STATUS OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING and COMMUNICATION: A SURVEY

With a view to developing skills, knowledge and competency, English education started in India. There were many ups and downs in making English as a medium of classroom instruction. There were two major aspects in language teaching i.e. language and literature. Should students be taught grammar or communication? Many experts opined language is for communication and not for bringing the accuracy. However, the new globalized world expects the quality product through quality language and communication it is difficult to limit learning the language for the sake of communication only. There are many research studies carried out in English and teaching communication. Here is a descriptive survey study which presents the prevailing views of pre service English teachers on two major points i.e.English language teaching and communication. The answers from the students were collected through a questionnaire. In all, 120 students pursuing B.Ed. in the academic year 2018-2020 were selected as sample for the study. The major components used for the study are teaching learning pedagogies, importance on teaching EL or Communication, Quality of Teaching learning materials, exposure, evaluation and follow up, types of activities teaching pedagogies etc. The students responded that the classroom practitioners are using the foreign language teaching pedagogies but the activities and exposures are not upto the mark. The authorities are suggested to bring the provision of exposures and follow up practices for teaching the language and communication Key Words: ELT and Communication, Language Exposure