for an English language skills programme sponsored by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, United States Department of State. Called "Access," the two-year-old secondary school English language micro-scholarship programme covers students of 8th and 9th standards. World English is the course material published by the U.S. Department of State, teaching four basic skills — listening, speaking, reading and writing. It is supplemented with audiocassettes and other suitable materials. "The Anjuman is the only institution chosen (for the programme) in south India," Richard D. Haynes, U.S. Consul General, said, formally launching the programme at a function here on Tuesday. He urged the student community to learn more languages and said the study of one language did not diminish the importance of the other. The U.S. Government had decided to conduct the programme in India in view of growing importance of English and the language becoming "more complicated." Nawab Mohammed Abdul Ali, Prince of Arcot, highlighted the significance of the study of English and decried attempts to belittle its importance. He commended the AIH for its services in uplifting orphans. L.N. Vijayaraghavan, State Social Welfare Secretary, said the country had become a hub of many activities, particularly business process outsourcing, not only because of cost effectiveness but also the knowledge of English. U. Mohammed Khalilullah, president of the AIH, wanted the scope of the language programme expanded. Habibullah Badsha, former president of the AIH, said India had produced several leading scholars in English such as Rabindranath Tagore, Sarjoini Naidu, V.S. Srinivasa Sastri and Mohammed Iqbal. Christopher Wurst, Vice-Consul for Public Affairs at the U.S. Consulate-General, distributed certificates to students.
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