ELT Task: Three Days interactions with Prof. J.H. Khan
16-18 August 2018
Three days guest lecture by Prof. J.H. Khan sir seems very fruitful and beneficial for all of us. We have learnt so many essential and important things about ELT by ELT specialist Khan sir. Here is brief over view of all these three days learning. Every day he deals with two interactions. In this way he has covered six interactions about English language learning. On first day he has discussed about Net-Slet in combine class with Sem 1 students.
Day 1
i) Developments preceding the dawn of the millenium
ii) Net-Slet: The great Challenge
Day 2
i) Initiation to ELT in higher education.
ii) English for specific purpose (ESP): The academic angle
Day 3
i) English for academic purposes- Liz Hamp Lyons
ii) Assessment and evaluation: The shifting paradigm
There are many important things spoken by Khan sir. On the very first day he spoke about the importance of learning and how to build confident in ourself to present each and every thing in a very effective way. He says that only knowledge helps us to build self confident.
Importance of skill
Now a days non employability is increasing among youths that is only because of lacking basic skills. One must need to improve skills to reach towards the goal. Creativeness helps us in improving various skills, a student need to be creative rather than only remaining in only text oriented skill. Out of text there is big world full of new ideas about life, about art etc.
The Rationale
Student need to be rational rather than emotional. Khan sir spoke about very strong idea about himself that he always prays about don't make him dependent on other. to be independent is the basic requirement.
Numeration inventions
There are numerous inventions by many scholars. But if people don't know how to use that inventions then it is useless and harmful for society. It may cause chaos. Every training is required, whether it is about building public relations or about improving communication skills. Then only the threat of non-employability can overcome.
How a university would be?
i)Flexible
ii) Innovative
iii) Creative
As a literary student we are not creating knowledge, even the PHD course also not creating knowledge. The ability to compete and to get motivated came only from creative Ideas. There is need of change in the system. As normally what we believe is in limiting each and everything, we never think of competition. Whatever marks we have got we don't do anything for improving it to one step more.
Seek knowledge
In order to gain knowledge we have to seek knowledge. In reality we are not seeking knowledge we are demanding knowledge. We have to do lots of hard work then only we can get the power to change. Useless seeking not carried any meaning.
Teacher's role
The very first thing a teacher must do is to motivate his/her students. The student should get positive response.
Difference in the university system of foreign countries and India
a) Trimester system
There is trimester system in foreign world where there are 10 weeks of teaching and 4 weeks of working vacations. There are many founadations courses, sandwich courses( means mixed courses)
b) Freedom of designing courses
Professors have their freedom to design their own courses in America, but that was not the case with Indian Professors.There should be learner oriented syllabus by keeping learners in mind and then designing the course. Otherwise the learners remains passive.
A person is considered as educated in true sense if he does these three important things:-
i) Use Information
ii) Gathered Information
iii) Seek Information
Developments of ICT
ICT developed a lot from 20th to 21st century. It enters in the field of education by providing various useful tools and helps to educate students in much easier way. Advanced technology in teaching field always required and ICT fulfils all these needs. from Laptop to projector, mike, podium everything is connected with ICT.
Argument by Alvin Toffler
Alvin Toffler's argues that "The control of knowledge is the crux of tomorrow's worldwide struggle for power in every human institution. He who controls access to knowledge has power. "
An educated person has power and authority in his/her area of knowledge. The law on the intellectual property led to issues of copyright and plagiarism on the one hand and put a price tag on the exixting knowledge sources on the other.
Communication Skills
Communication skills used to refer to a variety of skills:-
i) A verbal or language skills
a) Listening and Reading skills
b) Speaking and Writing skills
ii) Non verbal skills
a) Body language
b) Gestures
c) Eye contact
d) Postures
e) Facial expressions
iii) Interpersonal skills
It is communication between two or a small group of people communicating with each other or among themselves.
iv) Group team skills
Net-Slet session
In Net-Slet session sir has explained many important things like how to prepare, which type of books we prefer, how to do preparation, How to do systematic planning, need of good reading habits, about the structure of the test etc. At last he has given us task to write answer of five easy questions about Net-Slet preparation.
