ELT Management

Observations of in-service teachers within the British Council network of teaching centres play an evaluative and developmental role, central to maintaining a teaching staff representative of the values and outlook of the organisation. This paper looks at the scheme as a whole and offers an evaluation of its potential effectiveness and shortcomings from an informed position (as an observer) and by highlighting both research and consultation with teachers, relevant to this aim. This analysis is limited to the functioning of one of the many hundreds of centres worldwide, and as such presupposes that any conclusions are limited by both space and time and should not be applied to any wider reach or population of teachers. However, the findings herein suggest that while the corporate mandate implied in this scheme may at times fail to connect with the needs of teachers on a personal level, the flexibility of the framework can allow for adjustments and personalisation as required when there is sufficient time and willingness demonstrated on the part of the line-managers and teacher-observers involved.

“English has become the world’s way of communicating internationally and inter-culturally just as the Christian Calendar is the world’s way of tracking time and as the Indo-Arabic numbers are the world’s way of counting.” So the importance of the English language is inevitable. The traditional methods of teaching can’t suffice in present globalised and competitive world. Teaching of English: New Dimensions contains twenty five research papers on new aspects of teaching English from primary to college levels. Each paper deals with innovative approaches and methods which can prove better for effective language teaching.
The papers deal with the importance and need of Computer Assisted Language Lab (CALL) in teaching English, the impact of Computer Mediated Communication (CMC) on English language learning, importance of Phonetics in teaching/learning English, teaching English through language games and flash cards, teaching language through literature, online learning, and how to develop listening, speaking, reading and writing skills.
Besides the above areas of ELT some papers deal with professional proficiency and effective communication skills which are essential tools for success in job interviews.

Contents


Preface
List of Contributors

1. Teaching ESL through CALL
S. Zahira Banu

2. Teaching English in Rural Areas Using Flash Cards
B. Zulaiha

3. Aspects of Cross Cultural Communication
Archana Parashar

4. General Techniques of Teaching English as a Second Language at Primary Level
Sandip Pandurangrao Chavan

5. How to Teach the Second Language?
Satendra Kumar

6. English Language Teaching: A Maze!
Bharat Pratap Patil

7. Second Language Acquisition: With Special Reference to Technical Students
Jyoti Sardana

8. Importance of English Language Teaching and Effective Communication Skills at Engineering College Level: Problems and Remedial Measures
Arabati Pradeep Kumar

9. Aspects of Second Language Learning
Bhavesh Chandra Pandey

10. Methods of Teaching English in India
Vandana Rajoriya
11. The Process of Language Understanding: Making Sense of Nonce Sense
Tushti Sharma

12. Place of Listening and Speaking Skills in English Language Curricula
Mohan Lal Mahto

13. Perspectives on Pronunciation in an ESL Class
Sophia Jaychandran

14. Efficient Reading: A Proficient Reading
Neeti Nehru & Anjali Srivastava

15. Aspects of Learner Autonomy and the Role of English Teacher in Promoting Them
Mohammad Shaukat Ansari

16. Communication Skills: As Essential Tools in the Era of Globalisation
Archana Bhattacharjee

17. Communication Skills as Prerequisites for Job
Dalvir Singh Gahlawat & Sudhir Narayan Singh

18. India: Politics and the English Language
Ramesh P. Chavan

19. Vivekananda’s Kali the Mother: A Stylistic Interpretation
Susanta Kumar Bardhan & Prashant Mishra

20. Teaching of English through a Novel of Toni Morrison
CL Shilaja

21. English in the World Today
Kavita Tyagi & Ashu Tomar
22. Professional Proficiency and Pioneering Practices in English Classroom
V. Sunitha

23. The Need and Importance of Communication Skills to the Engineering  Students: A Study in Context of Bihar
Tribhuwan Kumar

24. The Impact of Computer Mediated Communication (CMC) on English Language Learning
P. Madhurima Reddy
                             
25. English Language Teaching In India: Problems and Strategies
Smita Jha

26. Teaching English with Technology
Vijay Kumar Roy

Index