#59, Article: English Language Communication Skills Laboratory for Engineering Students: Syllabus, Objectives, Advantages and the Role of Teacher

English Language Communication Skills Laboratory for Engineering Students: Syllabus, Objectives, Advantages and the Role of Teacher

by A. RAMESH BABU

Abstract:

English Language Communication Skills Laboratory, a course for undergraduate engineering and technology students studying at colleges affiliated to the Jawaharlal Nehru Technology University, Hyderabad, India was introduced in August 2005. The main objective of the course is to develop students’ communication skills and send them for campus placement or recruitment. It would help not only for the rural and regional medium background students but also English medium students to improve their communication skills. Many students are in hesitation and worry to come on the dais to present a paper. This paper gives a detailed picture of the English lab syllabus, objectives and advantages to students by lab which make develops students’ communication skills in English, the problems of the students and the role of teacher in guiding students in the English lab.

Like Intermediate English course, the first-year Engineering English course has also focused on reading and writing skills. Final examinations are based on only the student’s these skills. In this context, it was decided that students should be trained in the skills which recruiters look for engineering students who prepare for on-campus recruitment so English language communication skills laboratory was introduced in August 2005. The main objective of the lab is to prepare the students for campus recruitment. The lab makes the students to habit of listening and speaking with accurate pronunciation. Students can record their own voice and play back for self evoluation. It acts as a platform for learning, practicing and producing language skills through interactive lessons and communicative mode of teaching. Language laboratories are for drills and for listening comprehention. It is also used for consolidating the learning. Language lab may have the following objectives, purposes, functions to work upon. (more…)

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#57, Research Paper: ‘Bye Bye Blackboard: Learning Language through Web Technology’ by Devi Archana Mohanty

ABSTRACT

It is now quite clear that English has become a necessity today. We need it in different fields of life. It is the only valid language that can be understood by everyone across the globe. Hence it has become crucial for language learners to learn and acquire all the skills of this language such as reading, writing, listening, and speaking effectively and efficiently. Use of technology in language learning proves to be a panacea, a solution to the educational challenges we face in the fast changing learning environment. Technology is a powerful means to enhance our abilities, to think, to learn, to communicate and to use our brains creatively and logically. The aim of this study is to discuss the role of web technology in English language learning environment and the need for a change in teacher’s role. Web based technologies and powerful internet connections provide new possibilities and latest trends for language teachers and learners. The focal point of the discussion is the potential of web based technology and internet connection in liberating users from routine tasks and empower them, for instance to focus on the creative and cognitive rather than traditional practice of learning. This study talks about enthusiasm, about innovation and excitement of language learning through web technology, the role of teachers in language teaching, and learners motivation in the learning process. (more…)

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#56: Research Paper: Integration of the Internet into a Language Curriculum in a Multicultural Society

The rapid growth of the Internet, the global collection of interconnected computer networks, is both stimulative and instructive. The Internet has become one of the most powerful resources in accessing…

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