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These are the frequently asked questions by School Heads and managements with regard to the use of our system of teaching English, using our textbook series of Empowering English, Language with Ease and Writing with Ease. Please read carefully and ask us about any other doubts you might have. This will enable us to make this FAQ document more exhaustive and informative. This page deals with FAQs on Empowering English Text Book series.
The Empowering English textbook series is part of a pathbreaking genre and skills-based system. The books are layered for the progression of skills and are scaled to foster higher levels of complexity once the skills are introduced. This scaling is meticulously achieved for frequency and easy mastery. Along with ‘Language with Ease’ our all-in-one English grammar, vocabulary, oral and writing book and the unique reference book ‘Writing with Ease’ they form a complete system. Schools are encouraged to do a book study for literature in the form of a novel. We supply you with all the questions required for this.
Our books aim at autonomy. They help the student to prepare for doing several skills on their own. Example of skills are: Independently, reading for comprehension, knowing how to answer a variety of questions, understanding the nuances of poetry for appreciating them, formal grammar or usage and transformation of sentences, contextually guessing meanings for MCQs, answering higher order thinking questions, and writing effectively in all genres. The key words are spontaneously and independently. Moreover, children need to study skills like note-making, use of graphic organisers, summarising, and learning how to answer questions completely and succinctly. Beyond these skills, there is hardly anything that any Board in the country is likely to question or test. Therefore, children are better prepared for their examination classes using our books.
All language papers are made up of writing, comprehension and grammar questions. All literature papers expect the student to understand and appreciate seen and unseen prose and poetry. The Board examinations, which occur in the 10th and 12th need no bigger preparation than gaining proficiency in the four fundamental skills of language up until grade 8. Setting questions, therefore, will have more rigour and will include questions on skills, but will not be any different from current patterns being followed. You will get help on this. We do not need to follow a Board pattern of questioning in the acquisition years. In fact, this is seen as limiting and even harmful in some cases.
Even if you achieve 50% success with the books in the first year, you have moved away from a rather inefficient wasteful system to one that will only get better in the successive years. Children across schools are excited with the mix of stories, enjoy the thinking and participation in the class, and love taking ownership of their learning.
Empowering English, as the name indicates is designed to empower the learner in a significant way. It provides a journey through the important genre of English namely descriptive, narrative, imaginative, reporting, discussion, argumentative and persuasive.
Ms. Leena Gupta, Teacher, Grade V, St. Lawrence School, Nashik.
Maheshwari Sundar Raj Konar, English HOD & Supervisor, SSRVM, Dharavi
These are the frequently asked questions by School Heads and managements with regard to the use of our system of teaching English, using our textbook series of Empowering English, Language with Ease and Writing with Ease. Please read carefully and ask us about any other doubts you might have. This will enable us to make this FAQ document more exhaustive and informative. This page deals with FAQs on Empowering English Text Book series.
The Empowering English textbook series is part of a pathbreaking genre and skills-based system. The books are layered for the progression of skills and are scaled to foster higher levels of complexity once the skills are introduced. This scaling is meticulously achieved for frequency and easy mastery. Along with ‘Language with Ease’ our all-in-one English grammar, vocabulary, oral and writing book and the unique reference book ‘Writing with Ease’ they form a complete system. Schools are encouraged to do a book study for literature in the form of a novel. We supply you with all the questions required for this.
Our books aim at autonomy. They help the student to prepare for doing several skills on their own. Example of skills are: Independently, reading for comprehension, knowing how to answer a variety of questions, understanding the nuances of poetry for appreciating them, formal grammar or usage and transformation of sentences, contextually guessing meanings for MCQs, answering higher order thinking questions, and writing effectively in all genres. The key words are spontaneously and independently. Moreover, children need to study skills like note-making, use of graphic organisers, summarising, and learning how to answer questions completely and succinctly. Beyond these skills, there is hardly anything that any Board in the country is likely to question or test. Therefore, children are better prepared for their examination classes using our books.
All language papers are made up of writing, comprehension and grammar questions. All literature papers expect the student to understand and appreciate seen and unseen prose and poetry. The Board examinations, which occur in the 10th and 12th need no bigger preparation than gaining proficiency in the four fundamental skills of language up until grade 8. Setting questions, therefore, will have more rigour and will include questions on skills, but will not be any different from current patterns being followed. You will get help on this. We do not need to follow a Board pattern of questioning in the acquisition years. In fact, this is seen as limiting and even harmful in some cases.
Even if you achieve 50% success with the books in the first year, you have moved away from a rather inefficient wasteful system to one that will only get better in the successive years. Children across schools are excited with the mix of stories, enjoy the thinking and participation in the class, and love taking ownership of their learning.
Empowering English, as the name indicates is designed to empower the learner in a significant way. It provides a journey through the important genre of English namely descriptive, narrative, imaginative, reporting, discussion, argumentative and persuasive.
Ms. Leena Gupta, Teacher, Grade V, St. Lawrence School, Nashik.
Maheshwari Sundar Raj Konar, English HOD & Supervisor, SSRVM, Dharavi
