DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH

                       The English Language is a window to the world. The significant role of its spoken , written usage at formal and instructional level in any academic and professional front is acknowledged across the world . A comprehensive knowledge of the language has become an object of importance in today's professional scenario and career oriented way of education.


ENGLISH LANGUAGE LAB

                      A range of language functions of particular relevance to Engineering and Technology is exemplified in the English Language Lab. This new approach is task based and skills-oriented . All the four skills involved in learning a language namely reading , listening , speaking and writing are developed through various tasks . By working through the activities , students , both fluent and less fluent are able to prove their effectiveness in using English as the means for development and empowerment in their chosen profession.


ENGLISH LANGUAGE LAB ACTIVITIES
  • Phonetics script is taught from the basic vowels and consonants.
  • Pronunciation of vowels and consonants.
  • British English Pronunciation : Cassettes of British speakers of vowels and consonants are provided for listening and understanding.
  • Script of American phoneme is also given.
  • Student's own recording along with the listening session is advised.
  • Cassettes of conversation by Nature speakers are provided.
  • Students are made to record their own conversation's on the pattern of the native speakers.
  • Lingua phone is also provided for this purpose.
  • Students are advised to watch English news, BBC, CNN and other English programmes.
  • Classical English Movies like 'My Fair lady' 'Benhur' 'Gone with the Wind' etc are shown in the lab.
  • Students are divided into groups of  four or eight for Group Discussion on Current Topics and Role play on skits.
  • Finally they are trained to take the dais for public speaking with special emphasis on pronunciation  , presentation , facility of expression , style , body language and above all self confidence.   
Teacher's Training Programme

             Teachers from all faculties of the college are encouraged to take the training session for improving their training session for improving their communication skills . A special training programme is designed for this purpose spanning over a flexible time frame of four weeks.


Deccan College Of Engineering And Technology
Dar-Us-Salam , Hyderabad - 500 001, Andhra Pradesh, India