Vijay Kumar Roy, ed. English Language Teaching: New Approaches and Methods (2013). Ars Artium Vol. 2 (January 2014): 239-242. (original) (raw)

English Language Teaching: (methods

English has a status of associate language, but in fact it is the most important language of India. After Hindi it is the most commonly spoken language in India and probably the most read and written language in India. English in India is used not only for communicating with the outside world, but also for inter-state and intrastate communication. Because of the great ethnic and linguistic diversity found within our nation, English acts as an indispensable ‘link’ language. Indians who know English often mingle it with Indian languages in their conversation. It is also usual among Indians to abruptly move to speak fluent English in the middle of their conversations. English also serves as the communicator among Indians who speak different languages. English is very important in some systems – legal, financial, educational and business in India. (Narayana, Nair and Mishra)

Teaching English as a Second Language21.-Pallavi-Gupta-paper-final.pdf

Abstract Proficiency of a teacher cannot be judged by his/ her presence in the classroom and initiates communication with students in English language. It is the responsibility of an ideal teacher to make his/her students comfortable in his/ her presence first and then tries to know them and helps them to understand his/ her lectures. A teacher must pay attention on both kinds of teaching- theoretical as well as practical knowledge so that he/ she may motivate his/ her students to learn this language with enjoyment and excitement and the students may have better opportunities in their professional caree

Innovations in English Language Teaching - Bridging the Gap Between Theory and Practice

2013

English language teaching has acquired greater attention and importance as never before in the context of its position as a global language. As an immediate offshoot of this scenario, the demand for Communicative Skills in English has been on the rise in all fields. Obviously the demand has brought a lot of pressure on English teachers to perform and produce good results. Consequently English Teachers and class room practices in teaching English have come into sharp focus for the assessment of the state and stage of teaching English in Indian classrooms. English Language Teaching is now at a crucial juncture as a number of methods, approaches and innovations have been discussed in series of seminars and conferences arranged at various colleges and universities in India. A few of them have already been in practice for a considerable time but found to be short of expectations in improving the language skills of the stakeholders. It needs a lot of motivation, innovation and commitment ...