LANGUAGE IN INDIA

Strength for Today and Bright Hope for Tomorrow

Volume 13:6 June 2013
ISSN 1930-2940

Managing Editor: M. S. Thirumalai, Ph.D.
Editors: B. Mallikarjun, Ph.D.
         Sam Mohanlal, Ph.D.
         B. A. Sharada, Ph.D.
         A. R. Fatihi, Ph.D.
         Lakhan Gusain, Ph.D.
         Jennifer Marie Bayer, Ph.D.
         S. M. Ravichandran, Ph.D.
         G. Baskaran, Ph.D.
         L. Ramamoorthy, Ph.D.
Assistant Managing Editor: Swarna Thirumalai, M.A.

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Communicative English in Teaching-Learning Process: A Critical Analysis

Dr. Pradeep Kumar Debata, M.A., M.Phil, Ph.D.

Abstract

The aspiration for accomplished communication has brought an enviable demand for teaching English across the globe. People want to develop their command over English. Students want to master English to a high level of accuracy and fluency. The demand for appropriate teaching medium has turned out to be mandatory. Until now, different mediums and approaches have been used for teaching English in the classroom. There are many varying opinions with regard to the issues i.e. which medium is more effective in teaching English as a foreign language in classroom. Moreover, the most important issue is how to teach English in our classrooms. At present Communicative Language teaching is the call of the hour as it has been continuously adopted by textbooks and curriculum in different levels of education. Therefore, the author has very minutely emphasised the teaching of English through skill-based pedagogy.

Keywords: Lingua franca, Chunk, Language Commission, Internationalisation.

Minimum Working Knowledge

The importance of English is felt globally nowadays. But, in Indian context it is less used as a lingua franca. It is really felt that English is to be taught principally as language. Most of our students need only a communicative or working knowledge of English because they only need to express themselves clearly in English. For this reason they do not prefer to read English Literature as its function is somewhat different from that of knowing the language. English Literature should be read by choice by those who have the special liking for it. Indeed the study of literature is an advantage for the person who knows the language.

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Dr. Pradeep Kumar Debata
Head of the Department of English
Kalinga Polytechnic
KIIT University
Bhubaneswar 751024
Odisha
India
debatapradeep@yahoo.com
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