Day 2 & 3
Initiation
i) What is initiation? Why do we need initiation?
Initiation is the process of formally introducing someone to knowledge or skills related to an area of specialisation.
Like naming ceremony is also an initiation. Why do we give name to someone? to give them identity?
ii) What is 'ELT'? What are the central concerns of 'ELT'?
ELT (English language teaching) is very broad term.
ENL- English as a native language
ESL- English as a second language
EFL- English as a foreign language
Concerns
1. What to teach?
2. When to teach what?
3. Why to teach it?
4. How to teach it?
5. What materials to use?
6. What methodology to use?
7. What tools of testing to use for measuring the outcome of these decisions?
8. How to correct the anomalies noticed?
Higher Education
Education beyond school is called "Tertiary education" and Tertiary education also referred to as higher education.
ELT courses: Tertiary level
i) General english compulsory
ii) ESP business english
iii) Language and communication
Sound: Phonetics and Phonology
i) Phonetics
The study of sounds of a language with reference to their articulated and acoustic properties and auditory aspect of language use.
ii) Phonology
The study of sounds of a language with regard to their structure, systematic patterning, distinctive features etc.
Grammar
Morphology
Morphology is the study of the internal structure of words including, inflexional and derrivational suffixes, other affixes, word compounds, and even Etymology(i.e the study of the roots of the words)
Idea of Dy-ad: Teaching and Learning
Teaching and learning is dyad, one thing cannot be use without other or one is incomplete without other just like bread and butter. Teaching is always been discussed in the context of learning.
Learning is a change in performance as a result of experience, change in subject's behaviour, change in a person which is manifested as new modes or patterns of behaviour.
Language learning vs Language acquisition
Language learning is the product of language teaching, Language acquisition is a reference to learning without having to make a deliberate and conscious effort to master a given language.
Principles of Learning
1. Preparedness to learn
2. Comforting feelings
3. Active learner participation
4. Immediate positive reinforcement
5. Adequate practice
6. Learning by imitation
7. Understanding part whole-relationship
8. Use of structured materials
9. Differing language pace
10. Creating a climate conducive for language
11. Arousing and fulfilling expectations
12. Developing competencies
Variables in teaching
i) Presage variables: Teacher's formative experiences, training and personal qualities.
ii) Context variables: Community, environment, institution, and learners.
iii) Process variables: What the teacher does, what the learners do, how the teacher and learner behaves.
iv) Product variables: Immediate learner growth and long term effect on the learners.
Dimensions in language teaching
i) Organisational dimension
ii) Technological dimension
iii) Psychological dimension
iv) Sociological dimension
v) Pedagogical dimension
ELT and its various Manifestations
i) ESP - English for Specific purposes
ii)EAP/EOP- English for Academic purposes, English for occupational purposes
iii) ESAP- English for Specific Academic purposes
iv) EGP- English for General purposes
v) EST- English for Science and Technology
vi) EVP- English for Vocational purposes
vii) EGAP- English for General Academic purposes
Liz Hamp Lyons Argument
a) The root of EAP lie in a broader field of study called ESP.
b) EAP focuses on the teaching of English.
c) EAP is useful in universities that offer English as a medium of instruction.
English for Literary purposes
1. The language of poetry
a) Flexibility in the use of word order
b) Transfer of one class of words to another
c) Unusual collocations
d) Figures of speech
2. The language of drama
a) Use of dialogue in verse
b) Conventional use of dialect
c) Non-standard variety of English language
Whereas English for business, scientific, commercial purposes is totally different from English for literary purpose.
There are many more topics discussed by sir in class, like Characteristics of knowledge era, What is assessment and why do we need it, need for introspection, Historical perspective, Experience at a British University, Learner autonomy and Self assessment.
In this way we get the basic essential idea about ELT in these three days learning. It helps a lot in understanding the concept in clear cut way. With ease all points get covered by Prof. javed Khan sir about ELT.
