Set amidst sylvan surroundings, the Regional Institute of English (RIE) was established in 1963 under a scheme of the Government of India to address the educational needs of Chandigarh, Jammu & Kashmir, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Punjab. Located in the midst of educational institutions, it offers conducive environment for learning and research. The functioning of the Institute is within the purview of the Chandigarh Administration. The Institute works in collaboration with the English and Foreign Language University (EFL-U), Hyderabad under a Government of India scheme and also collaborates with state governments, CBSE, NCTE, NCERT, USEFI, British Council and RELO of American Centre, New Delhi in research projects and training programs. Since its inception, it has been addressing teacher education needs from Primary to Undergraduate level by organizing In-service Programs.
It is a pioneer in this region in introducing multimedia-based techniques in teaching and has established a 31-computer Multimedia Language Lab. It has benefitted more than 4000 teachers in the last five years and has offered consultancy in the use of multimedia in teaching English to more than 500 institutions in the region.
Having enlarged its scope of activities since its inception, the Institute has introduced MA English in affiliation with Panjab University, Chandigarh.Its main functions in relation to Teacher Education and ELT include the following:
To undertake research into English language teaching problems in the northern region.
To build a cadre of trained teachers of English at primary, secondary/ senior secondary and tertiary level.
To plan curriculum and design syllabi to meet varied requirements of learners.
To prepare sets of material, teaching manuals, etc. to be used in the schools of the northern region.
To provide consultancy to institutions in ICT/multimedia-based instruction in English.
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