PREFERENCE OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING METHODS AND TECHNIQUES OF PROSPECTIVE TEACHERS IN KONGUMANDALAM REGION

C Barathi,A Naveen

doi:10.29121/granthaalayah.v5.i8(se).2017.2241

Abstract

The present study is made on “Preference of English language teaching methods and techniques of prospective teachers in Kongumandalam Region”. A sample of 847 prospective teachers from 41 B.Ed colleges in Kongumandalam region who were studying English pedagogy as main subject has been selected based on simple random sampling technique. This will constitute 71.65 (847/1182) percentage of sample from the total population. A normative research method and survey technique has been adopted. The descriptive statistical analysis shows that the prospective teachers belonging to Coimbatore district had higher preference of English language teaching methods and techniques, and high personality traits and Nilgiris district had high styles of learning and thinking. The level of preference of English teaching methods and techniques, personality traits and style of learning and thinking of prospective teachers was average for the whole sample and sub-sample. The regression statistical analysis had shown that daily newspaper reading, personality traits and speaking in English were the strong predictors of preference of English language teaching methods and techniques of prospective teachers in the Kongumandalam region.

Highlights

Aim of Teaching English in India The main aim of the English language teaching is to improve the English language ability of the student
The level of Preference of English language teaching methods and techniques, personality traits and style of learning and thinking scores obtained by the subjects were analyzed
It is evident from the Table.4.31, 61.2 % of the total variance in preference of English language teaching methods and techniques is attributed by the daily newspaper reading of prospective teachers. 69.7 % of the total variance in preference of English language teaching methods and techniques is attributed by the combination of daily newspaper reading and personality traits of prospective teachers, and 70.6 % of the total variance in preference of English language teaching methods and techniques is attributed by the combination of daily newspaper reading, personality traits, and speaking in English of prospective teachers

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Introduction

Aim of Teaching English in India The main aim of the English language teaching is to improve the English language ability of the student. At the present context, the English language ability of the present young generation. It is found that students whose second language as English is able to use English for library purposes. The students who learn to use English only as a ‘library language’ are less competent than the students who acquire competence in all the four skills of English language. Many young professionals who are the edges of their professional courses lack good communication skills due to lack of English proficiency as it is given due importance to learn as library subject rather than utility oriented. English language gets very importance to the country like India as common official communication language to overcome the multi diversity language systems. There are so many problems which occur in the use of English language in higher education

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