OneProsper Digital Library Project
Preferred learners
- Canada
- Academic experience
Categories
Skills
Project scope
- What is the main goal for this project?
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The intern will create a digital library of books in Box.com to help students in India to learn English.
This resource will be used as part of the English Learning Buddy Program, a student volunteer program that connects girls from low income families in India that are highly motivated to learn English with Canadian high school students.
Please click on the below link for more information on the English Learning Buddy program.
https://www.oneprosper.org/buddy/
Responsibilities:
Research
The intern will research children's books, that are available for free in HTML and PDF on the website https://www.fadedpage.com that are best suited for reading popular children's stories. For example, Charlotte's Web, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
Analysis
The intern will categorize each of the twenty (20) selected books according to reading level - Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
Writing
The intern will write reading comprehension questions for each of the selected twenty (20) books. The reading comprehension questions will be organized by chapter and will test students comprehension of the preceding chapter. The intern will create an Answer Key for the reading comprehension questions.
The intern will create a list of ten (10) curated discussion topics to be used by tutors and students to practice their spoken English Skills. The discussion topics can be any topic that advances cultural understanding between students living in India and Canada. For example, students can discuss their favorite holidays and how they celebrate these holidays.
- What is the main goal for this project?
-
The intern will create a digital library of books in Box.com to help students in India to learn English.
This resource will be used as part of the English Learning Buddy Program, a student volunteer program that connects girls from low income families in India that are highly motivated to learn English with Canadian high school students.
Please click on the below link for more information on the English Learning Buddy program.
https://www.oneprosper.org/buddy/
Responsibilities:
Research
The intern will research children's books, that are available for free in HTML and PDF on the website https://www.fadedpage.com that are best suited for reading popular children's stories. For example, Charlotte's Web, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
Analysis
The intern will categorize each of the twenty (20) selected books according to reading level - Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
Writing
The intern will write reading comprehension questions for each of the selected twenty (20) books. The reading comprehension questions will be organized by chapter and will test students comprehension of the preceding chapter. The intern will create an Answer Key for the reading comprehension questions.
The intern will create a list of ten (10) curated discussion topics to be used by tutors and students to practice their spoken English Skills. The discussion topics can be any topic that advances cultural understanding between students living in India and Canada. For example, students can discuss their favorite holidays and how they celebrate these holidays.
- What tasks will learners need to complete to achieve the project goal?
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No deliverables exist for this project.
- How will you support learners in completing the project?
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The CEO of OneProsper International will serve as the mentor during this program.
About the company
- https://www.oneprosper.ca/
- 2 - 10 employees
- Non-profit, philanthropic & civil society
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