Journal of English Language Teaching

ELT in India: Need for a Standardized Test that Reflects LSRW Skills

Melissa Helen

Dept. of English, Osmania University, Hyderabad

Keywords: Need for a Standardized Test, ELT in India, LSRW skills

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Abstract

This paper proposes to explore the solutions for revamping ELT against the backdrop of the MNCs and the shrinking of the world into a global village. Proficiency in English language is seen as a means of empowerment and, therefore, right from schools a number of them have initiated activity/ practical/project-based teaching. However, when it comes to employability skills, the predominant learners, i.e. rural /vernacular medium students, are still left out as disadvantaged students. The paper proposes that in such a context, at the level of higher education, introducing changes at the policy level which would make it mandatory for students of all undergraduate programs to take the exam set by an All India English Language Testing Authority, which is conducted by the English and Foreign Languages University (EFLU), Hyderabad

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