LANGUAGE IN INDIA

Strength for Today and Bright Hope for Tomorrow

Volume 13:11 November 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.
         C. Subburaman, Ph.D. (Economics)
Assistant Managing Editor: Swarna Thirumalai, M.A.

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Assessment of Reading Habits among Engineering students and
Strategies for Enhancing Reading Skills

Mrs. D. Jeyamala, Ph. D Scholar and Dr. Pauline Das, Ph.D.

What is Reading?

Reading is a complex cognitive process of decoding symbols in order to construct or derive meaning. Like all language, it is a complex interaction between the text and the reader which is shaped by the reader’s prior knowledge, experiences, attitude, and language community which is culturally and socially situated. The reading process requires continuous practice, development, and refinement.

Reading Helps in Bettering Our Communication Skills

Reading helps in bettering our communication skills. Bettering our communication skills aims at:

• Empowering students for career opportunities and economic development.

• Reading improves their overall English language skills as well as critical thinking, oral presentation, interviewing, debate, and research skills as needed by future engineers and technical experts.

• Reading helps to increase their awareness of issues and concerns of busi¬nesses in emerging technologies.

Importance of Reading in English and Its Special Relevance to India

The historical circumstances of India (having been ruled by the British for over two centuries) have given the Indians an easy access to mastering English language, and innumerable opportunities for advancement in the field of science and technology. Many Indians have become so skilled in English language and have won many international awards for creative and comparative literatures during the last few years. Of late Indian authors have won the prestigious booker prizes for their books. Over the years, English language has become one of our principal assets in getting a global leadership for films made by Indians in English language.

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Mrs. D. Jeyamala, Ph.D. Scholar
Karunya University &
Secondary Grade Assistant
Adhilakshmi Primary School
Sundarapuram
Coimbatore
Tamilnadu
India
jeyamalad@gmail.com

Dr. Pauline Das
Associate Professor,
Department of English
Karunya University
Coimbatore
Tamilnadu
India
paulinemdas@gmail.com

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