Journal of English Language Teaching

Network-based English Language Teaching: Software Applications

Chinta Praveen Kumar

Professor, Vardhaman College of Engineering, Hyderabad

K. Jayaraj

HOD, English, Govt. Degree College, Vinukonda, Guntur

Keywords: Communication Skills, ELT, LMS, Network-based Computer

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Abstract

This paper is an attempt to bring effective ways of learning through computeraided 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.

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