LANGUAGE IN INDIA

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Volume 12 : 12 December 2012
ISSN 1930-2940

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Issues in the Development of English Language
for the Engineering Students — A Classroom Experiment

Prof. Venkateswarlu Barla, B.Tech., PGDM (IIMA), LL.B, Ph.D.
Abhishek Barla, BS (Final)

Introduction

Classroom experiments are activities where any number of students work in groups on carefully designed guided inquiry questions. Materials provide students with the means of collecting data through interaction with typical laboratory materials, data simulation tools or a classroom environment, with a series of questions and discussions that lead to discovery-based learning. This study involved an experiment for development of English language for the first year Engineering students at Visakhapatanam, India on a sample of 108 students out of 120 students of section - A & Section-B.

This Classroom experiment differed from classroom demonstration because the students were involved in participation. However, just as in an interactive class room demo, students involved in the classroom experiment were be asked to make predictions and to reflect upon their observations (Brown, H. D. (1990) .It involved collecting observations or observing actions to try to answer a question or solve a problem. However, there were research and teaching experiments. Classroom experiments did this as part of a class to help students learn more about the material they were studying. In this case, the hypothesis to be tested was derived from material contained in textbooks or other course materials. The experiment involved both control and treatment groups in order to facilitate comparison. In the classroom, an observational experiment where students "see what happens" was also used when they were in discussions and presentations. The experiment involved comparison of LSRW system with a newly proposed system of L.O.U.D.E.R (Listening, Observing, Understanding, Discussing, Experiencing, Reviewing). When results of the experiment were collated it was found that the students opted for the new system. However large scale studies are recommended to institutionalize the proposed system.

Key Words: L.S.R.W, L.O.U.D.E.R, Factors of Learning English

Introduction

Students learn a new language quicker and easily than others in many cases. This fact is known by all who have themselves learned a second language or taught those who are using their second language in school. Some language learners are successful by virtue of their sheer determination, hard work and persistence. Yet there are other crucial factors influencing success that are largely beyond the control of the learner. Such factors can be broadly categorized as internal and external. It is their complex interplay that determines the speed and facility with which the new language is learnt (Alatis (Ed.).

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Abhishek Barla, BS
Florida Institute of Technology, USA
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