‘Use of Authentic materials in ELT at the Tertiary level in Engineering colleges: Some approaches and experiments’ by R. Nilavu

Abstract

English language is a vital factor in one’s career. The thirst for improvement and the impact for the language are developing in leaps and bounds particularly among the tertiary level students. English Language Teaching to such tertiary level students who are the speakers of other languages is the need of the hour. Students of Engineering colleges have to be trained for their professional career which includes making them highly communicative imbibing the four skills LSRW. At the same time, it is the prime duty of the teachers to give the students enough exposure on the current relevant events and enhance their language. The writer aims at achieving both at a single throw using authentic materials. Enough approaches have been made using articles, reports and news items from newspapers and magazines. The result is that the students found the class interesting, enlivening and entertaining at the same time paved way for language learning. The success of the methodology adopted is measured by the interest shown by the students. (more…)

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‘Hypothesis Testing of Cochran’s Q Test and z- test on 10 most frequently mispronounced words of Mewari ESL Learners in Rajasthan’ by Asif Iqbal

Abstract

Mispronunciation of English words is a common problem among second language learners and this paper highlights the common problems that students face be it in terms of phonemic awareness or the feeling of inferiority. This paper is part of the interdisciplinary research study that was carried out on fifty commonly mispronounced words in region of Mewar i.e. Bhilwara, Rajsamand, Chittaurgarh and Udaipur. It identifies the ten most mispronounced words in the region of Mewar gender-wise, region-wise and further looks into the frequency of mispronunciations of second language learners in Mewar. It also provides insight into problems of language acquisition by Indian second language learners in their day to day lives. (more…)

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‘Changing Roles of Teachers with ICT in Teaching and Learning of English as Second and Foreign Language’ by Khushboo Kuddus

Abstract

The breakthrough of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) has dramatically changed the modern life in almost all the aspects. The association of ICT in our daily life is inevitable. The integration of ICT in English Language Teaching, (ELT) as Foreign Language (FL) or Second Language (SL) has made the teaching and learning easier, authentic, active and effective. It has also affected the traditional teaching and learning process and has brought changes in the traditional roles of teachers.

Objective

This paper tends to provide an overview of importance of ICT in teaching and learning of English as a second or a foreign language. It analyses the factors which make the integration of ICT in language teaching and learning successful. Moreover, it discusses the changing roles of teachers with ICT and the importance of regular teacher’s training for effective employment of ICT tools in teaching. (more…)

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