4. Network-Based English Language Teaching: Software Applications - Chinta Praveen Kumar and Dr. K Jayaraj
JOURNAL OF TECHNOLOGY FOR ELT
Volume 6 - Number 4 (October - December 2016)
ISSN (Online): 2231-4431 - Pages: 11-17
Network-Based English Language Teaching: Software Applications
Chinta Praveen Kumar
Profoessor, Vardhaman College of Engineering, Hyderabad
Dr. K Jayaraj
Head of the Department of English, Government Degree College Vinukonda, Guntur
Abstract
This paper is an attempt to bring the effective ways of learning through computer-aided leaning of English by means of network software in a digital language laboratory which would help learners hone the various types of skills like listening, speaking, reading, and writing. The article analyses the advantages of English for specific purposes teaching of the third year students majoring in “Computer Science and Engineering” at Vardhaman College of Engineering, Hyderabad by means of the network-based computer teaching package. This paper analyzes the content and framework of the network-based computer teaching package to yield one of the key approaches used to develop this tool and focuses on the implementation. The conclusions made are based on the results obtained over a two-year period (2013-2015) of the network-based computer teaching package use.
Keywords:
Communication Skills, ELT, LMS, Network-based Computer, Software
* Chinta Praveen Kumar is the Professor of English at Vardhaman College of Engineering in Hyderabad, India.
* Dr. K Jayaraj is the Head of the Department of English at Government Degree College in Vinukonda, Guntur, India.