About
The inception of English Language Training Academy shaped up from the sheer love for the English Language, a love that is heartily shared by the founder members of the academy.
Debarati, one of the founders, has been teaching and researching English Language in India for several years. She was a teacher of English in the British Council, Kolkata since 2010, now a freelance teacher trainer with them.
She brings in a lot of experience dealing with multilingual, multicultural and multinational learners. A frequent writer and blogger, she believes that exploiting a wide array of teaching approaches and experimenting with diverse methodologies enable learners to have an ownership of the language. She believes that learning an international language (English) gives learners the life skills and exponentially widens their opportunities and their grasp on life and other wonders, thus empowering them.
debarati@eltaglobal.in is where you get in touch with Debarati.
Debasish, a creative professional with experience in Advertising, Print, Web and Events, also jammed in with his share of the love which he nurtures in his campaigns and copywriting.
He believes language to be the most powerful form of communication that mankind has ever been endowed with, and having visions of giving back to the society, language stands the first priority for sure. His wealth of experience has led to the development of course content which are more relevant, more real-life with a creative edge, in a learner centered approach.
debasish@eltaglobal.in is where you get in touch with Debasish.
The Team
ELTA stands on its learner- centered approach, and we have a proud team of colleagues and faculties who also believe in the same practice.
Our teachers and trainers, apart from being internationally qualified, are experienced in delivering learner centered classes to their core. Our closely knit pool of teachers, trainers and content developers are continuously working hand in hand to deliver the best solution for any unique requirement of our learners. Keeping at par with ever upgrading technologies, we are always open to customization, keeping a constant check on the quality of our deliverables: from live classroom Webcast, app- based lessons and more.
The Advisors
ELTA is grateful to its erudite advisors who have selflessly been around with their reservoir of extensive experience and diverse academic and professional backgrounds.
Santanu Sinha Chaudhuri
Santanu Sinha Chaudhuri, a teacher who worked for the British Council Teaching Centre (Kolkata), teaches General English, Business English, and Spoken English to adult learners. He has conducted numerous workshops at renowned institutions on diverse topics such as Presentations, International English, and Dealing with Difficult People. Presently, he is a freelance English teacher and corporate trainer specializing in business communication.
Santanu also has two academic books on English Language learning to his credit: Learn English, A Fun Book of Functional Language, Grammar, and Vocabulary (Sage Publications, New Delhi), which has been in the market since 2007, and A Definitive Guide to IELTS Academic, (Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 2018), which he co-authored with three others.
He also translates Bengali literary fiction into English, and writes essays and creative non-fiction, some of which are available on his blog. His translated books such as Of Man and Earth, The Mountain of the Moon, and Faces and Other Stories have been brought out by some of the leading publishers of India. He has also contributed articles and translations to a number of newspapers, magazines, and literary journals.
Kaustav Majumder
An advanced degree on Leadership, Strategy & Social Psychology from the London Business School and a Computer Science degree from the University of Southampton, Kaustav has 24 years of experience and a long list of professional achievements tagged to his name including one in Psychometrics from the University of Cambridge.
Kaustav has taught more than 40,000 students all over the world and is a well-known counsellor, interview skills trainer and advisor to young adults in more than 12 countries.
Kaustav is a mentor, guide and advisor to young businesses. His current interests are in Virtual Reality, AI and traditional opportunities like Education Tech, Healthcare (especially Senior Citizen care), Tourism (Adventure, offbeat) and Business Process Outsourcing.
His personal interests include Writing – 1 of his stories has been recently made into a movie and is streaming on Zee5. He is an avid Cricketer and plays for teams in India and the UK. He loves the mountains and feels self-defence & emergency care should be made mandatory for children in schools.
He currently stays between London, Singapore and India.
Aman Gopal Sureka
A successful ITpreneur specialised in manufacturing automation, Aman dives deep into his passion of ancient board games, constantly innovating for the alternate education space, under the banner of Open Play Labs (OPL). He works closely with government bodies like NCERT, IGNCA, Viswabharati etc. We are privileged to have him as ELTA’s friend, philosopher and guide.