Mavis Computel Ltd., has developed (and owns copyrights to) the Talking Books™ and Talking Posters™ in collaboration with expert educators, for the purpose of using technology to advance quality teaching and learning. The products in this series effectively engage learners in languages they understand (English, Hausa, Igbo, Yoruba, French, etc.) to enable them learn new languages and more.
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The Talking Paper Products are fully illustrated, coloured, interactive audio-visual digital paper books and posters. The Talking Books™ are for learners and Talking Posters™ (up to A0 paper size) are for teachers/facilitators. The Talking Books and Posters increase the scope and frequency of instruction and practice, and also extend quality learning beyond the walls of the classroom to wherever the learners are, for greatly enhanced learner performance. The books are developed in collaboration with expert educators, university professors and linguists to give a high quality product.
How it Works:
The product is simple to use. Just turn on the Talking Pen and tap on the pages of the book to hear the audio in English (first) and then the language you are learning (e.g. Yoruba). The books contain words, sentences, rhymes, stories, games, music and more to make learning the language fun and easy.
The current versions available are:
• English-learning-Hausa
• English-learning-Igbo
• English-learning-Yoruba
• English-learning-French
More versions that will be released later this year include:
• English-learning-Spanish
• English-learning-English
• Mathematics
• Basic Science
• ….and more.
The products have been well received in the market and have seen orders from various parts of Nigeria, as well as people buying to send to their relatives abroad (US, UK, Canada, South Africa, etc.)
We can also digitize other Nigerian languages like Ijaw, Tiv, Fulfulde, etc. into the Talking Books format – on request. Also, Authors, Book Publishers, etc can contact us to digitize their existing (or new) books into the interactive Talking Book format.
Pricing: The initial launch price of the Talking Books was N36,000 for a pack (One Talking Pen + One Language Talking Book + Wall charger for the pen’s built-in rechargeable battery) and N49,500 (for the Talking + the 4 language books + wall charger). However, the company is in the process of raising funds through investments and also through appointing distributors to market the products locally and internationally. The goal is to bring down the price from N36,000/pack to N15,000/pack (below $75) in the coming months (check back on our website from time to time to see when this new pricing comes into effect). The company is running a promo at the moment. Customers who want to buy at the moment can buy the 4-Language Pack (Hausa, Igbo, Yoruba and French) for N36,000 (as against N49,500).
More details of the prodducts are available on www.maviseducation.com
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