Learning a new language is never easy, but a startup in Chennai believes that if the right methods are employed, then it can be child's play. And it is to the child's language learning process that Karadi Path, the startup, sought inspiration from when it structured its course to teach English. Rather than the usual text book lessons, Karadi Path relies on visuals and music to make non-native speakers pick up the language that is often the key to a better life.

Take the case of Azhagu Meena, for instance. The 43-year-old has been teaching students at a government school in Vadukkapatti near Madurai for the past 23 years. Though she could manage a few words in English, Meena felt that she could become a much better teacher if she could be fluent in the language. She did not have to go far. A few kilometres away, a Karadi Path centre — Jay Academy — had been set up and she enrolled for a three-month session.............click for more

Source: Economic Times

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