SPEAK UP 1

Started on 19 th June, 2024

No. of students: 4

COURSE TIMELINE:

1)19 th June: Wed - Self Intro.

2)21 st Fri: My Fav Things

3)24 th: Mon - Family

4)26 th: Wed - Education

5)28 th: Fri - Career

6)1st July: Mon - Native Place

Extempore

7)3rd : Wed - Kerala Past Present Future....a discussion.

8)5th Fri - A good place visited and also solutions for the betterment of Kerala

9)8 th Mon -Talking about a person who influenced/inspired you.

10)10th Wed - Talking about an important event from history.

11)12th Fri - A debate on Pros and Cons of "Kerala Model"

12) 16th Mon - A conversation on an incident from your life that had an impression on you.

13) 18th Wed - A discussion on "Waste management and Kerala".

14) 20th Fri - A debate on "Can Technology help in Social Empowerment?"

15) 22th Mon - A conversation on "A work of art (a novel/movie/drama) that influenced you".

16) 24th Wed - Discussion on India and its future....in the next 5 years.

17) 26th Fri- Debate on" Has human communication improved with new technology?

18) 29th Mon- Conversation on "The Importance of Sports."

19) 31st Wed - Discussion on Wayanad tragedy.

20) 2nd Fri - A debate "Can we change our destiny" in the wake of natural disasters owing to climate change and human interventions.

21) 5th Mon - A conversation on popular/ favourite leaders.

22) 7th Wed - A discussion on Media

23) 9th Fri - A debate on What sells now in movies - content or Star power, focussing on Malayalam movies.l

24) 13 th Tues - A discussion on Education system and how to make it better.

25) 15 th Thurs - A debate on Do film awards carry weight nowdays?

26) 17 th Sat - A conversation on "The Future of Kerala"

27 - 28) 21st Wed - A conversation on a fav. role in your life plus a discussion on "Should selfie culture be encouraged?"

29 - 30) 23 rd Fri Feedback sharing session.

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SPEAK UP COURSE 3

1 st Week: 13 th Mon Jan 2025: Students introduced themselves, in the next class HOBBY TALK, talking about their hobbies; then PLACE talk, talking about the place where they live. (1.5 hours)

2 nd Week: 20 th Mon Jan 2025: Favourite Song Talk and conversation; 2 classes; Talk about BOOKS and MOVIES. (1.5 hours)

3 rd Week:  27 Mon 2025: Talk about a Memorable Movie Character; Talk about a Common Person in our Place; Talk about an Interesting Place visited by us. (1.5 hours)

4 th Week: 3 Mon Feb 2025: Talk about a DISH; 5th Feb:Feedback and a discussion on "English and other languages"; 7th Feb: Skill Talk - Talking about a skill that you have/possess or you acquired recently(2 classes)...2 hours

5 th Week: 10 th Feb: POSSESSION Talk - Talking about a possession that you are happy to own(2 classes); 12th Feb: ACTION SATISFACTION Talk(2 classes) - Talking about an Action/Activity that gives you satisfaction...2 hours

6 th Week: 19 th Feb: Celebrity Talk(2 classes): Talking about the experience of meeting a famous person; 21 st Feb: Achievers and Achievement talk(2 classes): Talking about a person who has achieved something worthwhile...2 hours

7th Week: 24th Feb: H & H - Talking about an experience of receiving help from someone quite unexpectedly (2 classes); 27th Feb: A Hospitality Experience (Talking about visiting a place/house/resort and being treated in a kind/generous manner); 1st March: F & F talk (Talking about factors that are favorable to you in your work/profession(2 classes); 2 hours

8th Week:  3rd March: MM Talk - Talking about A Mystery that you find in Nature/Society/a Place.(2 classes); 5th March: L&M Talk: Talking about the Language and Mind(or Thoughts) connection( 2 classes); 7th March: Feedbacks about the Speak Up Course. 

Hours completed: 13.5

TO BE CONTINUED...

Feedback of an English Faculty

(Jijeesh TK is a Faculty Associate (English) Department of AI Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham Deemed to be University, Coimbatore)

I've been paying more attention to Mr. Vinod Kaliyath's blog, “Think in English,” recently. In the chapters of this blog, I found a scientific approach to acquiring English language skills. Vinod Sir has adopted an effective approach by including 40 English sentences that help learners understand the most basic patterns in English.

The way one learns is a crucial aspect of the teaching-learning process. Only a teacher who comprehends the depths of teaching can explain how to advance the learning process in a scientific manner. We see such a teacher in Vinod Sir through his blog.

When we observe the most basic pattern of the 7-English questions section, we see that he provides various examples:

Am I writing clearly?

Have I written clearly?

Was I writing clearly?

Will I write clearly?

Can I write clearly?

He clearly demonstrates the differences in verb usage across different sentences. The examples continue in this manner.

Vinod Sir's method is effective for language learners to gain competence.

That's precisely why we should encourage the efforts of writers like Vinod Sir. He has also written a book on English language learning. All the best in his pursuits.

TO BE CONTINUED...

SELECTED VERSES

1. The "other"

I am OK.

You are OK.

We are OK.

The problem lies in

"the other".

The enemy lies outside

us.

Let's unite in

fighting the other.

Our outside "self"

The "other"

2. SILENT TRUTH

With great position,

comes great responsibility...

With the voice to speak,

Comes the onus to ensure that

you don't trample on the truth.

Egoes and isms will fade...

Truth remains bright

Forever.

TO BE CONTINUED...

THOUGHTS IN MOVIES

 EVAN ALMIGHTY

TO BE CONTINUED...

THE PRONUNCIATION CONUNDRUM FOR MANY ENGLISH USERS

1. SIMULTANEOUS: SEE-MULL-TANEOUS (UK) ; SAI-MULL-TANEOUS (US)

2.EITHER: AI-THER(UK) ; EE-THER(US)

3.SCHEDULE

4.ADVERTISEMENT: AD-VER-TIS-MUHNT (UK) ; AD-VER-TAIS-MUHNT (US)

5.DYNASTY: DIN-UH-STEE(UK) ; DAHY-NUH-STEE (US)

6.ZEBRA: ZEB-RUH (UK) ; ZEE-BRUH(US)

7.FINANCE

8.MENTOR

9. CARIACATURE

10. DEMON

11. DIVORCE

12. DIRECTOR

13.BECAUSE

14. SEQUEL

15. PEDAGOGY

16. ATHLETE

17. POEM

18. IMAGE

19. MALL

20. PRECIOUS

PLEASE REFER TO https://dictionary.cambridge.org if needed.

TO BE CONTINUED...

A CLASS TO KNOW "ENGLISH"

TEACHER: Let' s start with 4 questions: 

What is "ENGLISH"? 

What is a "LANGUAGE"? 

What is "COMMUNICATION"? 

What is "THINKING"? 

What is a "SENTENCE"? What is a "VERB"? 

What is "TIME"? 

Student: For me, English is an elixir of my career life because as of now, it is the only factor which defines my identity keeping apart all my academic degrees... Language - a medium for expressing our thoughts, emotions, needs, demands, arguments, confession... Communication - art of expressing the above mentioned either verbally or non-verbally. Thinking - a process of recollecting, sorting, interpreting and finally arriving at a conclusion ( not in all situations). 

TEACHER: What are "PARTS OF SPEECH"? 

What is "NON VERBAL COMMUNICATION"? 

How many letters are there in English language? 

These 10 questions are like ICE BREAKERS....

TO BE CONTINUED...