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ñ£˜CLƒ ºó² ñA›¾ì¡ èŸø™ ðòí‹ îìˆ¬îŠ ðF»ƒèœ... ñ£˜CLƒ ºó² I¡Qî› °Pˆ¶ Ü®‚è® «è†èŠð´‹ «èœMèÀ‹ ðF™èÀ‹ Frequently Asked Questions about Marsiling Murasu E-Newsletter 1. ñ£˜CLƒ ºó² I¡QîN¡ «ï£‚è‹ â¡ù ? «ï£‚è‹ : õ°Šð¬ø‚°‹, i†®Ÿ°‹ ªî£ì˜¬ð õ÷˜Šð«î£´ ñ£íõ˜èO¡ Fø¡è¬÷»‹ Üõ˜èÀ¬ìò ð¬ìŠ¹è¬÷»‹ ܃WèKŠðîŸè£ù å¼ î÷ˆ¬î à¼õ£‚°î™. What is the objective of the Marsiling Murasu? Objective: To provide a platform to showcase students' work and essential information which fosters a connection between the classroom and the home to the parents. 2. ñ£˜CLƒ ºó² I¡Qî› à¼õ£‚èˆF™ ÝCKò˜èO¡ ðƒ° â¡ù ? Ü¡ø£ì‹ õ°ŠH½‹, i†®½‹ à¼õ£‚°‹ ð¬ìŠ¹è¬÷ˆ ªî£°ˆ«î ªõOJ†´ Mìô£‹. What is the role of teachers in the contribution of Marsiling Murasu E-Newsletter? The teachers’ contribution is to use the students’ daily learning experiences to collate interesting, creative and exemplary works. 3. ñ£˜CLƒ ºó² I¡Qî› à¼õ£‚èˆF™ ªðŸ«ø£˜èO¡ ðƒ° â¡ù ? ñ£íõ˜èO캜÷ Fø¬ñè¬÷ Þî¡Íô‹ ÜP‰¶ªè£‡´, ñ£íõ˜èO¡ ð¬ìŠHŸ° á‚躋, Ýîó¾‹, H¡Û†ìº‹ õöƒAù£™ «ð£¶‹. [ªðŸ«ø£˜ ÝCKò˜ ÆìˆF™, ªðŸ«ø£˜èœ ñ£íõ˜èO¡ ð¬ìŠ¬ð»‹ ÝCKò˜èO¡ á‚般 ªõ°õ£èŠ ð£ó£†®ù˜. What is the role of parents in compiling Marsiling Murasu E-Newsletter? Parents should motivate their children in their writings and creative works. (parents appreciated the teachers’ encourgement to the students and the creative works of the students’ in parents teachers meeting)

4. ñ£˜CLƒ ºó² I¡Qî› ò£ó£™, ò£¼‚° à¼õ£‚èŠð†ì¶ ? Þ‹I¡Qî› ñ£íõ˜è÷£™ ñ£íõ˜èÀ‚° à¼õ£‚èŠð†ì¶. ÝCKò˜èœ õNï숶ù˜è÷£è ñ†´«ñ Þ¼Šð˜. By whom and for whom was Marsiling Murasu E-Newsletter created? This E Newsletter was created to the students by the students themselves. The teachers are only the facilitators. 5. ñ£˜CLƒ ºó² I¡QîN™ â¡ù ªñ¡ªð£¼œ ðò¡ð´ˆF àœk˜èœ ? «è£ó™ ®ó£ X3 What software was used to create Marsiling Murasu E-Newsletter? I have used CorelDRAW X3 to create Marsiling Murasu E-Newsletter. 6. ñ£˜CLƒ ºó² I¡QîN™ âõŸ¬øªò™ô£‹ Þ싪ðø„ ªêŒòô£‹ ? 膴¬ó, è¬î, èM¬î, æMò‹, à¬óò£ì™, ªñ£N M¬÷ò£†´èœ, ð‡ð£†´‚ ÃÁèœ, Þó‡´ ðìƒèÀ‚°œ÷ MˆFò£êƒèœ, ðœOJ™ ï¬ìªðÁ‹ G蛄Cèœ, «ð£†®èÀ‚°„ ªê¡Á õ‰î ÜÂðõ‹, ñ£íõ˜èO¡ 𣘬õJ™ ÃPò 輈¶èœ, º¡¹œ÷ è¬îè¬÷Š 𮈶M†´ º®¾è¬÷ ñ£ŸP ⿶î™, îŸè£Lè G蛾, åŠð¬ìŠ¹ Þˆ¶ì¡ àƒèœ õ°ŠH™ ñ£íõ˜èÀ‚°‚ ªè£´‚°‹ ܬùˆ¶ «õ¬ôè¬÷»‹ Þ‹I¡QîN™ ªõOJìô£‹. What content can we include in Marsiling Murasu E-Newsletter? We can include Essay, Poetry, Painting, Dialogue, Language Games, Cultural and School Events, Differences Between Two Pictures, Competition Experience, Assignments, Describing Events, Voicing students point of view, Story-telling with a twist and Learning Experiences in the E-Newsletter. 7. ñ£˜CLƒ ºó² I¡Qîö£™ ãŸð´‹ ñèœ ò£¬õ ? 臵‚°Š ¹ôŠð´‹ õ¬èJ™ ñ£íõ˜èO¡ ⿈¶ˆ FøQ™ º¡«ùŸø‹ ãŸð´‹. 臵‚°Š ¹ôŠðì£ñ™ ñ£íõ˜èO¡ á‚躋, î¡ù‹H‚¬è»‹ õ÷¼‹. ñ£íõ˜èœ îƒèœ ð¬ìŠ¹è¬÷ õ°ŠH¡º¡ ð¬ì‚è ݘõ‹ 裆´õ˜. ñ£íõ˜èœ îƒèœ èŸø½‚°ˆ è«÷ ªð£ÁŠ«ðŸÁ, °¿ G¬ôJ™ º¿¬ñò£è ß´ð캮»‹. ñŸø ñ£íõ˜èO¡ ð¬ìŠ¹è¬÷ ݘõñ£èŠ ð®Šð«î£´ Üî¬ùŠ ðŸP î¡ è¼ˆ¶è¬÷‚ ÃP ñA›õ˜. What are the benefits of Marsiling Murasu E-Newsletter? The Tangible benefits are to improve the students’ writing skills.The intangible benefits are to motivate the sudents’ skills and self-confidence and motivated to write. At the end of the class, students are excited to present their work. They take ownership of their learning and are engaged in team work. Students enjoy reading and criticising each other’s stories.

