THE NEW INDIAN EXPRESS 2 NOTEBOOKNOTEBOOK CHENNAIKOCHI MOMONDAYNDAY 15 JUJULYLY 2013 Cracking the Code of English Language by Ancy K Sunny not the best way to introduce by Nettikadan. This new ap- gives the strongest grip on the youngsters to the power of lan- proach saves us from the hor- language and self-confidence to Kochi: Ever wondered how the guage. rible task of learning by heart the learner. world would have been without Having simplified the struc- spellings and pronunciations of Nettikadan’s methodology the gift of language? Words are ture of language teaching, he words as in English. also focuses on teaching stu- Intelligence is the ability to our key to dealing with all that has invented six revolutionary Together, these components dents to generate their own adapt to change surrounds us, dealing with items, including a ‘Scientific form an exhaustive database ideas. He believes that students —Stephen Hawking people, sharing emotions and Methodology To Learn Foreign which includes tools, fixtures, need to do the required activities rules and regulations that help to stimulate their mental growth. giving as well as taking direc- Languages’ and a Language Intelligence is the ability to tions. Your teacher cannot have Map, which are both very sys- unravel the mysteries of lan- An essential part of his method- adapt to change taught you without the power of tematic and interesting. guage science, which are appli- ology is explaining to students language at her disposal, and The 75-year-old now wishes cable not only to English, but the “What is being taught” and “Why Events—Stephen & Hawking you would possibly not have to start the Best English Teach- study of other foreign languages they have to learn it”, he adds. asked her the numerous ques- ers’ Training programme at too. These have been beautifully Critical of the British system HELPLINE tions if you could not articulate Kochi. “I do not want English explained in the four volumes of of language teaching, Nettika- them using the treasure of teachers to feed their students his English textbook ‘Easy Way dan says, “The Englishman has words. Such is the magic of lan- I do not want English jargon in place of knowledge,” To Learn English’. fooled the whole world for two- Events & guage. In that sense, the work [ he says. “If teachers do not grasp Nettikadan is keen to train his and-a-half centuries by trying to undertaken by Jacob Nettikadan teachers to feed their correct knowledge themselves, Best English Teachers with the easy formula to make all types construct the English building Helpline is highly significant, even if a students jargon in place how can they impart useful help of these six inventions and of sentences in English. It was without foundation and the little hard to fathom at first. of knowledge. If teach- knowledge to their students,” he his six-winged formula so that found that nobody had invented building plan. When they were Born in Meloor village of wonders. there will be a great improve- such a method in any language teaching English, 99.9 per cent Apollo Engineering College: Thrissur district , Jacob Nettika- ers do not grasp correct His technique can train Eng- ment in the educational system till 1978. Learning all the 1,877 of the learners could not get the Lecture on ‘Current dan was fascinated by the power knowledge themselves, lish teachers in three months to of our country. usages of Verb in English is the communicating ability in Eng- trendsJULY 2013 and practices in of language from childhood and how can they impart equip them with the correct Explaining the logic, he says, most distinguishing ability and lish.” “In England this fact was HR’SUN byMON Padmanaban, TUE WED THU F RI SAT has spent a lifetime striving to knowledge of the language and “For speaking or writing Eng- confidence-building element in not exposed because their chil- Sr HR Manager-Wheels useful knowledge to lish, the learner has to make the the whole learning of the English dren learn to speak English flu- add to its beauty and make it ac- the right manner of teaching the India, 1College 2 3premises, 4 5 6 cessible to one and all. language, adding to their self- sentence in his own mind first. language in the Nettikkadan ently at home before coming to their students Mevaloorkuppam, The private researcher is re- — JACOB NETTIKADAN confidence. In one’s mother tongue, this Methodology. school. Then teachers have only spected in his field for the inven- Among the six comprehensive learning is automatic, without The facet that he claims will to teach them to read and write Kattagaram,7 8 9 10.3010 11 12 13 tion of a revolutionary technique inventions of this language sci- any special teaching. In other be the most thrilling for students English,” he elaborates. of teaching languages, which has first lesson, he and his class- entist are ‘A Scientific Methodol- languages, if this is not taught, is his explaining how to handle The earnest language lover S A Engineering College: the potential to empower people mates were bombarded with the ogy To Learn Foreign Languag- the learner will fail utterly, as is more than one million words in wants to build a dictionary for Certifi14 15cate 16 distribution 17 18 19 20 in the art of communication like intimidating jargon of nouns, es,’ The Anatomy of Language, happening now in the teaching English and four items to be Uni Lingua, work out the com- programme for various of most of languages.” learned about each word (spell- plete language and spread it by never before. auxiliaries, parts of speech and ‘The Phonetic Alphabet,’ The govt.21 sponsored22 23 24 EDP’s25 26 & 27 Speaking about his passion, so on. Scientific Language- Uni Lingua, It is the quest to change this ing, pronunciation, meaning introducing self-learning books the septuagenarian says, “I still Today, after 52 long years of The Linguistic Yardstick and the scenario which led him to dis- and into which column the word in all languages. His aim is to MDP’s, Poonamallee-Avadi vividly remember my first Eng- working in the field, Nettikadan Practical Philology. Uni Lingua cover a total of 1,877 types of will fall). It is this understanding make humanity speak a single Road,28 29Veeraraghavapuram, 30 31 lish Grammar teacher. In the is positive that this certainly is is a totally new language made sentences. He then devised an of the English language that language without interpreters. 10.30 am SBLOOD BANKS Royal Blood Bank : 2564703 ‘Buddy for Life’ DAILY NUGGETS Rotary Blood Bank : 2301110 Kochiites Bid Farewell to Gandhinagar Contest for A video game predicted Kim Jong-II’s death! 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