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This is an archive article published on June 26, 2007

Trinity exam: Indian sets record

A communication teacher has secured the highest marks in an examination conducted by the prestigious Trinity College in London and set a world record by scoring 85 per cent marks to beat the previous record of 78 per cent.

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A communication teacher has secured the highest marks in an examination conducted by the prestigious Trinity College in London and set a world record by scoring 85 per cent marks to beat the previous record of 78 per cent.

Dr Zulfia Shaikh, also a nutrition expert, bagged the highest marks in the history of 8216;Licentiate Level Teaching Communication Skills8217; LTCL Examination in the subject of 8216;Teaching Effective Communication8217;.

The Bangalore representative of Trinity College Drama and Speech said, 8220;Zulfia is the world record holder in the teaching communication skill variant.8221; The achievement qualifies her to teach in the UK.

Shaikh, who took the examination in October last year, said she spent nearly a year preparing for it.

8220;Since there is no fixed syllabus, one had only the Trinity College brief to rely on. I prepared by reading several books on the subject and sourcing information through the net8221;, said Shaikh, a mother of three.

Shaikh, who runs the Bangalore School of Speech and Drama, said she had decided to take the examination since she was regularly asking her students to sit for the other levels of examinations conducted by Trinity.

 

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