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English language becomes a part of our life in various aspects such as business, education, economic, social culture and others. As we known that our country is one of favorite destination for the tourists and the language that we use to communicate with them is English language which is widely spoken. Since English has influent in our life and it still have problems in both teachers and students. The main reason that we always have heard from the others is we have our own language, we can communicate with other people in country easily so, it is unnecessary to learn other language. It is wrong idea of those people, but the true reason maybe come from our teaching approach that different areas also

Speaking English as a second language in front of others can prove to be anxiety-provoking and when an international student develops this kind of fear they limit their ability to participate in discussions of class and develop a social relationship. For entry of international student in universities would normally consist of a TOEFL or IELTS score. However, even when the entry level requirement is fulfilled by students, they are not acquainted with the terminology that is technical for a subject area specialist. Difficult time is faced by international students while reading because of lack of familiarity with English vocabulary, a weak understanding of complex syntax, lack of background knowledge in a subject and lack of equivalent words between English and their native language (Mertin, 2013). Criteria of language which is the only thing achieved by the students, studying in English, especially at the level of master’s, can result stressful and onerous. The language entry requirement which is pass by the international students and the independent study was problematic for the international students required at a very early stage of the

Reading, an activity that has been around for years, centuries even; appears to be reaching the end of its popularity among the modern youth. Reading literature remains the key to a successful and cultured society. Today the ability to read remains highly valued. In our advancing world, there remains much more to learn and know; the importance of reading is increasing. During the Victorian era, wealthy people gathered around and read books for an hour or so, seeing that being able to read was a sign of social status. But, today people not only read for pleasure and knowledge, but to educate and catch up with the events taking place all around us. Almost every job today, requires the basic ability to know how to read and write.

“The more that you read, the more things you will know the more that you learn, the more place you will go.” – Dr Seuss. In this world full of competitions, it’s hard to survive without knowing three basic skills. Those are reading, speaking and, writing. Reading is an amazing communication channel that human being has invented. For me, Reading anything is combination of two things, your eyes and continues thing of your brain. Reading is everywhere in our routine life beginning from early morning newspaper to late night texting. Talking about my life, role of reading was different in my every part of life.

Non-native language particularly English, which is a Lingua franca- a language that is adopted as a common language between speakers whose native languages are different, is often preferred to native language in the medium of instruction in higher education in many places like Hong Kong and Singapore, according to Interim report April 2014 of “English as a medium of Instruction – a growing Global phenomenon: phase 1” by British Council and University of Oxford mentioned in the Week 11 lecture PowerPoint. By using English medium teaching, students and university institutions would be benefited. This essay will argue that English should be adopted as the medium of language in tertiary education, and it is supported by the discussion of the pros and cons of using non-native language in tertiary education in the perspective of students and university

Over the years reading and writing has impacted the lives of individuals in various, unique ways; for example, reading can be a pleasurable hobby for some, or writing could have an impact as life changing as driving one’s career in journalism. Reading and writing ultimately affects the majority of people, positive or negative, because it is incorporated in the majority of the daily tasks we encounter. Personally, reading and writing has been influential in my development as a person because it has offered challenges that I have had to over come as well as offering an escape from reality.

Many countries in Asia like China, Japan, UAE, Sri Lanka, Singapore etc., adopted English as a foreign language not as a second language. Because considering English as a second language and as a Foreign Language is different in their view point. They view that outside of the classroom, English is not that much useful. They teach all the subjects in their mother tongue but in India if one is unable to speak in English he becomes a tabooed person. Many Asian countries treat the pupil’s age, sex, race, attitude, intelligence and grasping power in teaching English. Indian teachers neglect this aspect. For ex: a speaker from Hyderabad emphasizes more vowels before many words because of the influence of Urdu. Straight – Istraight. And a Bihari pronounces ‘sh’ as ‘s’ because of the influence of Kharboli. Teachers don’t take into consideration of this aspect and mistreat students. So teachers have to choose the methodology as suit their classroom and environment. If teacher takes all the factors into consideration classroom becomes more meaningful. All the methods are not meaningful when teacher choose them as per the needs of the classroom.

