Teaching English through Open Non-Formal Education (ONFE) in Bangladesh with an Effective Integration of ICT to Support Learning

Autor/inn/en	Rahman, Md. Mizanoor; Panda, Santosh
Titel	Teaching English through Open Non-Formal Education (ONFE) in Bangladesh with an Effective Integration of ICT to Support Learning
Quelle	In: Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, 13 (2012) 3, S.87-96 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1302-6488
Schlagwörter	Teaching Methods; English (Second Language); Foreign Countries; Distance Education; English Instruction; Technology Integration; Nonformal Education; Program Effectiveness; Second Language Learning; Second Language Programs; Handheld Devices; Open Education; Delivery Systems; Communicative Competence (Languages); Educational Media; Program Descriptions; Educational Strategies; Bangladesh + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Ausland; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; English langauage lessons; Englischunterricht; Non-formal education; Non formal education; Nichtformale Bildung; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Offene Erziehung; Offener Unterricht; Auslieferung; Communicative competence; Languages; Kommunikative Kompetenz; Sprache; Bildungsmittel; Unterrichtsmedien; Lehrstrategie; Bangladesch
Abstract	The program entitled "English in Action (EIA)", 9 year period DFID funded project in Bangladesh, was launched in 2008, for the desire to bring a change in the learning of English language. EIA works to reach a total of 25 million primary and secondary students and adult learners through communicative language learning techniques and the use of ICT, textbooks and supplementary materials in an innovative way. The project has been running, with the help of BBC World Service Trust and BBC Learning English, the program entitled "BBC Janala", an initiative that is providing English language lessons to citizens via their mobile phones as part of the wider English in Action program in Bangladesh. Survey research found that women are particularly interested in learning by mobile (especially given its "any time, any place" nature). That means, it is absolutely being implemented as a non-formal education (NFE) under the Open and Distance Learning (ODL) mode what is known as Open Non-formal Education (ONFE). BBC Janala allows Bangladeshis to access short (2-3 minute) audio lessons through a simple voice call by calling a four digit short code. The program has been a real challenge as it has the ability to address the need of students with an effective integration of ICT to support learning. This paper discusses how one increasingly ubiquitous ICT device--the mobile phone--has become increasingly relevant to learners in Bangladesh, in various ways and contexts. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10