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EMERGING NEED TO RETHINK ENGLISH LANGUAGE PEDAGOGIES IN INDIAN TECHNICAL EDUCATION: CREATIVE PEDAGOGY A BETTER APPROACH FOR VOCABULARY INSTRUCTION
Corresponding Author(s) : Priyanka Mahajan
Humanities & Social Sciences Reviews,
Vol. 8 No. 1 (2020): January
Abstract
Purpose of the study: The present paper underlines the emerging need for English teachers to customize or introduce productive changes in prevailing pedagogies of vocabulary instruction in engineering classrooms. It places the creative teaching pedagogy as a better solution and lays impetus on the teacher’s innovation in preparing resources to help students organize lexical items into apposite contexts while writing and speaking.
Methodology: The paper identifies some of the creative methods of vocabulary instruction. This identification is based on the experiments conducted to facilitate the vocabulary instruction to the engineering students at the main campus of IKG Punjab Technical University, Kapurthala. These procedures are of ample significance for the students pursuing engineering or technical education.
Main Findings: The outcome of experiments and interactions with students emphasizes the wide range of current and contextual significance of creative pedagogy for teaching vocabulary to engineering students. The significance of a teacher's creativity and his/her active participation in vocabulary instruction is accentuated. The problem of the creation of resources that would train students to build up their language ability is also dealt with.
Application of this study: As the paper addresses the issue of building up the language ability of students of technical education to improve their employability, its applicability is extended beyond the disciplines of English Language teaching and technical education. This study and its utility can very well be customized and extended to different disciplines as well.
Originality/Novelty of this study: The usefulness of creative teaching pedagogy has not been fully realized because of the teachers’ reluctance to think inventively. The present study is new in the sense that it will enable teachers to adapt to creative teaching pedagogy, identify appropriate creative pedagogical techniques and innovatively adjust their teaching practices to suit diverse classes.
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- Agarwal, R. R. (2017). Reinventing the Mode of Teaching: Question as a way of learning. The Journal of English Language Teaching, 59(5), 11-16.
- Bernabas, S. G. (2017). Teaching-Learning Theories, Classroom Practices, and Learning Outcomes: The Case of English Language Teaching in India. The Journal of English Language Teaching, 59(5), 3-7.
- Bhavani, S. (2017). Vocabulary Instruction: Models Based on Classroom Experiments. The Journal of English Language Teaching, 59(4), 29-34.
- Bret, A., Rothlein, L., & Hurley, M. (1996). Vocabulary acquisition from listening to stories and explanations of target words. The Elementary School Journal, 96, 415-422. https://doi.org/10.1086/461836 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1086/461836
- Brown, H. D. (2000). Principle of Language Learning and Teaching. New York: Pearson Education.
- Chandran, Smitha.& Mohanty, Seemita. (2019). Using Sports Vocabulary to Strengthen English Language Skills of Engineering Students. The Journal of English Language Teaching, 61(1), 25-32.
- Chomsky, N. (1968). Language and Mind. New York: Harcourt, Brace, and World. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1037/e400082009-004
- Ellis, R. (1997). SLA research and language teaching. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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- Graddol, D. (2010). English Next India: The Future of English in India. British Council.
- Hackbert, P. H. (2010). Using improvisational exercises in general education to advance creativity, inventiveness, and innovation. US-China Education Review, 7(10), 10-21.
- Hill, D.A. (2006). Multiple Intelligences and Language Learning: A Guidebook of Theory, Activities, Inventories, and Resources Multiple Intelligences in EFL: Exercises for Secondary and Adult Students. ELT Journal, 60(2), 201–203. https://doi.org/10.1093/elt/cci109 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/elt/cci109
- Krashen, Stephen. (2019). Direct Teaching of Vocabulary? The Journal of English Language Teaching, 61(1), 9-13.
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- Mukherjee, A. (2009). This Gift of English: English Education and the Formation of Alternative Hegemonies in India. New Delhi: Orient Blackswan.
