LANGUAGE LAB - A Window to better career opportunities.
This is the only affiliated college to set up a Language Lab, where special emphasis is given to teach soft skills to the college students and others. In a classroom situation teaching of language and catering to individual requirements is difficult. The basic communication skills of the majority of the students is at the lowest ebb owing to their rural background. The Examination pattern tests the writing skills of the students and there is no bench marking for communication skills. Hence Phonetics was introduced to stress on all such skills : teaching of correct pronunciation, accent, intonation, semantics, rhetoric are part of the spoken English classes. In these classes training is imparted both in listening and reading skills. Role-play and group discussion is also included in the schedule. Language Lab is an extension of semantics and phonetics aiming to give practical training through the use of modern technology. Students are eager to make use of the opportunity provided to them as it boosts their confidence levels.
The facility is extended to women especially the housewives who want to gain an edge in communication skills in English.
- Six New Computers have been added in 2015 to the existing 20 Computers in the English Language Lab and Internet connection is provided to all the systems for implementation of CBT.
- Software for Spoken English that is available in the Lab:
- Connected Speech
- Tense Buster
- Study Skills Success
- A new LCD Projector in the Lab enables PPT and Documentaries to be screened.
- Seven new computers with internet connection have been added to the existing 27 systems in the academic year 2017-2018.
The Language Lab helps the student to equip herself with
- The basic points of articulation and repetition practice that is useful.
- Stress is on English phonology with sound samples and exercises.
- The ” English ” is RP more or less, and introduces the most Common Vowels and Consonant sounds with useful transcription advice.
- A tape featuring male and female voices using each Accent is played. The Student listens to the voice and repeats the words.
- The goal is to help learn the vocabulary, sentence formation and articulation.
- Emphasis is on listening and presentation skills.
- Good listening requires one to concentrate on what is being said.
- The aid of headphones and audio cassette cater to correct pronunciation/ accent/ stress and intonation.
- The Focus is on individual supervision, monitoring and interaction.
- A one-to-one conference to improve articulation skills.
- The purpose of conference is to share information.
