LANGUAGE IN INDIA

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Volume 18:1 January 2018
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Life Skills through English Language Laboratory in
Educational Institutions of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh

Satheesh Erugu, M.A., B.Ed., (EFLU) SET, (Ph.D.)

Abstract

Abstract The extensive use of preinstalled programmes has been reducing the teaching role in an English language laboratory. A few programmes have the flexibility to modify the questions according to the need of the students in order to achieve the aims and objectives of the language laboratory. English language laboratory can function as a Spoken English Centre because laboratory is meant for language tutorials to the students who cannot perform well along with other students. Actually, these are to be attended by students who voluntarily opt for remedial English classes, but all students are encouraged to come. Lessons and exercises are being recorded on a weekly basis so that the students are exposed to a variety of listening and speaking drills. The separation of the classes has not been taking place according to the level of competence the students have. The language laboratory especially benefits students who are deficient in English and also aims at confidence-building for interviews and competitive examinations. The Language Laboratory sessions also need to include more word games, quizzes, debates and skits, etc., but the objectives of the competitive examinations have been missing in the language lab curriculum. There is scope for identifying methods to strengthen the English language laboratories as equivalent time of regular classes is being spent in a laboratory.

Keywords: language laboratory, pre-installation of programmes, insufficient programmes, modern needs of the language use, life skills, Telengana and Andhra Pradesh schools

Introduction

Most of the modern established universities, colleges and schools are equipped with language laboratories. Thought it is very expensive to establish language laboratories, providing language laboratory classes to students have become mandatory in educational institutions.

The States will establish state of the art, appropriate, cost effective and adequate ICT and other enabling infrastructure in all secondary schools. Based on the size of the school, needs of the ICT programme and time sharing possibilities, States will define an optimum ICT infrastructure in each school. Not more than two students will work at a computer access point at a given time. At least one printer, scanner, projector, digital camera, audio recorders and such other devices will be part of the infrastructure. (National Policy on ICT in School Education, 2012)

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Satheesh Erugu, M.A., B.Ed., (EFLU) SET, (Ph.D.)
Research Scholar
Osmania University
Hyderabad
Telangana
India
esh4eng@gmail.com

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