LANGUAGE IN INDIA

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Volume 16:7 July 2016
ISSN 1930-2940

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Honing English Speaking Skills in Engineering Students:
An Empirical Study Based on Self-perception

Ms. A. A. Vijaya Jyothi, M.A., B.Ed., Ph.D. Candidate
Ms. Serwani V. Swamy, M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D. Candidate

Abstract

Engineering students who come from remote rural areas and from a background of vernacular medium face difficulties in equipping language skills. There is a high competition in employability in Multi-national companies, where developing speaking skills in Engineering students is mandatory. Keeping in view this problem, a questionnaire was prepared which aims at identifying the main difficulties in speaking English faced by a selected sample of Engineering students in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. It seeks to establish students’ self-perception of difficulties based on a questionnaire survey to provide autonomous learning ability in students. Through this survey three research problems were investigated: (1) Students’ attitude towards speaking English (2) The common difficulties encountered by students while speaking English (3) Significant differences if any, according to the medium of instruction they received at school and intermediate level. A systematic analysis was carried out which suggests that active student learning should be incorporated, to improve speaking skills, encouragement is required, to curb passive reception of the learners. Students’ perceptions and suggestions were also considered which suggested, students centered learning in friendly environment.

Keywords: English as a foreign Language, self-perception of speaking difficulties, curriculum design.

Introduction

English is the most problematic language for most students where learners need to master this skill to express themselves wherever they work. In addition to this, the significance of English as a second language in classroom is compulsory for speaking and for other productive skills such as writing, reading or listening. Nevertheless, in many professional colleges, speaking skill is often not assessed and students are graded on their performance in written examinations which the students are well aware of. Therefore neither the students nor the teachers take the speaking part seriously.

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Ms. A. A. Vijaya Jyothi, M.A., B.Ed., Ph.D. Candidate
Assistant Professor
Department English & Humanities
Anil Neerukonda Institute of Technology & Sciences (ANITS)
Bheemunipatnam, Sanghivalasa
Visakhapatnam 531162
Andhra Pradesh
India
Vijayajyothi.english@anits.edu.in

Ms. Serwani V. Swamy, M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D. Candidate
Assistant Professor
Department English & Humanities
Anil Neerukonda Institute of Technology & Sciences (ANITS)
Bheemunipatnam, Sanghivalasa
Visakhapatnam 531162
Andhra Pradesh
India
serwani.english@anits.edu.in

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