English Reading Competition Of Udubaddawa Nisala Nenasala

English is a language. Languages consist of several important facts such as speaking, listing, writing and reading. In Sri Lanka most of the students who learn English and the teachers who teaches English has kept more attention to English writing section.  Especially government school English whole system based on written English curriculum.

As Udubaddawa Nisala Nenasala we want to change this curriculum in to English speaking way. Our syllabus based on oral education which students get to speak. Actually we have an English speaking segment in our English teaching process as syllabus.

These days are school vacation period and we have planned to hold a reading competition at village level. There is a well-established distance education learning carters network belong to Udubaddawa Nisala Nenasala at divisional secretariat wise in Kurunegala and Puttlum districts. At the very beginning of this year 2013 we have declared that this year as a “READING YEAR”.

According to that above theme we were doing different kind of things to focus our students reading. This reading competition is one of the tasks as a result of that.

According to the school grades, students were gave selected paragraph which separate page in our Nisala Nenasala DELC monthly magazine and students were practicing their own paragraph in first week of August and volunteer resources person were able to select better student for 2^nd round 136 students out of 900 students. This 1^st lap of reading was held at each DELC center wise at their village. But for the 2^nd round of the competition students need to come to our main center at Udubaddawa. Last 21^st Wednesday we were able to hold that 2^nd lap and finally we had to select 21 students as the best or winners of this reading competition out of 136 students. We have been able to check the reading ability of each student as following.  

I. Opening Introduction                                             

II. Reading of passage

                        A) Diction                              

                        B) Clarity                   

                        C) Pronunciation        

                        D) Sense & expression           

             III.Windup

And that task was not easy. After selecting 21 students as the best, we wanted to admire and appreciate them. So we planned to hold a price giving ceremony in 28^th Wednesday at the same place in Udubaddawa Nisala Nenasala. We were able to held one of successful event in this regard. Each of the students was offered a certificate and an English Reading book as gifts, 1^st place students were offered a trophy.

We gave prizes to the students and asked the students review. Apparently we could get best students comment. Because when asking “Dear students, Son, Daughter how you feel now after taking this award; most of the students or each of them said that “We are really happy.” And I can still remember one boy who is in grade 7 or 8 commented this reading competition changed our technical brain for certain extent.

When we are at the award ceremony Sarvodaya fusion manager Mr. Isura Silva joined through the Skype and he was able to explain the way of he learn English. He has already blogged about this before some time ago.

This is the batch photo of the winners of reading competition 2013 at Udubaddawa Nisala Nenasala. May you all have a bright future. 

Santhusha Jayathilaka

Manager

Udubaddawa Nisala Nenasala

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              Sarvodaya fusion and Etisatal Company of Srilanka with the objective of empowering village level students (grassroots) commenced very innovative education task recently in Kurenegala district of Udubaddawa A.G.A. divisional secretariat.  This is pilot project of Srilanka and Udubaddawa Nisala Nenasala was selected as the education centre which this task is to be initiated.

         Udubaddaw Nisala Nenasala is one of telecentres(Nenasala wisdom outlets)  under the 1000 Nenasala centre network of Srilanka.  This project was initiated by presidential secretarial office and information communication agency of Srilanka under the guidance and leadership of His Excellency Mahinda Rajapaksha, the president of democratic socialist republic of Srilanka.

          Udubaddawa Nisala Nenasala has been serving to entire public such as students, civilians, and private and state sector officers, incumbents of the area and businessmen of north western province.  Our main service is empowering them in information and communication technology and English language literacy.  We have been able to focus our main servicing to achieve above goal which relevant to government main target.

             Generally Udubaddawa Nisala Nenasala has established 53 distance education learning centers at village level in G.S. divisions of Kurunegala and Puttlum districts.  English language is taught in this kind of centers by teachers of Udubaddawa Nenasala and they have been used to go to the DEL centres once a week with printed monthly English magazine publish by Udubaddawa Nenasala under the approval of National Centre National Library and Documentation Services Board OF Srilanka through ISSN numbers.  This is the previous academic incidents, story and background of us in the past.

        Under the patronage of Sarvodaya fusion and Etisalat Company of Srilanka Udubaddawa Nisala Nenasala has been able to initiate and introduce innovative English teaching process to our students.  Above mentioned main facilitators of this project Sarvodaya fusion one of the leading and more than 50years old NGO in Srilanka and one of the leading telecommunication company in worldwide Etisalat Company offered Five android Huwavi tablet computers to us.  Android technology is the rapid and latest technology for day today using at the present and there are many free APPS relevant to English language learning and teaching process.  So we thoroughly think that this innovative initiative will be the first step of one of great , revolutionary teaching process of Srilanka in grass root level.

       Mr. Udara Dharmasena who is the coordinator for mobile 4D of Sarvodaya fusion was the main resource person for training android tablets to our Nenasala English teachers and Kalpanee Gunawardhana was the volunteer resource person for training our teachers the way of using to the APPS in Google market relevant to our English curriculum. “BUSSU” is the app we are to use to teach English for our students relevant to the English teaching curriculum at class wise. Already several training sessions were held in our centre situated in Sri Indrarama temple at Udubaddawa.

        The inauguration and introducing ceremony also held in last 11^th Thursday of July 2013 at the same place in Udubaddawa.

