Making English Learning Fun: How Interactive Teaching Builds Student Confidence
eVidyaloka|August 2026
eVidyaloka|August 2026
GHS Chancher | Kesinga Block | Kalahandi, Odisha | Digital Classroom Program (DCP)
Learning a new language becomes easier when students are encouraged to explore, participate, and learn through experience. Volunteer Teacher Ms. Shikha Swaroop is bringing this approach into her English classes through creative, interactive, and activity-based teaching methods, at GHS Chancher in Kalahandi district, Odisha.
Initially, students faced challenges in understanding basic English grammar and applying grammatical concepts correctly. They needed additional guidance and regular practice to strengthen their foundation and become more confident in using the language.
Through the Digital Classroom Program, Ms. Shikha has been working closely with students to make English grammar easier to understand and more enjoyable to learn. Instead of relying only on conventional explanations, she incorporates games, movement-based activities, and interactive exercises that encourage students to think, respond, and communicate in English.
In an engaging classroom activity on the topic of gender, Ms. Shikha asked students to stand or sit depending on the gender-related words and examples she presented. This simple movement-based exercise transformed a grammar lesson into an enjoyable learning experience, helping students understand the concept through active participation.
Game-based learning is also a regular part of her teaching approach. She often begins sessions with games and uses them as opportunities to ask questions, encourage responses, and get students thinking in English. These activities create an energetic classroom environment where students feel more comfortable participating and expressing themselves.
The impact is visible in the way students engage with their English lessons. They are participating more actively, expressing their ideas more freely, and showing greater interest in using the language. The interactive approach is helping them strengthen their grammar foundation while developing their communication skills and confidence.
For Ms. Shikha, teaching English is not just about explaining grammar rules; it is about creating opportunities for every student to participate, practise, and find the confidence to communicate.
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