What do you do when majority of your energetic grade 4 students who are non-native speakers of English are struggling to understand their History lessons? Granted that the ground realities were such that some students were several years below their grade level in English literacy and others had learning disabilities. Considering this, how can theContinue reading “History through theatre”
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Gamification as Learning Intervention
Co-written with Akshata Bhatt and Palia Pandit, Dhempe College of Arts and Science, Goa, India. Co-presented at the IGNITE Digital Round Table in April 2020 Abstract Letters are an integral component of administrative activities in various domains. It is paramount that language-facilitators equip learners with requisite letter-writing skills necessary to take ownership of their actionsContinue reading “Gamification as Learning Intervention”
Simulations for language fluency
The best way to learn any language is through immersion. Learning a foreign language, however, in a non-native country like India, through immersion is not always logistically possible or economically feasible. What is the next best solution then? Foreign language teachers who use the communicative approach often use role plays as a means through whichContinue reading “Simulations for language fluency”
Language on stage
Theatre activities enable learners to find their own unique voice in a foreign language. Often, learners feel anxious about speaking a language that they are learning for a variety of reasons. What is the use of knowing how to conjugate your to be’s or your être if you cannot use it to project who youContinue reading “Language on stage”
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