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English language learning course (view source)
Revision as of 05:52, 8 April 2018
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English in India has become an aspirational issue in education determining opening or closing of schools, enrolment of government versus private schools and so on. Learning in mother tongue and the associated impact on learning skills and attainments in different fields is still being debated among educationists, it is also true that English proficiency still determines mobility and employment opportunities in many ways, for a combination of reasons. Further, in India, it is important to recognize that English needs to be understood in the context of a multi-lingual language context. Language learning is now widely recognised as having two objectives – one of communicative competencies and using language for learning. English is no different and the Position Paper on Teaching of English recommends a similar approach for the teaching of English. In the context of a country like India where there are multiple languages, English is not to be seen stand alone but in the context of multiple languages.Yet another context in which the learning of English is being explored here is in the increasing use of digital technologies also referred to as Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in this article. ICT provide methods of creating and communicating in multiple formats and present new opportunities for building language competencies. Digital platforms also now make it possible to create multiple educational resources which can be offered to learners using multiple methods – combining physical and virtual means. This presents new possibilities and pathways for designing curricular materials and instructional design for learning English.It is against this backdrop that this resource on English learning has been developed. The resource has been developed as a series of modules focusing on building language competencies in English as well as using English for learning.
=== Objectives ===
=== Objectives ===
# To understand/ reinforce the different objectives and processes of language learning and the role of technology in this
# To understand/ reinforce the different objectives and processes of language learning and the role of technology in this