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| English Language Teaching |
16-18 August 2018
Three days guest lecture by Prof. J.H. Khan sir seems very fruitful and beneficial for all of us. We have learnt so many essential and important things about ELT by ELT specialist Khan sir. Here is brief over view of all these three days learning. Every day he deals with two interactions. In this way he has covered six interactions about English language learning. On first day he has discussed about Net-Slet in combine class with Sem 1 students.
Day 1
i) Developments preceding the dawn of the millenium
ii) Net-Slet: The great Challenge
Day 2
i) Initiation to ELT in higher education.
ii) English for specific purpose (ESP): The academic angle
Day 3
i) English for academic purposes- Liz Hamp Lyons
ii) Assessment and evaluation: The shifting paradigm
There are many important things spoken by Khan sir. On the very first day he spoke about the importance of learning and how to build confident in ourself to present each and every thing in a very effective way. He says that only knowledge helps us to build self confident.
Importance of skill
Now a days non employability is increasing among youths that is only because of lacking basic skills. One must need to improve skills to reach towards the goal. Creativeness helps us in improving various skills, a student need to be creative rather than only remaining in only text oriented skill. Out of text there is big world full of new ideas about life, about art etc.
The Rationale
Student need to be rational rather than emotional. Khan sir spoke about very strong idea about himself that he always prays about don't make him dependent on other. to be independent is the basic requirement.
Numeration inventions
There are numerous inventions by many scholars. But if people don't know how to use that inventions then it is useless and harmful for society. It may cause chaos. Every training is required, whether it is about building public relations or about improving communication skills. Then only the threat of non-employability can overcome.
How a university would be?
i)Flexible
ii) Innovative
iii) Creative
As a literary student we are not creating knowledge, even the PHD course also not creating knowledge. The ability to compete and to get motivated came only from creative Ideas. There is need of change in the system. As normally what we believe is in limiting each and everything, we never think of competition. Whatever marks we have got we don't do anything for improving it to one step more.
Seek knowledge
In order to gain knowledge we have to seek knowledge. In reality we are not seeking knowledge we are demanding knowledge. We have to do lots of hard work then only we can get the power to change. Useless seeking not carried any meaning.
Teacher's role
The very first thing a teacher must do is to motivate his/her students. The student should get positive response.
Difference in the university system of foreign countries and India
a) Trimester system
There is trimester system in foreign world where there are 10 weeks of teaching and 4 weeks of working vacations. There are many founadations courses, sandwich courses( means mixed courses)
b) Freedom of designing courses
Professors have their freedom to design their own courses in America, but that was not the case with Indian Professors.There should be learner oriented syllabus by keeping learners in mind and then designing the course. Otherwise the learners remains passive.
A person is considered as educated in true sense if he does these three important things:-
i) Use Information
ii) Gathered Information
iii) Seek Information
Developments of ICT
ICT developed a lot from 20th to 21st century. It enters in the field of education by providing various useful tools and helps to educate students in much easier way. Advanced technology in teaching field always required and ICT fulfils all these needs. from Laptop to projector, mike, podium everything is connected with ICT.
Argument by Alvin Toffler
Alvin Toffler's argues that "The control of knowledge is the crux of tomorrow's worldwide struggle for power in every human institution. He who controls access to knowledge has power. "
An educated person has power and authority in his/her area of knowledge. The law on the intellectual property led to issues of copyright and plagiarism on the one hand and put a price tag on the exixting knowledge sources on the other.
Communication Skills
Communication skills used to refer to a variety of skills:-
i) A verbal or language skills
a) Listening and Reading skills
b) Speaking and Writing skills
ii) Non verbal skills
a) Body language
b) Gestures
c) Eye contact
d) Postures
e) Facial expressions
iii) Interpersonal skills
It is communication between two or a small group of people communicating with each other or among themselves.
iv) Group team skills
Net-Slet session
In Net-Slet session sir has explained many important things like how to prepare, which type of books we prefer, how to do preparation, How to do systematic planning, need of good reading habits, about the structure of the test etc. At last he has given us task to write answer of five easy questions about Net-Slet preparation.
