Story Time From A Computer: Teaching English To Millions Across India With Technology

A computer program guides English classes across schools in eight Indian states to make teaching and learning the language easier with narration, picture definitions and direct translations. I was so scared of English when I was in school. There was no individual attention then, or when I started teaching. With the picture dictionary it’s easy to teach. I was so […]

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EnglishHelper & Schoolnet introduce Technology for English in Assam Schools!

The ‘RightToRead‘ initiative across thousands of government schools in India is expected to achieve a footprint of 100,000 schools EnglishHelper, an education technology company led by Sanjay Gupta, Chief Executive Officer (Global), former Chairman, American Express India has partnered with Schoolnet India Ltd to introduce AI technology for learning English in nearly 1000 schools in Assam across 25 districts reaching […]

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English Learning In The Times Of A Global Pandemic

A recent article published by The Education World (June 24, 2020) talks about the steps taken by non-governmental organizations to deal with the ‘debilitating impact’ of the global pandemic on the education system in the country. Dipta Joshi, the writer of the article, gets talking with Sanjay Gupta, Global CEO of EnglishHelper, to understand the response of the organization in […]

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YourStory | English Learning

The number of people in India who are looking for online solutions to learn English is growing! EnglishHelper is one of the companies that is looking to make a difference by tapping into the vast English learning market that exists in India. According to the annual Status of Education Report (ASER) 2018, one in every four students in Class 8 […]

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Business World | English Language

Every year in India over 12 million people enter the workforce. However, this level of growth is far greater than the expected levels of employment opportunities. Large sectors such as agriculture and manufacturing do not offer much hope in terms of employment opportunities for the large number of young people who are looking to begin their careers. This challenge is […]

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The Hindu | Learn English

Reading, Not Daydreaming Anymore Can digital technology help students in government schools learn English? Evidence from the Corporation Girls School in Puliyakulam, Tamil Nadu suggests that the answer is yes! Thanks to the RightToRead initiative, the white screen, projector and computer have replaced the blackboard, chalk and duster. Their textbook’s content has been fed into the ReadToMe software and the […]

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Afternoon Dispatch & Courier | Learn English

Multi-Sensory Technology to Change the Way Millions Learn English Over the last decade, surveys conducted across government schools in India have highlighted a significant gap in the reading and comprehension ability of students. In 2013, EnglishHelper launched an initiative RightToRead, with the objective of improving reading and comprehension skills of students in government schools using technology. By 2016, RightToRead had […]

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