Description:
Real English is designed for contextual, skill-based and activity-oriented language learning. Following the National Education Policy recommendations, this series focuses on learning outcomes, and is equipped with exercises that make learning experiential and competency based. With a comprehensive language-learning package, Real English trains learners to use English confidently for academic purposes and social interaction. The unique pedagogic approach of the series helps learners achieve both functional knowledge of English and a deep understanding of its linguistic structures. The carefully graded exercises present varying levels of challenge aimed at different learning styles and abilities.
Key Features:
ENGAGING TEXT:
A rich and representative selection of classic and contemporary literature including stories, folk tales, biographies, episodes from history, real stories, factual writing, plays, poems and rhymes
CORE COMPETENCIES:
- Reading and comprehension
- Pronunciation
- Literary appreciation
- Creativity
- Thematic and general vocabulary
- Listening
- Functional and creative writing
- Collaboration
- Grammar and usage
- Speaking
- Critical thinking
- Exploratory learning
ENGLISH FOR LIFE:
Interdisciplinary and co-curricular themes and exercises imparting holistic learning, values and life skills
AGILE LEARNING:
The unique NEP-focused Agile Learning approach used to teach grammar and vocabulary marks a refreshing departure from the conventional practice and assessment methods in textbooks. Core concepts and learning outcomes have been built into individual and group activities that require learners to interact, explore, visualize, collaborate and share.
About the Author:
K.E. Sunil completed his M.A. in English and M.Phil. in English Language Teaching from the Central Institute of English and Foreign Languages (now English and Foreign Languages University), Hyderabad, and is currently pursuing his Ph.D. in Morphophonemics at the Department of Linguistics, Dravidian University. He has offered a course in academic writing for the International Training Programme at the Central lnstitute of English and Foreign Languages and has worked on the Multi-Lingual Dictionary Project at the Regional lnstitute of English, Bengaluru. His areas of interest include syllabus design, materials production, and language testing and evaluation. Sunil is presently a lecturer at Vidyaniketan Pre-university College, Ullal, Bengaluru.