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| 1-5 Questions |
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| 1-4 Answers |
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| 5th answer |
Day 2 & 3
Initiation
i) What is initiation? Why do we need initiation?
Initiation is the process of formally introducing someone to knowledge or skills related to an area of specialisation.
Like naming ceremony is also an initiation. Why do we give name to someone? to give them identity?
ii) What is 'ELT'? What are the central concerns of 'ELT'?
ELT (English language teaching) is very broad term.
ENL- English as a native language
ESL- English as a second language
EFL- English as a foreign language
Concerns
1. What to teach?
2. When to teach what?
3. Why to teach it?
4. How to teach it?
5. What materials to use?
6. What methodology to use?
7. What tools of testing to use for measuring the outcome of these decisions?
8. How to correct the anomalies noticed?
Higher Education
Education beyond school is called "Tertiary education" and Tertiary education also referred to as higher education.
ELT courses: Tertiary level
i) General english compulsory
ii) ESP business english
iii) Language and communication
Sound: Phonetics and Phonology
i) Phonetics
The study of sounds of a language with reference to their articulated and acoustic properties and auditory aspect of language use.
ii) Phonology
The study of sounds of a language with regard to their structure, systematic patterning, distinctive features etc.
Grammar
Morphology
Morphology is the study of the internal structure of words including, inflexional and derrivational suffixes, other affixes, word compounds, and even Etymology(i.e the study of the roots of the words)
Idea of Dy-ad: Teaching and Learning
Teaching and learning is dyad, one thing cannot be use without other or one is incomplete without other just like bread and butter. Teaching is always been discussed in the context of learning.
Learning is a change in performance as a result of experience, change in subject's behaviour, change in a person which is manifested as new modes or patterns of behaviour.
Language learning vs Language acquisition
Language learning is the product of language teaching, Language acquisition is a reference to learning without having to make a deliberate and conscious effort to master a given language.
Principles of Learning
1. Preparedness to learn
2. Comforting feelings
3. Active learner participation
4. Immediate positive reinforcement
5. Adequate practice
6. Learning by imitation
7. Understanding part whole-relationship
8. Use of structured materials
9. Differing language pace
10. Creating a climate conducive for language
11. Arousing and fulfilling expectations
12. Developing competencies
Variables in teaching
i) Presage variables: Teacher's formative experiences, training and personal qualities.
ii) Context variables: Community, environment, institution, and learners.
iii) Process variables: What the teacher does, what the learners do, how the teacher and learner behaves.
iv) Product variables: Immediate learner growth and long term effect on the learners.
Dimensions in language teaching
i) Organisational dimension
ii) Technological dimension
iii) Psychological dimension
iv) Sociological dimension
v) Pedagogical dimension
ELT and its various Manifestations
i) ESP - English for Specific purposes
ii)EAP/EOP- English for Academic purposes, English for occupational purposes
iii) ESAP- English for Specific Academic purposes
iv) EGP- English for General purposes
v) EST- English for Science and Technology
vi) EVP- English for Vocational purposes
vii) EGAP- English for General Academic purposes
Liz Hamp Lyons Argument
"English for academic purposes has emerged out of the broader field of English for specific purposes, defined by its focus on teaching English specifically to facilitate learners"She argues primarily that:
a) The root of EAP lie in a broader field of study called ESP.
b) EAP focuses on the teaching of English.
c) EAP is useful in universities that offer English as a medium of instruction.
English for Literary purposes
1. The language of poetry
a) Flexibility in the use of word order
b) Transfer of one class of words to another
c) Unusual collocations
d) Figures of speech
2. The language of drama
a) Use of dialogue in verse
b) Conventional use of dialect
c) Non-standard variety of English language
Whereas English for business, scientific, commercial purposes is totally different from English for literary purpose.
There are many more topics discussed by sir in class, like Characteristics of knowledge era, What is assessment and why do we need it, need for introspection, Historical perspective, Experience at a British University, Learner autonomy and Self assessment.
In this way we get the basic essential idea about ELT in these three days learning. It helps a lot in understanding the concept in clear cut way. With ease all points get covered by Prof. javed Khan sir about ELT.
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