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Secondary School Intervention - July 2009 |
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The long-awaited secondary school intervention of EIA was kicked off on 29 July 2009 through an orientation workshop. .
The long-awaited secondary school intervention of EIA was kicked off on 29 July 2009 through an orientation workshop at Spectra Convention Centre, Dhaka. The one-day orientation workshop was organized with 29 teachers from 15 UCEP schools from around Dhaka city. The objectives of the very first secondary school intervention workshop were: Introducing the English in Action (EIA) Project to the teachers
Explaining different and continuous teacher support activities and materials under EIA
Discussing teachers’ roles and responsibilities as a participating teacher in the overall EIA Project, and
Demonstrating and practicing how to use the teacher support materials. In the workshop the teachers were given an overall idea about EIA as a project and its activities. They were also made familiar with EIA Teacher Guide and other audio-visual secondary teaching learning materials. Each teacher was provided with an mp3 player uploaded with materials required for the secondary teachers’ professional development. The teachers were extremely excited to receive the iPods as well as they were very much enthusiastic to learn from the materials and implement the new techniques and materials in their classrooms. A two hour session was dedicated for the practice of one module from the Teachers’ Guide using mp3 player and EIA Teacher Development Coordinators (TDCs) were playing the key role in the process by walking through the entire module together with the teachers. In order to provide continuous support to the teachers cluster meetings will be organized. The workshop ended with a happy note and the teachers left with a commitment to bring qualitative changes in their classroom pedagogy. |
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New TDCs Join - July 2009 |
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Four new TDCs joined EIA on July 19, 2009. With the joining of four new TDCs the number of total TDCs stood at 12.
Four new Teacher Development Coordinators (TDCs) joined EIA on July 19, 2009. With the joining of four new TDCs the number of total TDCs stood at 12. A four-day orientation programme was organized at EIA base to welcome the new TDCs and to make them familiar with the different aspects of the project. The orientation programme also includes assimilation with the project activities by visiting schools in accompany with the old TDCs. |
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Development Testing Workshop - July 2009 |
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Two Development Testing workshops were organized and conducted on 11th and 12th March 2009 at the EIA office.
EIA is launching the initial secondary school interventions in July 2009, with teachers attending a launch workshop for the media player intervention. While developing materials for the teachers at this stage, the need for the materials to undergo development testing, to ensure that the underlying assumptions are correct, and that the model is fit for purpose, prior to launch felt crucial. In this context, two Development Testing workshops were organized and conducted on 11 and 12 March 2009 at the EIA office. A total of 12 teachers (6+6) in two batches participated in the workshops. They were representatives from both Govt. and Non-govt. sectors and also from urban and rural setting. The purpose of the Development Testing process is twofold – to ensure that the materials are fit for purpose and to refine the materials to give the best end-user experience. However, for this particular Dev Testing workshop there were 4 key foci including: - English language level of the developed materials.
- Clarity and practicality of the activities.
- Scaffolding - activities sufficiently small, manageable and supported.
- Cultural / Contextual Appropriateness.
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International Language and Development Conference - June 2009 |
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The 8th International Language and Development Conference took place in Dhaka, Bangladesh from June 23 – 25, 2009.
The 8th International Language and Development Conference which follows a series of similar Conferences around the globe took place in Dhaka, Bangladesh and was coordinated by the British Council from June 23 - 25 2009. This was a joint collaboration between the Government of Bangladesh and DFID, through the Ministry of Education and Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Institute of Education and Research, Dhaka University. The conference had a strong focus on providing a forum for disseminating important development issues related to language policy, language learning and language teaching. In particular this conference gave the platform to look at language from various perspectives by policy makers, language educators, development professionals and donors. In 14 parallel sessions 73 presentations were made covering a wide range of topics. A number of British Council presentations were made on critical language related issues as well as project presentations. There were academic papers as well as practitioners giving their views on a wide variety of topics. Countries represented in this Conference included UK, Canada, USA, countries from South Asia, and of course a large representation from the academicians of Bangladesh Apart from the other projects English in Action ( EIA ) was well represented in six parallel sessions. Each session foucssed on the separate components of the project by its various project partners respectively. One such presentation was entitled, “The Opportunities and Challenges of Introducing Large Scale English language programmes: How do we account for the realities of countries delivering such programmes?” EIA’s international partner Open University, UK made four presentations about the project components as did another partner the BBC World Service Trust. The Conference had almost 200 delegates participating from overseas and from Bangladesh. The three days of the Conference included a cultural night where Bangladeshi dancers excited the audience with local song and dance. |
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BBC Buzz Launched - October 2009 |
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BBC Buzz is a new entertainment TV show celebrating the best of everyday life in Bangladesh.
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BBC Buzz is a new entertainment TV show celebrating the best of everyday life in Bangladesh, introducing a whole new way to learn English. It is broadcast each Friday on ATN Bangla at 9:20 p.m. (Bangladesh Time), starting from 23 October 2009. The show, featuring two young and dynamic television presenters, is about extraordinary, unusual and surprising people. It features the many stories of success from every corner of Bangladesh – all told from a different perspective. It’s a show about the aspirations, achievements and ambitions of young people across Bangladesh. The show broadcasts features on everything from, celebrities to sports, rock music to relationships, politics to popular culture and careers to climate change. Each week, a viewer can expect: - a guest celebrity, who’ll tell us about their favourite part of the country;
- a leading professional - such as a lawyer, pilot, architect or photojournalist – who’ll give us a unique insight into their jobs by letting us hang out with them all day;
- a debate on a hot topic, where the viewers will be asked to have their say and get involved with the issues that really matter to them.
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