Many Rivers flow in South India. But when they go in to the sea they all will become sea water. So also though there are many languages in south India when the  when they flow in to RIE they become one. There is no discrimination. I could see brother hood and love  IN RIE.. I can sing like this

“Hai hai hai the RIE way every day will be another beautiful day
When u want to say say that you love the world
Love the way the RIE way.”  This is because of our RIE STAFF

The ‘WISE MAN’   Dr. Venkateswaran who is the pillar to RIE, taught us many approaches but was always approachable to us .

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Author: Mr. P. K. Jayaraj, Faculty, RIESI, Bengaluru

One of the great things about the English language is that it gives you so many possibilities for playing around. The more youplay with language the more you will learn about how to use it and how to enjoy it. Many jokes, such as riddles, puzzles and puns consist of playing with language.

Have you read stories about Birbal who lived in the court of Emperor Akbar? Here is a Birbal story for you. One day Akbar drew a line on the floor of the open court and commanded, “Make this line shorter, but don’t by any means erase any part of it.” Everyone was shocked by the Emperor’s order. It was a difficult puzzle to solve. When it was Birbal’s turn, he at once drew a longer line next to the first one...

The Regional Institute of English, South India, Bengaluru proposes to hold a seminar at the All India level in its premises from 10 – 12 January, 2012 on the theme “Second Language Teacher Education – Issues and Challenges”.

Those interested in presenting papers or demonstrating principles may do so by sending in their abstracts of their papers to the Seminar Coordinators, All India Seminar 2012, Regional Institute of English, South India, Jnanabharathi Campus, Bengaluru – 560 056 or at elt@riesi.co.in . A hard copy of the same may also be sent to the coordinators at the above address.

Papers are also invited on the related sub-themes listed below: 

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Bikaner, Rajasthan

It is well known that a dictionary is indispensable for any language, for it alone lists and explain the words of a language or give equivalent words in another language.

The Regional Institute of English, South India (RIESI), a premier language Institute in South India, has been promoting English language education since 1963. As an apex body, it has been training English teachers and thus promoting effective teaching and learning in English. Some of the Institute’s principal aims are the development of a cross-curricular approach to language teaching and learning; helping learners to pick up multilingual nuances; and helping them easily understand texts in English....

Skimbleshanks 'The Railway Cat' is one of the best 'cat' poems of T.S. Elliot. Here is a wonderful choreography directed by Andrew Lloyed Webber based on Old possum's book of Practical Cats by T.S. Elliot. The poem Skimbleshanks has been prescribed for study for the students of Kerala in class X. Here is the choreography of the poem.

Courtesy: Andre Lloyed Webber & T. S. Elliot

Author: P. K. Jayaraj, Faculty, RIESI, Bengaluru

"…there is strong evidence supporting the use of music in the ESL classroom. Language and music are tied together in brain processing by pitch, rhythm and by symmetrical phrasing. Music can help familiarize students with connections and provides a fun way to acquire English."

- From Music and Language Learning by Bob Lake

Are your students sometimes bored in spite of your best efforts? Are you looking for some new and different techniques? Could you use a learning activity...

Responding to Student Writing

Feedback in ESL Classroom

Authors: P. K. Jayaraj & Dr. K. N. Anandan

“It is disappointing; it is terrible; it is ugly; I wish I could find one single grammatically correct sentence in their writing; they know nothing.  How to overcome this; I don’t know!” This is what teachers often talk about students’ writing.  How can we help our learners improve their writing?

Giving appropriate feedback is one of the ways to improve student...

Choreographing Poems

Moving Metaphors: Poetry in Motion

Authors: P. K. Jayaraj & K. N. Sugadhan

The poet John Logan said, “Poetry is a ballet...