- Prensky, M. (2001). Digital Natives, Digital Immigrants, part 2: Do they think differently? On the Horizon, 9(6), 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1108/10748120110424843 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/10748120110424843
- Richards, J.C., & Renandya, W. A. (2002). Methodology in Language Teaching. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511667190 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511667190
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- Stahl, S. A. (2005) Teaching Word Meanings (Literacy Teaching). New Jersey: Lawrence Erlbaum.
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Agarwal, R. R. (2017). Reinventing the Mode of Teaching: Question as a way of learning. The Journal of English Language Teaching, 59(5), 11-16.
Bernabas, S. G. (2017). Teaching-Learning Theories, Classroom Practices, and Learning Outcomes: The Case of English Language Teaching in India. The Journal of English Language Teaching, 59(5), 3-7.
Bhavani, S. (2017). Vocabulary Instruction: Models Based on Classroom Experiments. The Journal of English Language Teaching, 59(4), 29-34.
Bret, A., Rothlein, L., & Hurley, M. (1996). Vocabulary acquisition from listening to stories and explanations of target words. The Elementary School Journal, 96, 415-422. https://doi.org/10.1086/461836 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1086/461836
Brown, H. D. (2000). Principle of Language Learning and Teaching. New York: Pearson Education.
Chandran, Smitha.& Mohanty, Seemita. (2019). Using Sports Vocabulary to Strengthen English Language Skills of Engineering Students. The Journal of English Language Teaching, 61(1), 25-32.
Chomsky, N. (1968). Language and Mind. New York: Harcourt, Brace, and World. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1037/e400082009-004
Ellis, R. (1997). SLA research and language teaching. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Frand, J. (2000). The Information Age Mindset: Changes in Students and Implications for Higher Education. Education Review, 35(5), 15-18.
Graddol, D. (2010). English Next India: The Future of English in India. British Council.
Hackbert, P. H. (2010). Using improvisational exercises in general education to advance creativity, inventiveness, and innovation. US-China Education Review, 7(10), 10-21.
Hill, D.A. (2006). Multiple Intelligences and Language Learning: A Guidebook of Theory, Activities, Inventories, and Resources Multiple Intelligences in EFL: Exercises for Secondary and Adult Students. ELT Journal, 60(2), 201–203. https://doi.org/10.1093/elt/cci109 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/elt/cci109
Krashen, Stephen. (2019). Direct Teaching of Vocabulary? The Journal of English Language Teaching, 61(1), 9-13.
Leki, Ilona. & Carson, G. (1994). Students' Perceptions of EAP Writing Instruction and Writing Needs Across the Disciplines, TESOL Quarterly, Spring Vol.. https://doi.org/10.2307/3587199 DOI: https://doi.org/10.2307/3587199
Lin, Y.S. (2011). Fostering creativity through education- A conceptual framework of creative pedagogy. Creative Education, 2(3), 149-155. https://doi.org/10.4236/ce.2011.23021 DOI: https://doi.org/10.4236/ce.2011.23021
McQuillan, J. & Tse, L. (1999) The Authors Respond, TESOL Quarterly, 8(2), 6.
Mukherjee, A. (2009). This Gift of English: English Education and the Formation of Alternative Hegemonies in India. New Delhi: Orient Blackswan.
Prensky, M. (2001). Digital Natives, Digital Immigrants, part 2: Do they think differently? On the Horizon, 9(6), 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1108/10748120110424843 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/10748120110424843
Richards, J.C., & Renandya, W. A. (2002). Methodology in Language Teaching. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511667190 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511667190
Sawyer, R.K. (2006). Educating for Innovation. Thinking Skills and Creativity, 1, 41-48. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsc.2005.08.001 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsc.2005.08.001
Skehan, Peter. (1998). Task-Based Instruction. Annual Review of Applied Linguistics. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0267190500003585 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0267190500003585
Srilakshmi, M., &Kiranmai, M. (2017). Teaching a Vocabulary: Task-based Approach. The Journal Of English Language Teaching, 59(5), 35-41.
Stahl, S. A. (2005) Teaching Word Meanings (Literacy Teaching). New Jersey: Lawrence Erlbaum.
Twadell, F. (1973). Vocabulary expansion in the TESOL classroom. TESOL Quarterly,7,61-78. https://doi.org/10.2307/3585510 DOI: https://doi.org/10.2307/3585510