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Comparing Functional English Proficiency in Adolescents of Three Countries: India, Vietnam & Ethiopia
Functional English is the ability to communicate in English through listening, speaking, writing, and reading in real-life contexts, with grammar usage focused more on an ‘effectivity’ [...] -
Role of Stories in Language Acquisition
In the remote villages of Rajasthan, children studying in a Hindi-medium school speak a dialect or a regional language at home. For them, standard Hindi is still their second language. [...] -
The Art and Science of Translation: Taking Care of Pedagogical Nuances
In this globalized world, accessing information has become convenient. This has allowed for overall exposure to global trends and language learning opportunity for students. With access [...] -
Building teacher capacity in assessment creation to achieve educational reforms
During the past two decades, there have been nationwide initiatives to enhance student learning. Be it the Sarv Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) concept which focused on creating infrastructural [...] -
Was that apple different from the rest, Newton?
The average brain is believed to generate around 50,000 thoughts per day. It is said that all of us have the same brain power. But the way we approach education is different. Why, to [...] -
16 attributes of an expert teacher
Remember that one teacher in your school who helped you learn that seemingly impossible concept with such a great ease? Yes, that one teacher who did not only impact your [...] -
Physicalization of language: An effort to better language development
Imagine that you are a teacher and standing in front of a class full of students who all belong to different L1 groups. How would you even instruct them in the class and how would you [...] -
Teaching and Developing Vocabulary: Key to Long-Term Reading Success (part-2)
Part- 1 : http://blog.ei-india.com/2015/07/teaching-and-developing-vocabulary-key-to-long-term-reading-success/ Continuing with the recommendations and practices to improve and [...] -
Teaching and Developing Vocabulary: Key to Long-Term Reading Success
Vocabulary learning and growth is essential for good language acquisition. It is one of the core competencies which enhances grammatical and comprehension skills and builds other skills [...] -
Paper Review and question making workshop: An overview
A team of test developer and analysts from Educational Initiatives, Ahmedabad recently conducted a Paper Review and good question making Workshop for Government officials of a state who [...]