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Happy New Year 2009 - International Year of Astronomy

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Happy New Year 2009 - International Year of Astronomy ಹೊಸವರ್ಷದ ಹಾರ್ದಿಕ ಶುಭಾಶಯಗಳು ಬೇದ್ರೆ ಪ್ರತಿಷ್ಠಾನ - ಅನೌಪಚಾರಿಕ ಶಿಕ್ಷಣ, ಸಂಶೋಧನೆ ಮತ್ತು ತರಬೇತಿ ಸಂಸ್ಥೆ, ಚಿತ್ರದುರ್ಗ

Spoken English - Key to Success - Article in Prajavani Daily - Margadarshi Section - 23-12-2008

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Spoken English - Key to Success Article in Prajavani Daily Margadarshi Section - 23-12-2008 Some Useful Books Spoken English for You (Vol. 1 & 2) (With Audio CD & Cassette) G. Radhakrishna Pillai and K. Rajeevan Spoken English - A Self Learning Guide to Conversation Practice (With a cassette) V. Sasikumar & P.V. Dhamija Conversation in Action J.C. Richards English Conversation Practice Grant Taylor Spoken English - A Hands-on Guide to English Conversation Practice M.C. Sreevalsan Applied English Course A Practical Handbook of Spoken and Written English Bedre Manjunath Multimedia English Language Laboratory to Learn Spoken English Bedre Manjunath Spoken English - Bedre’s Multimedia Approach Bedre Manjunath One Minute English - Multimedia Course Bedre Manjunath BBC World Service Learning English Better Speaking & Self Study Basic Communication Skills P. Kiranmai Dutt & Geetha Rajeevan A Course in Listening and Speaking (with CD) V. Sasikumar, P. Kiranmai Dutt &

English Grammar - Simple Past Tense Made Easy - Part 1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5E9SWg6_fw Basic English Grammar - The Simple Past Tense http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=JenniferESL&view=videos

English Grammar - Simple Past Tense Made Easy

Basic English Grammar - The Simple Past Tense http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttjAMb3II_Q For More Video Lessons please visit: http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=JenniferESL&view=videos

The A B C of Language Labs - Article in DH Education 06-11-2008

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The A B C of Language Labs Article in DH Education 06-11-2008 From LKG to PG classes, all professional training institutes should have atleast one Language Lab, writes Bedre Manjunath There is an easier way to learn new languages. All you need is a laptop equipped with a multimedia language lab. But, first, what is Language Lab?A Language Laboratory is a room in a school, college, training institute or university that contains special equipment to help students learn foreign languages by listening to tapes or CDs, watching videos, recording themselves, etc. The language laboratory is an audio or audio-visual installation used as an aid in modern language training.It is also called as a Speech and Writing Lab. All the four language learning skills (listening, speaking, reading and writing) are given importance. Students are provided with ample opportunities to practice by listening to audio programmes and watching video clips. Technically a language lab is an instructional tool consist

ENGLISH - THE FUNNIEST LANGUAGE

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ENGLISH THE FUNNIEST LANGUAGE We will begin with BOX and the plural is BOXES But the plural of OX should be OXEN and not OXES. Then one fowl is GOOSE but two are GEESE Yet the plural of MOUSE should never be MEESE. You may find a lone MOUSE or a whole set of MICE But the plural of HOUSE is HOUSES not HICE. If the plural of MAN be always MEN Why shouldn’t the plural of PAN be PEN? If I speak of a FOOT and then you show me your FEET And I give you a BOOT, would a pair be called BEET? If one is TOOTH, and a whole set is TEETH Why should not the plural of BOOTH be BEETH? Then one may be THAT and three may be THOSE Yet HAT in the plural would never be HOSE And the plural of CAT is CATS not COSE. We speak of a BROTHER and also a BRETHREN But alothough we say MOTHER we never say MOTHREN. Then the masculine pronouns are HE, HIS and HIM But imagine the feminine SHE, SHIS and SHIM. So, English, I fancy, you will agree, is the FUNNIEST LANGUAGE you ever did see! - Leo Angela Rupert

Spoken English Exercises - Family Tree & Dialogue Patterns

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Spoken English Exercises Family Tree Dialogue Patterns

Spoken English Exercises - Answer these Questions

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Spoken English Exercises Answer these Questions MY PROFILE I’m / My name is : .............................................. I’m : ...................................................years old. My date of birth is : ........................................... I go to school. Its name is : ................................ My favourite teacher is : .................................... My favourite lecturer is : .................................... I like : ............................................................... I love : .............................................................. My favourite hobby is : ...................................... My favourite book is : ....................................... My favourite actor is : ....................................... My favourite actress is : .................................... My favourite colour is : ..................................... My favourite shade is : ...................................... My favourite flower is : .