        So this is the beginning of one of stories to be innovative and revolutionary in the education field of Srilanka. Then we take this chance to thank especially for the Mr. Isura Silva manager of Sarvodaya Fusion, Mr.Udara Dharmasena, Ms. Kalpanee Gunawardhana, Executive officers of Etisalat Company who involve with this project introducing this kind of programme and keeping trust on ourselves and Udubaddawa Nisala Nenasala.  We make every possible effort to success this project and its objectives keeping our more attention.  Especially Mr. Nilupul Danhanjaya exective of Udubaddawa Nisala Nenasala has already got the main responsibility and coordination part with the teachers and he has planned to set up a help desk for teachers and the students and get the parents feedback of this regard.

Santhusha Jayathilaka

Manager

Uduabbadawa Nisala Nenasala

Udubaddawa Nisala Nenasala was awarded by Provincial Best Nenasala Pranama Swarna Sammana 2013 Award by Information Communication Technology Agency of Srilanka

With the objective of empowering the Srilankan people through information and communication technology initiative was activated before 8 years ago under the guidance and leadership of His Excellency Mahinda Rajapaksha, the president of democratic socialist republic of Srilanka Nenasala Wisdom Outlets (Telecentres) which direct the theme of “Global knowledge to village” owners, managers and operators admiring awards ceremony which nominated as “Nenasala Pranama Swarna Sammana 2013” took place in festive manner on last 26^th of July Friday at Mount Lawiniya Hotel.

In this occasion Udubaddawa Nisala Nenasla was selected as the best provincial Nenasala in North western province.  There are 70 Nenasala centrs have been established in all over the Kurunegala and Puttlum districts A.G.A. divisional secretariat-wise. Again we emphasized that Out of these established up to now the north western province “Udubaddawa Nisala Nenasala of Sri Indrarama Temple” was presented the Nenasala Pranama Swarna Sammana in appreciation of the dedication and incomparable service rendered in up lifting educational, social and economic status of the area.  Minister of Telecommunication and Information Technology Honorable Ranjith Siyambalapitiya was the chief gust of this ceremony and we were awarded this  tremendous award by his valuable hand.

Representing the Information technology agency of Srilanka the chairman Pro.P.W. Epasingha, chief executive officer Mr. Reshan Devapura and Head of Communications & Media Mr. Athula Pushpakumara were present on this occation for admiring ourselves.

It is not exaggeration that our Nenasala has been admired and awarded as the number one in north western province.

We want to pay our gratitude for those who admired, guided, facilitated, advised and with us for this glorious achievement. We salute them in this regard and we want to emphasize that today we have been able to won and achieved this target because of your genuine support.

Ø  The chief Incumbent of Sri Indrarama Temple, Justice of peace most venerable Kalugalpitiyee Sujatha Thero and the all regional chief incumbents of the Udubaddawa A.G.A. Division.

Ø  Information Communication technology agency of Srilanka

o   Nenasala Project Consultant Mr.J.K. Perera

o   Nenasala Project Manager Mr.Gaveshkar Subramanium

o   Nenasala Project Officer Mr.Janaka Perera

o   Nenasala Project Officer Ms.Gayani Perera

Ø  Sarvodaya Fusion of Srilanka

o   Managing Director of Sarvodaya Fusion Dr.Harsha Liyanage

o   Manager of Sarvodaya Fusion Mr.Isura Silva

o   Deputy Manager of Sarvodaya Fusion Ms. Maithree Malwaththegoda

o   Business Development officer Mr.Madushan Wejerathna

o   Coordinator for mobile 4D Mr.Udara Dharmasena

o   Common service coordinator Mr.Danesh Maduranga

Ø  Sanasa Development Bank of Srilanka

o   Chairman of Sanasa development bank Dr.P.A. Kirivandeniya

o   Branch Manager of Kuliyapitiya SDBL Mr. Prasad Hemantha

o   All the other officers of Kuliyapitiya SDBL branch

Ø  Gamos Technology Solutions and Gihan Book Shop of Srilanka

o   Managing Director Mr.W.G.T.S.Fernando

Ø  My dear colleagues & dedicated Staff of Udubaddawa Nisala Nenasala

o   Deputy Manager Mr.Suranga Niroshan

o   Exective officer Mr.Nilupul Dananjaya

o   Common service coordinator Mr.Asela Fernando

o   Teacher In charge Mr.Thusitha Kumara

o   Teacher In charge Mr.Saminda Weerasingha

o   All the English Teachers of Udubaddawa Nisala Nenasala

Ø  My Loving Family Members

o   Loving Mother Malkanthi Jayathilaka

o   Loving  Wife Gayani Panawala

o   Loving  Son Thisum Athsara

Ø  Udubaddawa Divisional Sectertariat Office

o   A.G.A. Mr.D.A. Nayananada

o   Planing director Mr.Priyangith Abesekera

o   All the staff of Udubaddawa Divisional Sectertariat Office

Ø  Udubaddawa Pradeshiya Sabawa(Local body)

o   The chairman Mr.Raj Sisira Kumara

Ø  Deegalla Nenasla Owner

o   Youth officer Mr. Lal Premasiri

Ø  All the students and parents who were in the past and are with us present.

Thank you very much all …!

Santhusha Jayathilaka

Manager

Udubaddawa Nisala Nenasala