English Language Teaching (Hardcover)  | Released: 2004

nvention of new classroom practices and innovative approaches to designing language programmes and materials reflect a commitment to finding more efficient and more effective ways of teaching languages. The classroom teacher has a wider variety of methodological options to choose from than ever before. They can choose methods and materials according to the needs of the learners, the preferences of teachers and the constrains of their institution or educational setting. Though technology can play a dominant role in English Language Teaching (ELT) in the contemporary society, the need for developing the four basic language skills in ELT classrooms still prevails. The perspicacious papers presented in this Volume provide an insight into the deeper understanding of the various issues involved in teaching English at the University level. These papers cover a broad spectrum of topics under ELT ranging from theoretical aspects such as Form and Function in Language Learning to the most useful practical aspects such as Communicative Language Teaching in a Multimedia Language Laboratory. Both the teachers and the researchers may find this Volume on ELT extremely useful in identifying, appreciating and comprehending the nuances of English Language Teaching.Table of Contents: 1. English Language Development and Academic Performance in a Multi-linguistic Context USHA MANJUNATH and KATHYAYANI VENKATESH 2. Using News Media in ELT Classrooms at the University Level MEENAKSHI RAMAN 3. Teaching English Intonation to EFL/ESL Students MEHMET CELIK 4. Test Taking Strategies in Reading Comprehension MALAVIKA SHARMA 5. ESP and Course Design for ELT KRISHNA MOHAN and MEERA BANERJI 6. Killing Two Birds with One Stone: A Dynamic Approach to ELT MIMI SINGH SANDHU 7. The Conceptual Validity of Learner Centred Approach in Distance Education for ELT PUSHP LATA 8. Lexicology and Translations in the Language of Advertising SANGEETA SHARMA 9. Communicative Language Teaching in a Multimedia Language Lab SHIH-JEN HUANG and HSIAO-FANG LIU 10. Chutnifying the Text: A View on the Split of Synchrony and Literary Globalisation ALESSANDRO MONTI 11. Aldous Huxleys Early Journalism GERD ROHMANN 12. Glocalization of English in the Cyber Age: A Cultural-Linguistic Perspective N.D.R. CHANDRA 13. Multiculturalisms: The USA and Romania MIHAELA MUDURE 14. A Quest for Meaning: Deconstructing The Tempest as a Feminist Orientalist Discourse SIVASISH BISWAS 15. The Significance of Form and Function in Language Learning SHAILENDRA KUMAR MUKUL 16. Teaching of English: A Study in Indian Context JAYDEEP SARANGI 17. Potentiality of Drama to Meet the Challenges of the National Curriculum G.A. GHANSHYAM and SHIVAJI KUSHWAHA 18. Pidgins and Creoles: A Study SMITA JHA 19. Stylistics in the Classroom: A Framework for Novel Criticism HAREKRISHNA PRADHAN Contributors