LANGUAGE IN INDIA

Strength for Today and Bright Hope for Tomorrow

Volume 14:3 March 2014
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.
         C. Subburaman, Ph.D. (Economics)
Assistant Managing Editor: Swarna Thirumalai, M.A.

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Strategies to Enhance Communication Skills among the First Generation Students at the Tertiary Level

S. Diravidamani M.A., B.Ed., and Dr. R.Saravana Selvan, Ph.D.

Introduction

In this era of globalization, jobs are open for graduates who are proficient in communication skills. People can function efficiently in the academic and professional fields with proficiency in communication skills. Consequently, a course in communication skills is included in the undergraduate classes in most of the colleges and universities.

Learning to Speak

Communication skill fulfils a number of general and discipline-specific pedagogical functions. Learning to speak is an important goal in itself, for it equips First Generation students with skills that they can use for the rest of their lives. Despite the need, and the varied ways of including communication skills in curriculum, there appears a limited research available that provides a more precise understanding of the methods and approaches of teaching communication skills for undergraduate students. Communication skill covers a wide area, ranging from formal presentations to participation in teams and meetings.

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S. Diravidamani, M.A., B.Ed.
Ph.D. Research Scholar
Dept. of English & Foreign Languages
Bharathiar University
Coimbatore-641046
Tamilnadu
India
mani.diravi@gmail.com

Dr. R. Saravana Selvan, M.A., M.Phil., M.Ed., P.G.D.J., P.G.D.T.E., Ph.D.
Associate Professor & Head i/c.
Dept. of English & Foreign Languages
Bharathiar University
Coimbatore-641046
Tamilnadu
India
raja_saravanan@rediffmail.com
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