LANGUAGE IN INDIA

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Volume 17:4 April 2017
ISSN 1930-2940

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The Second Language through the First Language –
An Experimental Approach

Dr. R. Murugan
Prof. N. Lakshmana Perumal

Abstract

This paper entitled ‘The Second Language through the First Language – An Experimental Approach’ attempts to teach the second language to the learner through his mother tongue. This idea is resulted due to the fact that the learner to some extent is familiar with the concepts in his mother tongue, but the actual problem is in making sentences in English. At the initial stage, the learner finds it difficult to think in English and convert the same in English. Hence the authors started exploring a method where the learner gets the concepts in his mother tongue and is initiated to convert the same in English. Here the status is the stock is sufficient, but the supply lacks free flow. On receiving the first version of the converted matter from the vernacular language to English the authors carefully identify the problem areas of the learner. A thorough analysis is made in the presence of the learner with an attempt to rectify the overall defects in the writing.

After this, a second attempt is made and a considerable improvement is experienced. By this time, the learner gains some knowledge of writing sentences of his own. If another attempt is made there will be a lot of improvement.

Keywords: Teaching English, different methods, problems, implementation, language skills, fledged training, confidence, implementation level

Acquisition of Language Skills at the Entry Level of Engineering Course

Training the second language with respect to almost all skills at the entry level of an engineering course has become a difficult task in the present scenario. A higher satisfactory level is not generally realized by the teachers of English. Having knowledge about the different methods of teaching English, the teachers’ problems arise at the implementation level on the learners. This difficulty is due to many reasons.

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Dr. R. Murugan, M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of English
Aruna Vidhya Arts & Science College
Chengam Taluk
Tiruvannamalai – 606 704
Tamilnadu
India
rlmurugan1976@gmail.com

N. Lakshmana Perumal, M.A., M.Phil., (Ph.D.)
Professor of English
Valliammai Engineering College
Chennai 603 203
Tamilnadu
India
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