8. ñ£˜CLƒ ºó² I¡Qî› à¼õ£‚èˆF™ cƒèœ âF˜ªè£‡ì êõ£™ ⶠ? ñ£˜CLƒ ºó² I¡Qî› à¼õ£‚è‹ å¼ Ã†´ ºòŸC, W›àò˜G¬ô õ°Š¹ ñ£íõ˜èO¡ ð¬ìŠ¹è¬÷ «ñ™ àò˜G¬ô õ°Š¹ ñ£íõ˜èœ ð¬ìŠ¹è¬÷ˆ ªî£°Šð êŸÁ Ã´î™ «ïó‹ «î¬õŠð†ì¶. What are the challenges you faced in creating the E-Newsletter? This is a team work among the teachers and students of the Tamil Department. But, we needed extra time to collat the students’ works. (The upper secondary students edit the works of lower secondary and works of upper secondary are scrutinized by the teachers concerned). 9. ñ£˜CLƒ ºó² Þî› I¡Qîö£è à¼õ£‚è è£óí‹ â¡ù ? ÞòŸ¬è¬òŠ ð£¶è£‚辋, ñ£íõ˜èœ ðòí‹ ªêŒ»‹«ð£¶‹ 𮂰‹ «ï£‚°ì¡ ñ£˜CLƒ ºó² Þî› I¡Qîö£è à¼õ£‚èŠð†ì¶. What is the notion to create Marsiling Murasu newsletter in the form of E-Newsletter? E-Newsletter is environmentally friendly and the students can read this paper during travel. 10. ñ£˜CLƒ ºó² I¡ùîN¡ âF˜è£ôˆ F†ìƒèœ ò£¬õ ? ñ£˜CLƒ ºó² I¡ùîN¡ âF˜è£ôˆ F†ìƒèœ : 1. îI› ºó² GÁõù ÜFè£KèÀì¡ ñ£íõ˜è¬÷‚ èô‰¶¬óò£ì„ ªêŒ¶ Þˆ¶¬øJ™ «ñ½‹ ñ£íõ˜èÀ‚°‚ èŸÁ‚ªè£´‚è„ ªêŒî™. 2. Cø‰î ð°F«ïó ⿈î£÷˜è¬÷ˆ «î´‹ Ý¡¬ô¡ ªõOf´èœ °Pˆ¶ Mõ£F‚èˆ îI›ºó² Ü™ô¶ ªõOf†´ GÁõùƒèOL¼‰¶ CøŠ¹ M¼‰Fù˜è¬÷ ܬöˆ¶ ñ£íõ˜èÀì¡ èô‰¶¬óò£ì„ ªêŒî™. 3. Þ÷‹ ⿈î£÷˜è÷£ù ï‹ ñ£íõ˜èÀ‚è£è„ Cô õ¬ôˆî÷ƒè¬÷ˆ «î˜‰ªî´Šð¶, °PŠð£è àò˜G¬ôŠ ðœO ñ£íõ˜èO¡ ð¬ìŠ¹è¬÷ ªõOJ´õ‹ «ð£†®èÀ‚° âšõ£Á ⿶õ¶ â¡ð¶ ðŸP»‹ ñ£íõ˜èOì‹ å¼ MNŠ¹í˜¬õ ãŸð´ˆ¶î™. Going further what are the plans for the Marsiling Murasu E-Newsletter? The Tamil Department moves forward and proposes the following: 1. Providing post exam activities based on the E Newsletter. 2. Inviting guest speakers from Tamil Murasu (Singapore Tamil Paper) or Publishing companies to discuss on online publications who are looking for good freelance writers. 3. To look into some websites for writers and specifically for secondary school children who want to publish and discuss how to write for contests.