Telangana Information Technology Association (TITA) along with IL&FS Education is carrying out the digital literacy programme for class 8 and 9 students. These students would be trained in digital literacy as part of the 16-hour training. Aspects such as computer basics, awareness on internet, creating e-mail, carrying out cashless transactions, google maps and search engines would be covered in the training.

A plethora of English Apps are now available on the cloud. A smart phone, an internet connection and a quick download later (often for free); a person can dive into learning to speak English. However, very often, this does not solve the problem.

Interactions are vital; interactions with a teacher, classmates, and application of the language in day-to-day situations are vital for learning of a language effectively. So, besides grammar, enunciation, pronunciation, structure of sentences, vocabulary, what is crucial is to shed one’s inhibitions and apply the learnt elements of the language.