Cape Town - A sixteen-year-old learner from Claremont High School has developed an innovative educational application “My Word Bank” to assist learners that experience language difficulties.Benjamin Hammond said his app aims to address the barrier between conversational English and proficiency in academia through creating word banks and testing the user’s knowledge.
Inspiration for the app came from a learning support teacher at the school and his mother Wendy, who through years of observing and working with learners, noticed that they struggle when differentiating between conversational English and academic English. “The app is available offline, making it accessible to those that struggle with data or signal, both at home and at school.” he said.
Ned Doman High School principal Gwynne Philander said the first challenge in improving vocabulary and learning additional language is taking responsibility.