LANGUAGE IN INDIA

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Volume 17:12 December 2017
ISSN 1930-2940

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Educational Technology for Professional Development of English
Teachers: A Case Study of the College Teachers of English in J&K

Dr. Syed Wajahat Hussain, Ph.D.

Abstract

Educational technology has become an integral part of the teaching/learning process. It plays the role of a facilitator to boost the ELT (English Language Teaching) classes by optimizing the instruction to a great extent. The judicious use of internet has become a bridging tool for the teachers to adopt new techniques of instruction. Educational technology is, no doubt, influencing both the teaching and student fraternity to transfer knowledge and the intellectual abilities. At present, the communication system has changed the entire process of knowledge transfer. Efficient teaching procedures are primarily focused on the exchange of thoughts and ideas and educational technology has been accepted as an additional aid in the transfer of knowledge. There are various programmes that can be adopted for purposeful language teaching, like power point presentations, graphic designs to the words, animation and picturesque way of instruction, etc. These modes of teaching have contributed immensely in enterprising and enlightening the English language teaching to a great extent. Therefore, educational technology helps language teachers to be more competent and practical in language classrooms so that they may be able to teach in modern way to modern generation.

This paper tries to find out the major roles of the educational technology for the professional development of the English language teachers in Jammu and Kashmir.

Keywords: ELT in J&K, Educational Technology, Effective materials, Professional Development, Role of Teacher.

English Teaching in Jammu and Kashmir

The English Language is taught as a second or foreign language in Jammu & Kashmir. Most of the rural areas of this state lack the basic facilities for teaching of English. Today, the English language has become a global language. We cannot get access to knowledge of any field without knowing this language. It is very important for the English language teachers to use modern educational technology especially in the rural areas of Jammu and Kashmir in order to enhance the quality of teaching of the English language. Remote and far-off areas of Jammu and Kashmir are in need of trained resource –persons for better training in language skills. The goal of language teachers is to promote learners’ competence in listening, speaking, reading, and writing. We cannot avoid teaching of English without the use of Grammar-Translation method, Direct method, Audio-lingual method or Communicative method but these methods are to be supported by the Educational Technology. Students of Urban areas enjoy maximum benefits of the modern Educational technology like the use of computer with internet facility where they can learn a lot of language related items. Rural teachers are to be trained in such language components so that they can meet with the requirements of the rural students. In this way the students of rural and far-off areas can compete with the urban students. In this paper an attempt is made to highlight certain basic uses and areas of the educational technology that can be used for professional development.

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Dr. Syed Wajahat Hussain, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of English
Government Degree College
Poonch185101
Jammu and Kashmir
India
wajahathussain3@gmail.com

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