This document outlines the importance of teaching English and techniques for developing key language skills. It discusses English as an international language that is important for international relations, trade, access to literature and knowledge. It also notes that English is important for higher education opportunities abroad. The document then discusses listening, speaking, reading and writing skills and provides examples of techniques to develop each skill, such as role plays, debates and dictation exercises for speaking; various reading methods and unseen passages for reading; and systematic practice, dictation and composition writing for developing writing skills.

2. Outline

3. Importance of English Teaching
English as international
language…
▪ Widely used by international community, major language
of the world
▪ Useful in establishing international relations
▪ Language of trade and commerce ▪ Literature is rich in
resources, treasure of knowledge
▪ A link language in multilingual country like India
▪ A window to world technological and scientific progress
▪ A flexible and receptive language
▪ A classical language
▪ Enables to become a good communicator
▪ For abroad education, higher education, increases
employment opportunities
▪ Tool to establish our viewpoints by comparing with the
world
▪ Recreational importance of all fields

4. English as Library
language…
▪ Most of the authentic reference books in
English, books on all branches
▪ To be a specialist English proficiency
required
▪ Most of the libraries computerized
▪ Classification of books in English
▪ Catalogues in English
▪ Most of e-content and e-library network
in English
▪ Major number of translations in English
▪ More than 60% of journals,
magazines in English of all fields

5. 1.1 English language
teaching and state
policies

6. 1.2 Teaching Basic
language Skills:
LSRW

7. Listening Skill
Means:- receiving sounds produced by the
speaker-decoding sounds o
comprehension ( identifying the
topic)

8. Techniques of
Developing listening
Skill
1.Presenting short stories, events, narration,
passages etc.
2. pronunciation drills and exercises 3. language
games
4. informal talks, debate
5. action songs, rhymes, instructions,
commands
6. role play
7. using audio visual aids such as radio,
gramophone, linguaphone, TV , films, CDs etc
8. dialogues, drama

9. Speaking skill:
Means :-using sounds and forming
meaningful chunks of sounds for
transmitting message

10. Techniques of Developing
Speaking Skill
 Speech on any topic
 Describing pictures, objects events
 Narrate public places
 Reporting what they experienced or
witnessed
 Telling about tours, excursion, picnic
and places
 Elocution competition, discussion,
dialogue, recitation


11. Reading skill:
Means :-Decoding written text in
meaningful and correct
utterances

12. Types of
Reading

13. Methods of
teaching reading
1. the ABC of alphabetic method: alphabets
taught first-split words into letters
2. the phonic method: phoneme-minimal sounds
taught first
3. the syllabic method: syllable are taught-v, cv,
ccv etc
4. the word method: reading words at single look
with ease
5. the phrase method: noun phrases and verb
phrases taught
6. the sentence method: sentences are taught
7. The story method: teacher write story on
board or flash card students to read, may
read from books

14. Techniques of
developing reading skill
Suggesting unseen
passages
Using flash cards
Using black board
Drilling
Practice of silent and loud
reading

15. Writing skill
Means :- encoding message in the
graphic form (text) on paper sheet.

16. Techniques of
developing writing skill
1. systematic practice of writing in copy book,
provide printed cards, materials
2. introducing curves, shapes using printed cards
and copy books
3. writing practice in groups and individually
4. transcription and dictation exercises
5. providing specimen of writing showing proper
size, spacing, distinctiveness, writing in strait
lines
6. composition writing, letters, essays, story,
report, application
7. using substitution tables
8. read and write and speak and write
9. join sentences, complete sentences exercises