Google in a box? Just an out-of-the-box idea

Wednesday, November 25th, 2009

Pranav KulkarniUma VishnuPosted: Sunday , Nov 22, 2009 at 0353 hrs

Pranali Kalbhor stands on her toes and peers into the little box outside her father’s kirana store. Then, she presses the green button on the box like she has seen her father do, clears her voice and asks in Marathi: “Bharatache pahile pradhanmantri kon (Who was the first Prime Minister of India)?” The voice at the other end says “Jawaharlal Nehru” and Pranali preens. The nine-year-old’s teacher had asked the class to find the answer to the question and now she knows….Read More

Question Box on VOA Special English Development

Wednesday, November 25th, 2009

 

UPDATE- Voice of America features Question Box for listeners of its Special English program. Interestingly, we have just received news that a German publisher is using this same recording to teach English in Germany!