Innovations in Teaching English Language - A Perspective of Technology Usage

Abstract

The role of a teacher has a significant impact on any student from elementary to Higher Education. In this age of Technology and Globalization, even today some of the teachers use the out-dated concepts in their pedagogy.In fact, the situation is like Gen X teachers (need not be the age but even the mind set) are teaching to Gen Y and Gen Z, without actually understanding the expectations of a student of today’s times. Teachers handling subjects like English, History, and Geography etc. in a traditional way of using pedagogy ultimately results in the present generation showing their disinterest towards these subjects. For a subject like English, innovative teaching makes the student a better learner rather teaching the subject in a boring manner. As students are exposed to technology from their formative years, to develop interest in the English language, a teacher should effectively integrate technology to enhance Reading, Speaking, Listening and Writing skills while teaching the language. In this article, the author suggested several innovative ways of usage of technology in the pedagogy while teaching English language. A focus was given on the need for learning the language and the role of a teacher in making the subject interesting using technology at a level of Post-Graduation in Management Studies, as students will be judged based on their communication skills during their campus placements, though they will be working later in different domains like Finance, Marketing, Human Resources etc