International Research Journal of Engineering and Technology (IRJET) Volume: 09 Issue: 05 | May 2022
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Enhancing Communication Skills of the Learners in ELT Classrooms: An Overview R. Catherine Shaniga1, Dr. M. Ilankumaran2 1Research
Scholar in English, Noorul Islam Centre for Higher Education, Kumaracoil, Thuckalay, Tamil Nadu, India. Geetha Jeevan Arts and Science College, Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu, PIN – 628 722, India. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------***------------------------------------------------------------------------2Principal,
Abstract
Communication is the primary mode of transferring information between two or more people. Communication skill is meant for imparting and exchanging information using certain language skills such as speaking, writing, or using some other medium. As English is the global language, the craze for the English language has resulted in the commercialization of teaching English in countries like India, where there is a need for a common ‘link language’ amidst a wide range of regional languages. Education has become a profit-oriented business, and the welfare of the students has not been concerned. In India, the traditional method of teaching English in the language classroom has not been changed for ages. Education is centered on examination, thus the importance and goal of teaching English as a second language remain untested. Only memorization and reproducing the content is given priority by the present educationalists, as their prime motive is to score good marks not to develop efficiency in the target language. Thus, the quality and purpose of teaching and learning English as a second language remains questionable. This research article analyses the methods and activities to cultivate communication skills among the learners. It also offers some innovative ideas and techniques to solve the problems faced by the students in attaining fluency in communication and vocabulary. It also drives the point that teachers have to be capable and sophisticated with personal and professional advancement to promote the learners’ interest in learning the target language effectively.
Keywords: Communication, Language Skills, Global Language, Innovative Ideas, Professional Advancement. Introduction Language is the means of communication among human beings that includes both spoken and written forms. It consists of the use of words in an ordered and conventional way. Language as a system of communication is used by every country and community. Human beings can exchange information, thoughts, opinions, needs, ideas, instructions, emotions, feelings, and imaginations through language through communication. Communicative means of a language is referred to the linguistic aspect of the particular language. Every individual needs to communicate to share their knowledge with others and it depends on one’s own personal interest and skills. Effective communication skills are necessary for both personal and professional development. The ultimate aim of communication is to convey the message effectively so that the receiver understands it without any hardships. The general forms of communication are oral and written communications. English is not only a primary language of the countries conquered by the British. Most of the countries follow and consider English as a second language due to the influence of English in the business world and banking. As English is the common language used for communication, everyone learns English to get in touch with others at the international level. For example, English plays a vital role in India because most of the states in the country have their regional language. Thus, English has a common role as a language to communicate with other state people in India.
Language Language as a vehicle of communication conveys an individual’s ideas, opinions, thoughts, emotions, and feelings to another person directly through words. It serves through three components: the sounds, the structures, and the words. According to Chomsky, language is a set of sentences. Different communities speak different languages. Each language has its sounds, grammatical, syntactical, and lexical forms. Above all, it is factual that language is primarily spoken and not written. It
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