Tentative Documents
CONTENTS FOR A TEN DAY ENGLISH COMMUNICATION WORKSHOP FOR PRIMARY CHILDREN:
1. Pronunciation: Speaking always precedes reading. Even an illiterate man can speak and his pronunciation of words is a result of practice. A little baby also learns to speak first and read later. Pronouncing words is not rocket science. It involves an understanding of English vowels and consonants and also basic phonetics.
2. Reading practice: When we read English text books we come across a variety of sentences and also a variety of punctuation marks. Sometimes it is poetry that is to be recited and sometimes it is prose that has to be read out aloud. Each demands a separate style of reading where the tone and style has to be kept accordingly. There are special techniques which need to be practised to become a perfect reader. Pronunciation plays an integral role in reading.
3. Word families and spellings: Most of the words we come across in our daily conversation belong to small or big word families. Knowledge of word families trains us to learn word building techniques and automatically increases our vocabulary. Different words can be built by having knowledge of suffixes, prefixes, singular and plurals, genders, opposites, tenses etc.
4. Public speaking: Speaking in public becomes a threat because of lack of self confidence in people. The only key to building self –confidence is lot of practice without the fear of mistakes. Practice can be encouraged in learners by means of elocutions, extempore speech and group discussions.
5. Introductions, meetings and greetings: When we meet each other we greet each other and if needed introduce ourselves to each other. Sometimes we meet strangers and at other times familiar people. In every situation there is a particular way of addressing each other. During this kind of conversations, knowledge of construction of basic sentences is required. One should know how to describe their work, routine and
1. Pronunciation: Speaking always precedes reading. Even an illiterate man can speak and his pronunciation of words is a result of practice. A little baby also learns to speak first and read later. Pronouncing words is not rocket science. It involves an understanding of English vowels and consonants and also basic phonetics.
2. Reading practice: When we read English text books we come across a variety of sentences and also a variety of punctuation marks. Sometimes it is poetry that is to be recited and sometimes it is prose that has to be read out aloud. Each demands a separate style of reading where the tone and style has to be kept accordingly. There are special techniques which need to be practised to become a perfect reader. Pronunciation plays an integral role in reading.
3. Word families and spellings: Most of the words we come across in our daily conversation belong to small or big word families. Knowledge of word families trains us to learn word building techniques and automatically increases our vocabulary. Different words can be built by having knowledge of suffixes, prefixes, singular and plurals, genders, opposites, tenses etc.
4. Public speaking: Speaking in public becomes a threat because of lack of self confidence in people. The only key to building self –confidence is lot of practice without the fear of mistakes. Practice can be encouraged in learners by means of elocutions, extempore speech and group discussions.
5. Introductions, meetings and greetings: When we meet each other we greet each other and if needed introduce ourselves to each other. Sometimes we meet strangers and at other times familiar people. In every situation there is a particular way of addressing each other. During this kind of conversations, knowledge of construction of basic sentences is required. One should know how to describe their work, routine and