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Overview1. What & Why Of The Programme

2. Challenges Faced & Solutions Worked Out

3. Indicators of Children Learning English

Overview1. What & Why Of The Programme

2. Challenges Faced & Solutions Worked Out

3. Indicators of Children Learning English

Who

4th & 5th Year of EnglishSupplementary Course

What

Tribal Devt Dept

Unnati Non-Profit

WhereGujarat

WELCOME English

How

Satellite Broadcast

From BISAG Studio

How Many230 Schools & 8500

Students - 15 Districts

When Which2009 - 10 74 DVDs & 6 Workbooks

Class VIII

2010 - 11

2011 - 12

Revised to 50 DVDs & 3 Workbooks

30 DVDs & 2 Workbooks Class IX2012 - 13

WELCOME English Package 1

Audio CDsVideo DVDs

Workbooks

Revised WELCOME

English Package

Overcome Fear

Why

Gain Confidence

Develop A Love For Language

Get Motivated To Continue Learning

Enjoy The Learning Experience

How English Is Taught In Schools

WELCOME English Course

What we did

Children welcome the new language as a guest and cherish the interaction with it as an enjoyable and enriching experience of their life.

What We Did

1. Exposure Through Interesting Contexts

2. Interaction Through Grammar & Vocabulary Activities

3. Consolidation Through Fun Activities

Selected Video Clippings from 80 Welcome

English DVDs

Overview1. What & Why Of The Programme

2. Challenges Faced & Solutions Worked Out

3. Indicators of Children Learning English

Three Year Journey 2009-2012....

Challenges Faced & Solutions Worked Out

Course Design

Course Development

Course DeliveryPre Pos

t

Team Search begins

Coordination Team

Language Experts For Advisory Committee

Curriculum development

experts

Experienced ESL Teachers

Technical Team

What Is In A Name?Coined the name English

WatchExploreLearnCOmmunicateMasterEnjoy

Step Into The FieldField Trips

Understand the Needs of Trs. Stds.

Try out Activities

Collect Stories, Songs, Experience

Draft The Overview & Samples

Developed a rough outline & some sample classes to try out

Interaction With Teacher Group

Sharing sample lessons to get

feedback

Orienting them about the prog in

development

Sample Materia

ls by Teachers

Preparatory Steps

Why We DidWhat We Did

Establish Contact

Understand the context & needs from

multiple perspectives

Collect Materials & Information

Familiar to Unfamiliar

Context

Format

Known to Unknown

Stories, songs, life experiences, familiar activities, hobbies, favourite food, what they enjoy the most ...

Amount of English in the surrounding, people who knew English in that area, teacher in class ...

Enhance Ownership of Programme

Engagement of stakeholders by

getting them involved right from

the pre course stage

Assumptio

nsReality

Judg

mental

Commen

ts

Bridge Course

Language functions based on V, VI, VII syllabus

Language necessary for initial interaction

Interesting & familiar stories to provide exposure

Enjoyable rhymes set to music

Some use of Gujarati to establish contact

Text Linked Courses

picture storiesfield trips

skitscommunicative activities rhymes songsexam related tasks

not completely dependent on the

text books

Course Design Meetings

Multi Roles & Multi Orientations

Understand the print media

for workbook preparationUnd

erst

and

the v

isual

med

ia

for s

tudi

o cla

ss

Understand ELT communicative principles for choice of activities

http://teachingstylesonline.com/teaching-english-through-tv/

Fix Deadlines & Do Or Die

Recording Sessions

BISAG Live Sessions

Sharing Phone In FeedbackW

riting

Scri

pts

Disc

ussin

g Te

ache

r Fee

dbac

kRev

iewing

Othe

r's Scri

ptsField Trips

Getting Workbook Ready

Juggling Expert

Challenges

keeping in touchsharing ideas,

resources, lessons...

getting / giving immediate feedback

Tools Used For Keeping In Touch

Let's Hangout!

Ruthlessly Edit At The Initial Stages

Target Learner

View Activities From Different Points Of View

Teaching Focus

Illustrati on

Video Recording

Workbook Layout

Studio Class Set

Try Out Sample Materials

Try Out Sample Recordings

Identify Problem Areas

Improve Script Detailing

Finalize Sample Scripthttp://teachingstylesonline.com/teaching-english-through-tv/

Plan, Plan, & Plan In Advance

Lesson

Overview

Tables Session

Allotment

Tables Submission

DeadlinesRevis

ion

Deadlines

Final Scrip

t

Submission

Illustr

ation

DeadlineWorkb

ook

PreparationShooting

Schedule

Viewing &

Editing

Broadcast

Schedule Live

Presenter

Schedule

Limited Budget Best Output

eye-catching

Support StrategiesOngoing engagement and continuously feeling the pulse of the facilitators of the

programme important for evolving appropriate strategies for support

Support strategies in action....

1. Teacher orientations once a year2. Periodic Teacher Interactive Sessions

3. Regular visits to schools on relay and non- relay days

4. Employing Local SATCOM Fellows for tech support

5. Providing learning materials for enrichment

Support..

..

6. Liasing with Govt for technical funds

7. Organising repeat telecasts

8. Hardware training for teachers and students

9. Providing need based inputs for teachers

Support....

Measuring Viewership

Overview1. What & Why Of The Programme

2. Challenges Faced & Solutions Worked Out

3. Indicators of Children Learning English

Measuring Outcome

Qualitative Quantitative ResearchPhone-In Participation & Satcom Teacher Feedback

Special Worksheet Talim External Evaluation

Field Trip Observation & Interaction

School Evaluation - Gold, Silver, Bronze

Anna Sacha M.Phil ELT

Watching WELCOME English class with students

Studio Activities Repeated In Class

Teacher Feedback & Workbook Completion

SATCOM Teacher Feedback of Phone In

Field Trip Observation & Interaction

Watching Programme With Students

student activitiesdone in class video clipping

Video clippings of Studio class

activities repeated in class by students

and teachers.

Teacher Feedback & Workbook Completion

Quantitative Analysis Class VIIITalim External Evaluation

Significant Improvement in Experimental Group

Anna Sacha - Positive with suggestions For Improvement

"On one hand, the theoretical analysis has proved their sound research base while on the other hand, the workbooks have also proved to be moderately conducive to classroom use. But it should be mentioned here that there is still much scope for improvement and growth." Anna Sacha

Suggestions implemented in class IX

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