Comments on: Learning English via games on cell-phones in rural India http://www.tonybates.ca/2009/10/22/learning-english-via-games-on-cell-phones-in-rural-india/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 20:11:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Tony Bates http://www.tonybates.ca/2009/10/22/learning-english-via-games-on-cell-phones-in-rural-india/comment-page-1/#comment-23708 Tony Bates Tue, 05 Jan 2010 22:32:13 +0000 http://www.tonybates.ca/?p=2516#comment-23708 Hi, Buffy. Go to: http://www.tonybates.ca/2009/10/22/learning-english-via-games-on-cell-phones-in-rural-india/ and then run your cursor over 'Chronicle of Higher Education in the reference. Click on it and it should take you straight to the article. You could also go straight to: http://www.millee.org/ Hi, Buffy.

Go to: http://www.tonybates.ca/2009/10/22/learning-english-via-games-on-cell-phones-in-rural-india/ and then run your cursor over ‘Chronicle of Higher Education in the reference. Click on it and it should take you straight to the article. You could also go straight to: http://www.millee.org/

]]> By: Buffy http://www.tonybates.ca/2009/10/22/learning-english-via-games-on-cell-phones-in-rural-india/comment-page-1/#comment-23704 Buffy Tue, 05 Jan 2010 21:32:26 +0000 http://www.tonybates.ca/?p=2516#comment-23704 I was assigned to do a project for english to research how technolgy, (such as cellphones, ipods, ectr) could be used for learning in classrooms. It would help me to see the results of this project. How can I veiw it? I was assigned to do a project for english to research how technolgy, (such as cellphones, ipods, ectr) could be used for learning in classrooms. It would help me to see the results of this project. How can I veiw it?

]]> By: Deepali http://www.tonybates.ca/2009/10/22/learning-english-via-games-on-cell-phones-in-rural-india/comment-page-1/#comment-19180 Deepali Sat, 31 Oct 2009 04:43:44 +0000 http://www.tonybates.ca/?p=2516#comment-19180 You are right, skeptical is the word. At best it may increase the interest levels of these kids in education, which is a feat in itself. In a country where 24-hour electricity even in urban areas is a luxury, I really wonder how will these children will manage to keep the phones working!! Learning a language using a mobile game will be difficult, assuming this is the only access. Teaching rural children in India requires efforts on a much larger scale... where involvement ranges from food, books, hygiene, parents,and pretty much everything that touches life. I just hope this is not just another gimmick that raises hopes of the poor children only to dash them later. Will definitely track this event. You are right, skeptical is the word. At best it may increase the interest levels of these kids in education, which is a feat in itself. In a country where 24-hour electricity even in urban areas is a luxury, I really wonder how will these children will manage to keep the phones working!! Learning a language using a mobile game will be difficult, assuming this is the only access. Teaching rural children in India requires efforts on a much larger scale… where involvement ranges from food, books, hygiene, parents,and pretty much everything that touches life.

I just hope this is not just another gimmick that raises hopes of the poor children only to dash them later. Will definitely track this event.

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