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The quality of English education in the government schools in Bihar, India has declined to such an extent over recent years that many of the teachers of English, though having a commanding knowledge of grammar, are unable to hold a conversation in English. They are reliant on teaching English using translation methods of teaching, which is ineffective as this does not explain the differences between Hindi and English sentence structure. Since 1967 English has been an optional subject in the government schools in Bihar and as such as seen interest in this language drop to an all time low. However as English is now fast becoming the Lingua Franca of the world this state of affairs has to change, lest Bihar be left lagging behind the rest of the world in the global market place. Though English is being taught by many private institutions in Bihar, these classes cost money and as Bihar is the poorest state in India, only the affluent and well to do families are able to gain this vital skill. British Lingua, a Delhi based language institute has recently concluded a pilot project, sponsored by SCERT Government of Bihar to retrain the English teachers of Bihar's government high schools. The pilot project covered two districts in Bihar, Bhagalpur and Banka with an aim to improving the states education in English. The project laid great emphasis on spoken English and used the latest methods to impart the knowledge needed to teach this skill in an effective and lucid manner. It is the belief of British Lingua that English is such a vital skill in this age of globalization that there should be a change in the law in Bihar to not only make English compulsory in secondary schools but also to teach spoken English skills separately thus creating in Bihar a bridge between the ever widening educational gap that exists between the affluent members of society and those living in poverty. British is at the moment India's biggest language institution with seventeen centres spread all over India. they have taught thousands of students since the company was established in 1993 in Patna by Dr Birbal Jha, an expert in English who has earned international acclaim and been been quoted in many of the worlds leading newspapers including the New York Times and the Times of India. Through the sustained efforts and commitment of British Lingua and the Government of Bihar, the states educational future can be as glorious as its past.