*‘AMCHI BHAS:1’ ROMI KONKNNI PRIMER* Broadway Publishing House to promote and strengthen Romi Konknni in Goa will soon launch a Romi Konknni Primer ‘Amchi Bhas:1’ for the first standard students. The primer is in press. The multi-coloured 60 pages primer is of size 27.3 x 20.3 cm. is written in a simple and lucid standard Romi Konknni used in Goa. It is based on universal pedagogical, linguistic and logical principles of language learning and teaching. There are 21 lessons which cover various themes such as pictorial story reading, student’s self-introduction, names of parts of the body, household articles, common animals, birds, flowers, fruits, fishes, vegetables, names of the common colours, counting numbers, ordinal numbers, names of the days and months, prayer song, mother tongue Konknni, birthday celebration, description of a village, village festival, folk-story, etc. At the end of each lesson various language learning exercises, such as repetition drill, structural table drill, match the following, fill in the blanks, pattern practice, grouping the vocabulary according to gender and number are included. The students are introduced to language vocabulary, structure and grammar through indirect and lively methods.
A good number of lessons are written in the form of songs and lively music is composed for them. All the songs which are in the lessons and many other children’s songs which could be used as a teaching material are found in ‘Hansun, Khellun Gavum-ia’ MP3. In the introductory section, teachers have been given extensive and practical suggestions how to teach Romi Konknni using this primer. For example, singing, acting, role playing, drawing, colouring and story narration. The lessons are illustrated with plenty of attractive multi-coloured pictures. The lessons are written taking into consideration Romi Konknni students’ surroundings, environment, flora and fauna, culture and traditions. At the same time utmost care is taken to promote multi-religious, cultural and social harmony of Goa through lessons and songs. ‘Amchi Bhas:1’ is authored by Dr (Fr.) Pratap Naik, S.J., a well-known Konknni linguist, teacher and researcher and who is the authority in Konknni language. He has been assisted by Mr Jose Salvador Fernandes, a post graduate in Konknni, Konknni teacher and writer. The attractive and colourful pictures are drawn by Mr Domnic Cordo, Assistant Professor at Goa College of Art, Panjim. The melodious music for the songs has been composed by well-known music composer Mr Eric Ozario. The lyrics are composed by Dr Pratap Naik, S.J., late Dr ManoharRai Sardessai and Dr Bicaji Ganecar. The page layout has been done by Ms Arjumand B. Shaikh and Mr Rama Harmalkar is the printer. If Broadway Publishing House receives active support from the users of Romi Konknni, then it has a dream to publish at the earliest a series of ‘Amchi Bhas:2, 3 and 4’. Earlier, the Broadway Publishing House had published ‘Hansun Khellun Xikum-ia’, a Romi Konknni primer for KG students compiled by Dr Pratap Naik, S.J. Broadway Publishing House has at hand a few important pioneering projects to promote Romi Konknni. Of these, Learner’s Romi Konknni-English Dictionary of more than 30,000 words used in various regions of Romi Konknni, based on modern lexicographic principles and methods is under preparation. Dr Pratap Naik, S.J., who has specialized in Konknni lexicography from University of Pune is the Chief Editor of this project, and Mr Jose Salvador Fernandes is the Assistant Editor. They are assisted by team of dedicated Romi Konknni writers, national and international lexicographers. This pioneering dictionary will be dedicated to the well-known Romi Konknni Lexicographer of Goa, namely, late Msgr. Sebastião R. Dalgado (1855-1922). *Jose Salvador Fernandes* Mob: 9881810832 On Mon, Jun 2, 2014 at 3:56 AM, Melvyn Fernandes <[email protected]> wrote: > [image: Boxbe] <https://www.boxbe.com/overview> This message is eligible > for Automatic Cleanup! ([email protected]) Add cleanup rule > <https://www.boxbe.com/popup?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.boxbe.com%2Fcleanup%3Ftoken%3DAYNQnXzuqqNUGbWBSYuTnavup3nHQiTPprO3gWFKJXE8zEGoNyl2TNwhPiGhXXqEJfAveajJVmDaqGCbuYvhL09rUJ7XG7iFmbBHdn8%252FZmlRCE8flFLF165cRX1jT9vmux4MJzvadqo%253D%26key%3DARkMF%252BbSKfpG8zXUtVyYfRi4TxvJ4yLQJcU21oxNJJ8%253D&tc_serial=17460498604&tc_rand=1467795634&utm_source=stf&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ANNO_CLEANUP_ADD&utm_content=001> > | More info > <http://blog.boxbe.com/general/boxbe-automatic-cleanup?tc_serial=17460498604&tc_rand=1467795634&utm_source=stf&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ANNO_CLEANUP_ADD&utm_content=001> > > Hello all > > I am not an authority on our language that has evolved on the Konkan coast > over generations. Recently while in Goa the language spoken appeared to > be alien as my knowledge of Konkani is mainly from music and tiatrs while > growing up in East Africa. > > I say alien as the generation speaking it now will have built Goa while > they were four or five years old doing back breaking work as child > labourers commonly known as Ghantis. Rewinding time back they have every > right to stay and work in Goa as they contribute to its economy. > > Our language has survived but to get more or less the pure Konkani I came > across this book: > > Spoken Konkani (A self learning guide with CD by Edward De Lima) > Vikram Publications, 515 Lima Vaddo, Porvorim, Goa, 402 501. > > I know most of us have debates on spelling and regional dialects, however, > I hope some effort can be made to learn a bit on World Goa Day, a Day when > we celebrate our rich culture and heritage. > > Visitors to Goa may wish to attend certificated classes run by the Dalgado > Konkani Academy in Panjim. > > Melvyn Fernandes > Thornton Heath, Surrey, United Kingdom > > 2 June 2014 > >
