LANGUAGE IN INDIA

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Volume 22:1 January 2022
ISSN 1930-2940

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Teaching and Learning English as a Foreign/Second Language:
Importance of Learning Strategies

K. Jhansi Rani, T. Kranthi and Dr. G. Anjaneyulu

Abstract

Every teacher has the primary goal to shape the future of his or her learners. His/her role begins with students and culminates in society in general. In order to attain perfection in any given field, one needs a guide, teacher, or a coach to mentor in the stages of learning. More specifically, the teacher of English has more responsibilities on his/her part to teach the content in respect of grammar and pronunciation for accuracy and fluency, body language in respect of decency, and to train the students in a committed and devoted manner and transform them into competent students to face challenges in career capture and life settlement. The present paper discusses some of the different approaches in language teaching and defines different learning strategies. It also emphasizes the importance of learning strategies. This paper concludes with a description of best learning strategies adopted by the good learners in learning English as foreign or as a second language.

Keywords: Language teaching, learning strategies, Second and foreign language learning.

Introduction

English is a language used to reach across the borders and bridge the gaps. It is used to communicate anything from microchip to oil. Due to increasing importance of communication through English, English teachers need to teach language skill with manifold responsibilities. There is a requirement to learn language skills to fulfil the ever-growing demands of English. The methods and approaches adopted or followed by teachers in the past to teach English language continuously evolve to meet the demands.

Present Scenario

Along with the regular curriculum, it is very important for a budding professional to develop his or her soft skills. They are part of communication skills. They form an important feature of learning process, more so in learning and teaching a language. Use of English by the professionals in the BPO, medical transcription, IT and ITES add to the importance and relevance of English in every walk of life. In the past students were introduced to English in their sixth standard. They were not given enough exposure to the language skills. The emphasis was on subjects like mathematics, physics, and chemistry. Students got very little opportunity to use the language within as well as outside the school. But in the present-day scenario, English has turned into a universal language. Its presence and value in the world have expanded enormously compared to the past decades.

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K. Jhansi Rani
Assistant Professor (Sr. Scale)
Vasavi College of Engineering, (Autonomous) Hyderabad, Telangana 500089, India
jhansiranik2013@gmail.com

T. Kranthi, Asst. Professor (English) and
Dr. G. Anjaneyulu, Asst. Professor of English
Maturi Venkata Subba Rao Engineering College, (Autonomous)
Hyderabad, Telangana 501510, India
kranthi_sh@mvsrec.edu.in
anjaneyulughana@gmail.com
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