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E-Teac hing In i t iat ive for E-Teac hing-Aid forVer nac u lar Schools in Maharasht ra , Ind ia

He who teaches children learns more than

they do. German Proverb

An initiative by:

Tata Interactive Systems * BCPT * Muktangan


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Project Background

Tata Interactive Systems, Bombay Community Public Trust and Muktangan havecollaborated to provide high quality, interactive English teaching aids aligned to theMaharashtra State curriculum to help children in state-run and private vernacularmedium schools overcome the English barrier and become employable.

DVDs are being created for teaching students from Std. 1 - 4. There are 4 DVDs for

each grade level.

These DVDs all run on the basic TV sets available in the municipal schools, and requirelittle or no computer knowledge to operate. Teachers are being trained to use themoptimally in schools

These DVDs are already running in 75 municipal schools, village schools and balwadis inMaharashtra. NGOs such as Learning Space Foundation have helped in dissemination ofthese DVDs.


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Project Objectives

To build good communication and writing skills in English forchildren of underprivileged backgrounds with a view to increaseemployability in future.

To overcome non-availability of qualified English Teachers invernacular-medium schools, by prompting the existing Teachers toimprove their skills, and simultaneously imparting standardizeddiction / knowledge to the students.

To disseminate these DVDs free as widely as possible, to benefit theeconomically deprived students who cannot afford special coachingclasses.


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Design Approach

Follows a graded, participatory approach to teaching English Based on the MaharashtraState text books

Basic structures of language are taught by using interesting contexts, scenarios, stories ,games and songs

Since the focus is on communication skills, emphasis is given to conversation elements,phonics, sight words, consonant sounds, vowel sounds

A set of characters are used in the CDs which are multi-religious, and the same agegroup as the target audience. An Indian accent is used throughout to ensure thatchildren understand the audio clearly

The overall metaphor used is of a journey. In class 1 DVDs the metaphor is a journey ina toy train to Songdurgh, Talkpur, Soundgarh and Rhymegiri. In the class2 DVDs a similarjourney is done in a hot air balloon.


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Toy train animation


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Choosing a station to visit


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Choosing talkpur


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Nikhil, Jenny, Ahmed and Ruchi build

conversation skills with Gadi kaka


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The children learn songs at the zoo


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The monkey hops on the rhyming

words


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Words and their related pictures are

practiced


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Excerpts from Class 2


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Opening Animation

Children along with their teacher

travel in a hot air balloon and land in

an area with directions to different

stations.


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The children along with their teacher

travel in an air balloon..


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The children along with their teacher

travel in an air balloon..


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And land in an area with directions to different stations.

Clicking a station takes the children to that location

where children learn various topics..


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Now, view some sample topics

from different locations

Sample topics


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In the market

Gadi kakas assistant is on leave today. You need

to assist him. There is a lady customer who asks

for fruits and vegetables of different

descriptions. Accordingly, matching fruits

introduce themselves and go into her bag.

Children learn about fruits and vegetables in a

story-based manner.


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Customer asks for a juicy red fruit.

I want

a juicyred

fruit.

An apple from the cart says I am a juicy red


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An apple from the cart says, I am a juicy red

fruit. I am an apple. and goes into the ladys

bag.

I am a

juicy red

fruit. I am

an apple.


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Customer then asks for the king of fruit

I want

theking of

fruit.


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A mango says, I am the king of fruit. I am a

mango. and goes into the ladys bag.

I am the

king of

fruit. I am

a mango.

Si il l b i l d bl lik


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Similarly, a banana, pineapple, orange and vegetables like carrot,

potato, brinjal, beans, peas, cauliflower, etc go into the bag

according to the ladys descriptions. Children learn about fruits

in a story-based manner.

I am golden

yellow in

colour. I ama banana.


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Ruchi is lost and needs directions to go

home. In guiding Ruchi home, children

learn about directions - up, down, left

and right.

Directions


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Ruchi goes up the bridge.


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Ruchi goes down the bridge.


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Ruchi goes left.


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Ruchi goes right.


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And Ruchi is home!!!!


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The speaking tree tells a story of a

whistle that is lost and found.


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Story of a whistle that is lost and

found..


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And the story goes on


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Children learn vocabulary through the story of

Chotu rabbit and genie. Chotu is expecting

Guests and is very worried because his house is

so dirty. He is cleaning a lamp, when suddenly a

Genie appears and does all his chores for him.

Genie and Chotu


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Genie appears and Chotu is shocked..


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Chotu has a question for Genie..

Genie,

what will

my

guests

eat?


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Genie does his magic...

And food is ready similarly genie does many


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And food is ready..similarly genie does many

other tasks and the children learn about these

actions in a story-based format.


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Mintu monkey teaches children

opposite words.

Opposites with Mintu


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Big X small


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Tall X short and so on..


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Children spin a wheel to meet

different people and learn what they

do.

Meet new people

h i d h hild h


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Teacher introduces the children to the

game..


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A child spins the wheel.


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And meets a farmer who says, I am farmer. I

use a plough. I grow crops.


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Teacher draws sleeping lines, slanting

lines, standing lines, crooked lines, dots,circles, semi circles and the shapes turn

out to be an elephant. The kids are

surprised and happy. They learn aboutthese shapes in a fun manner.

Let's draw a picture

Teacher tells the children that shes going to be


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Teacher tells the children that she s going to be

drawing a picture..


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Teacher draws eight standing lines

T h d k d li d


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Teacher draws crooked lines..and

many other shapes.


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And its an elephant!!!


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Testimonials

The DVD provided a visual input to our students who are primarily visual learners.The students were also primary learners.

The students were found identifying with the love and the voice of the children in the DVD.

The DVD is a supportive aid which will help the students to attempt the workbook with comfort and familiarity.

Ms Fionika, Grade IV Teacher, Sadhana School (Sophia College)

I found a definite improvement in the childrens ability to remember concepts by the 3 rdand 4th viewing of the CD

the children could sing along to everything and respond to everything in the CD perfectly.

Ms Kalpana, Shishu Vihar School

In a recent meeting of the board they had discussed the problem of the lack of adequate English education in theyounger classes. This CD has come at a very good time as the school is keen to implement any measures that willhelp enable the children to get a firmer grounding in the language.

Trustee, Seva Sadan Primary School


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