A HYMN TO OUR PATRON

Tune: Praise Him..

St.John, our patron
Pray for us your children(2)
Pray for us(2)
Pray for us your children all the time.

Bless us(2)
Bless us in our studies(2)
Bless(2)
Bless us your children in all their tasks.

Change us(2)
Change us as God's children(2)
Change us(2)
Change us to become the light of love.  (word of God)

NOT ONE LESS: A REVIEW



‘Not one less’ is a fantastic Chinese movie which has won several awards in CAN

film festival.

 It portrays the journey of a 13 year old girl to the maturity of a school

teacher. Miss.Wei, a girl of 13 was appointed as a substitute teacher in the

 absence of  teacher Gao, in a remote rural school in China. The school has very poor infrastructure.

The children studying in the school were also very poor. Most of them stay in the old
school building. At first, Wei did not take much interest in teaching. Her aim was just to
get 50 Yuan. When she hears the diary entry of the class monitor on teacher Gao, she
introspects into herself. She realizes that it is her mission to teach and love the kids.         

As the title indicates, we can see Ms. Wei’s constant struggle to retain the number
of children in school, ie 26, till Mr. Gao comes. Mr. Gao doesn’t want any more children
to get dropped out of the school. Or else she won’t get the promised 50 Yuan. It might be
the acute poverty at home lead to her indifference to children. But once she starts loving
them, they reciprocate her love. Wei’s one man fight to retain a child who was selected to
the sports school takes another turn. We see a picture of Wei and pupils work with one
heart and mind even in a tile factory to bring back, Huike, a dropout.

Teacher Wei’s perspectives take a new dimension from the moment she was
thrown out of the bus. Her constant perseverance and unshakable determination
succeeded in not only in finding Huike, but also solving some of the issues related to the
school and even the village.
The film also throws light on the issue of poverty which leads to a number of
dropouts in the education system of Chinese. It also showcases the unquestionable
influence of media in today’s world.
As a teacher, I think the pedagogy of Miss Wei is in tune with the teaching
methodology we envision. Miss Wei believes in experiential learning. She transacts
experience, not information. Her class is an example of a constructivist classroom. She is
able to create collaboration and discussion in her classroom. She, in fact, doesn’t teach
anything. But she facilitates learning. She enables her learners construct language. ‘Not
one Less’ is the story of a substitute teacher. She is a teacher who took her students
from ‘crayons to perfume’.

CHANNEL4.com

Channel 4 is a British public-service state owned television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority (IBA), the station is now owned and operated by the Channel Four Television Corporation, a public body established in 1990, coming into operation in 1993.

The channel was established to provide a fourth television service to the United Kingdom in addition to the television licence-funded BBC's two services and the single commercial broadcasting network, ITV.

Channel4.com

The station's website is channel4.com. The site offers detailed programme information, highlights, and chats with actors and presenters of all Channel 4 channels. It also has in-depth sections including news, film, homes, sport, and more. Its learning sections are often used by many for educational needs.

Channel 4 has, since its inception, broadcast identical programmes and continuity throughout the United Kingdom .

The channel4 educational sites consists of imaginative and engaging games and web projects and highlights some of the U.K's best indie games and creative talent. It provides educational and school related material

 for teenagers.From 2010 they also have a new remit tocater for older children and young adults.They aim to connect with these audiences by wrapping educational subjects from II world war history to sexual health advice - within  entertaining, playful & innovative format that feel relevant to young people.

Though the channel contains all stuff , it provideswww.channel4.com/learning/microsites/it/hoobs/activities/index.jsp an option 4 parents to lock channels with security codes.It is east to use too.

E-learning by Blanka Klimova - A Review.

 I was going through the articles in the 'English Teaching Professional' , January 2011 edition. The title E-learning caught my attention. It was an article written by Blanka Klimova , a faculty of Informatics and Management at the University of Hradec Karalove in Czech Republic.Her main field of interest is teaching buisness english. In addition, she runs courses in the culture and history of Britian and the USA, and academic writing.

What is E-learning?
E-learning means using multimedia technology to deliver tuition.
E-learning courses have become an indispensible part of acquring new knowledge.Such courses are attractive to universities as they can be an additional source of income.

The writer finds that online tuition places new demands on online tuitors. The article has divided under various sub-topics like E-learning, self study,tuitorials, tutoring, tutor tasdks, tutor skills, tutor roles, pedagogy and problems.

English E-learning

The faculty of Informatics and Management at the University of Haradec Karalove has been intensely involved in the application of e-learning since 1999, as the teacher sees this as a way of improving the quality of their teaching. Their e-courses are created in a virtual learning environment called WebCT. At present, they offer more than 150 e-courses are offered, with more than 45 of those being English Language courses. Some of them, such as Written Buisness English, can be taught completely online.

Self-Study

Each part of an online course starts with self-study information input and concludes with tasks quizzes or assignments. For many learners, there will never be enough time or money avaliable to attend regular classess, but all learners can find the time and money for self-study.

There is a detailed information about three face to face tutorials - introdutory tuitorial , midcourse tutorial and final tutorial.

New Approach to Learning

Though seem to be attractive and cheaper, the e-learning courses require a new approach to teaching. The traditional role of the teacher is changing. The word 'teacher' itself has altered. For example, coach, leader, moderator,facilitator,mediator or tutor.

In the article Blanka Klimova used used the word tutor. There are various tutor tasks and tutor skills likely good communication, supportive and encouraging attitude etc. are to be achived for effective e-tutoring.

Towards the end of the article the writer speakes of the pedagogy and problems of e-learning.

Conclusion

E-learning is the call of the time. E-tuition hasbeen a fashion in almost all the metropolitan cities in India. Online teaching-learning is part of a contemporary trend towards personalisation and individualisation of learning which hasbeen made possible by advancements in information technology.

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