Plain English - The Simplest English

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Learning Plain English Teaching and learning English is a ‘Million Dollar Industry’ today. Whatever we learn at the so called elite institutions of English Language Teaching (ELT) becomes stale and archaic. Many times we fail to use appropriate words to suit the occasion. Roundabout way of speaking, use of complex and compound sentences become obstacles in understanding the speech or writing. We can use simple and plain language to avoid such cumbersome sentences. The Plain Language Commission and the Plain Language Network, the Plain Language Association International (1993) are advocating the use of simple language. Their members include professionals who plan, write, design, and create communications projects to better serve the needs of the public, clients, customers, professionals, students and teachers. They work for all kinds of organizations — government departments, financial services companies, registered social organizations, regulators, ombudsmen, local authorities, pensio

Language Laboratory for learning Spoken and Written English

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Language Laboratory for learning Spoken and Written English Language Labs have come back! From LKG, UKG classes to PG classes all the schools, colleges, universities, professional training institutes, soft skill training academies should have Language Labs. Multipurpose Language Labs are being established in many residential schools and colleges. All you have to do is to tune in your Radio, TV, or Tape Recorder to make an ‘Audio Lab’. Audio - Visual Aids like VCD, DVD, MP3 Players, Projectors help you to establish an ‘Audio-Visual Lab’. A Multi-Media Computer with recording facilities makes a ‘Computer Language Lab’. Mobile Phones, I-Pods, Laptops, Palmtops, PDAs serve as Labs. Spoken and Written English, Language (SOFT) Skills, Parts of Speech, Vocabulary, Tense, Voice, Speech, Dialogues, Composition exercises can be learnt without much efforts at the Language Lab. You can have your own Laptop Multipurpose Multimedia Mobile Language Lab, if you spare a part of your income. Now, visi

KIM'S GAME - ARTICLE BY BEDRE MANJUNATH

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KIM’S GAME Hello Friends! Do you know ‘Mowgli’ the jungle boy and the ‘Jungle Book’? Do you like the adventures of Mowgli? Well, it is written by Rudyard Kipling. Many of the works of Kipling are meant for children. He has designed many games for them. If you are a Boy Scout or Girl Guide you have all the chances of playing the ‘Kim’s Game’. This is a very popular game with Girl Guides. What is Kim’s Game? ‘Kim’s Game’ is an exercise used to develop a person’s capacity to observe and remember specific details. The name is derived from Rudyard Kipling’s novel Kim. Kim is the story of the orphan son of an Irish soldier in India who grew up among the native boys and was later trained for government intelligence work. The training began by showing Kim a tray of precious stones and gems for a minute’s observation, then covering it, and asking Kim how many stones and what kind they were. At first Kim could remember only a few, but soon, by practice, he was able not only to say exactly how m

250,00,00,000 Words in English Language!

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250,00,00,000 Words in English Language! How many words are there in English Language? If you just ask this simple question, surely you will get a variety of answers. A recent survey says that there are 250,00,00,000 Words! All these words are found in a corpus. What is a corpus? A corpus is a collection of texts of written (or spoken) language presented in electronic form. It provides the evidence of how language is used in real situations, from which lexicographers can write accurate and meaningful dictionary entries. The Oxford English Corpus The Oxford English Corpus is at the heart of dictionary-making in Oxford in the 21st century and ensures that we can track and record the very latest developments in language today. The Oxford English Corpus is central to the process and to Oxford’s £35 million research programme - the largest language research programme in the world. The Oxford English Corpus is a text corpus of English language used by the makers of the Oxford English Dictio

What is Language? What is Language Lab?

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WHAT IS LANGUAGE ? Language is a system of communication by written or spoken words, which is used by the people of a particular country or area. It is used for communication by word of mouth. The mental faculty or power of vocal communication. The cognitive processes involved in producing and understanding linguistic communication. What is ‘Language Laboratory’? A ‘Language Laboratory’ is a room in a school or college that contains special equipment to help students learn foreign languages by listening to tapes or CDs, watching videos, recording themselves, etc. Types of ‘Language Laboratory’? Audio System Language Lab. Audio Active System Language Lab. Audio Active Comparative System Language Lab. Audio Active Comparative with Controls Language Lab. Audio-Visual Multi-Media Language Lab. Computerised Langauge Lab. Logograms & Alphabets The oldest forms of writing used pictures or symbols for whole words. These are called Logograms. The major systems are Hieroglyphs (picture wri

250,00,00,000 Words in English Language!

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250,00,00,000 Words in English Language! The Oxford English Corpus is the largest text corpus of English language containing over two billion words . (Recently the number reached 2.5 billion mark!) The Bank of English is the name of the cobuild corpus (Collins Birmingham University International Language Database ) which has 525 million words. The British National Corpus is a 100 million word text corpus of written and spoken English. The Brigham Young University Corpus of American English contains 360+ million words.

E-BOOK - THE NEW BOOK

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THE NEW BOOK E-BOOK Sumanth was all smiles when his new class teacher Varsha showed his collection of pamphlets and booklets to his classmates. At the school assembly on 21st June , Vasrha Miss requested the Head Mistress to speak on the importance of Children’s Rights. Head Mistress was very glad to address the gathering. This marked the beginning of celebrations of all the important days and events in Sumanth’s school. Every Thursday afternoon, specially the last period, was reserved for reading or story telling. Varsha Miss used to ask all the students to tell a story of their choice. This provided a platform for free expression. Everyone in the class was eager to tell one or the other story. Sometimes there was a competition! There was no binding on language also. Students loved this sesssion very much. Last Thursday there was reading session. Miss gave some colourful books to all. Being the library incharge, Varsha loved to carry books to class-rooms and make the students read atl