This skill, now available on Amazon Alexa-supported devices,
brings with it a whole collection of stories, fun facts, trivia, quizzes and
rewards.
Amazon
Alexa now has a new skill to help enhance students enhance their English
vocabulary through listening and comprehension. The new skill, powered by
publishing platform Pearson India and called MyPedia, is now available on all
Amazon Echo smart speakers, Echo Show smart displays, and the Alexa app for
smartphones. It brings with it a whole collection of stories, fun facts,
trivia, quizzes and rewards that make English learning easy and fun.
The MyPedia skill
is designed to enhance the interest of students in the English language. The
stories used in the skill can inspire them to be authors and be imaginative
while writing in English. The skill’s simple voice interface can enable
students to learn in an interactive manner, at their own pace
To get started,
enable the skill and say "Alexa, open MyPedia",
or simply "Alexa, I want to learn English".
“Our teams are
constantly working to add new features and experiences so that the Alexa voice
service is more relevant and useful for users. Today we are delighted to add
the capability of learning English with the Pearson MyPedia skill. The
combination of interactive learning and the simplicity of voice interactions
with Alexa will make this a fun experience for users of all age groups",
said Puneesh Kumar, country manager for Alexa Experiences and Devices, Amazon
India.
“We have worked
with Amazon Alexa team to build Pearson MyPedia skill that will help learners
improve their English language abilities through storytelling. The skill can
supplement reading and writing of the English language in a new, effective, and
fun way”, said Ramesh Subbarao, Vice President – Portfolio, South Asia,
Pearson.
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