India: Learning to teach spoken Tamil, the creative way

[Francis Hult]

The Hindu

 

Learning to teach spoken Tamil, the creative way

 

A group of Tamil teachers from Singapore have been in the city over the past week to learn creative ways of teaching spoken Tamil.

 

"As the language environment at home also becomes overwhelmingly English, the classroom is the only space where children speak Tamil," said S. Samikannu, president, Singapore Tamil Teachers Union. The teachers have visited Corporation and private schools in the city and observed classes in progress.

 

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http://www.hindu.com/2007/12/08/stories/2007120859220200.htm

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