A constructivist approach to teaching sentences in Indian language

The tremendous increase in the usage of Internet over the past few years and the ease of availability of resources across the globe at any time leads to the advancement of e-learning. Among the various domains, language learning is an important area with high potential for e-learning. Despite the potential of Information and Communication Technology (ICT), e-learning system for language has not taken off as expected. There are several reasons. But the main reason is the inadequate attention given to the variety of differences between traditional learning scenario and an e-learning one. Our approach Intelligent Environment for Learning Indian Languages (IELIL) i.e. Marathi e-guru is an attempt to reduce the gap between these two learning models. To design IELIL, the potentials of prior research frameworks in language learning like Constructivist Learning Environment (CLE), Computer Aided Language Learning (CALL) and Intelligent Tutoring system (ITS) are integrated. We have adopted the approach of a child learning its first language, where there is little emphasis on grammar and formal structure. The learning happens through continuous experimenting with regular feedback. We discuss our approach to teaching sentences in this paper. This paper reviews the language learning domain, the frameworks like CLE, CALL and ITS, our approach IELIL and discussion about the results with conclusion and future work.