“Reading is a major strand of literacy, and an interactive process between the reader, text, and context. It is the platform on which the other strands of literacy are built. Reading involves knowledge of the structure of language, the purpose for

Furthermore, reading opens the mind to new horizons and exposes a new experience. That’s why, whilst reading it also needs some sort of any other way of process, wherein man can read and understand texts deeply. This so-called other way of process is the outlining, that in such a way, can be a tool for a meaningful reading comprehension.

Teaching reading is one of the critical parts of teaching language. Through reading, the teacher role is to guide student how to comprehend written language so that the student can get the idea and share their thought to other easily. Byrnes (1998) stated that reading is an interactive process that goes on between the reader and the text, resulting in comprehension. The text presents letters, words, sentences, and paragraphs that encode meaning. The reader uses knowledge, skills, and strategies to determine what that meaning is. Before teaching reading, it is necessary for teacher to meet some requirements mentioned before. Teacher also has to be completely understood and choose the effective method and technique as well as preparing the decent reading material. Whilst also considering the student who has English as a foreign language and student’s language

Writing and reading, to me, work harmoniously. They go together like peanut butter and jelly - although I am not that fond of peanut butter. Nevertheless, it is essential to read in order to experience growth in one’s writing. As it is essential to write, so there could be more voices and more books of ones liking out in the world to read.

Poetry can help tremendously with emotional development, help readers gain better awareness of their own feelings, as well as those of the poet. Also, plays are great as instructional tools and can be used to educate people through entertainment. Prose works are a brilliant medium for a writer’s imagination to take hold, and produces amazing thought experiments. Many novels are simply about characters similar to ordinary people and how they deal with ordinary circumstances. And lastly, as an academic exercise, analyzing literature can be very fulfilling. It’s a way of connecting to another human being in ways not accessible in ordinary conversation. Because it is emotional and our thoughts are expressed through language, our chief form of communication, as opposed to music or picture, literature is easiest to understand and engage with as an art form. This concept ties in with why it is important to read a larger variety of texts. This will broaden your outlook or perspective on life, as well as, expose you to several types of literary

It was during the 1800s that a decision was taken which had ended up being the turning point for the language in education scenario in India and changed the orientation of language priority in Indian education. The decision was taken to ignore the vernacular medium education and concentrate entirely on English as the single language for instruction (Paranjpe & Prasad, 2010)(Sridhar, 1989). It was made clear that those who had attained education in English would be preferred over the vernacular educated class. English had become the language of higher education and with the establishment of the prestigious universities in the major cities like Bombay, Calcutta, Madras, Lahore, Allahabad and Punjab, English had achieved its supremacy (Sridhar, 1989) (Krishnaswamy & Krishnaswamy, 2006). From this point onwards education came to be equated with English education and those who studied in vernacular medium were put permanently in the background (Sridhar, 1989), a mindset prevalent in the mind of Indians even today. Despite the changes which were made in the language policies in the 1900s to make space for vernacular languages in the educational setting did not meet with the expected success (Krishnaswamy & Krishnaswamy, 2006) (Sridhar, 1989). By 1970s and 1980s about one-third of the India had its schools using English as their medium of instruction (Paranjpe & Prasad, 2010). Hence the language in education policy during the colonial era had created two different media of

Having in mind the topic of this article, Nihat (2008) explains the importance of acquiring communicative competences inside the classrooms as an important fact of English Language Teaching. He stated that more than grammatical rules and structures, students should know how to use their second language, in order to

It is acrimonious that teaching of English in India is still to a great extent, examination-oriented only. Therefore, the vernacular medium students suffer from a syndrome that does not allow them to perform well in higher education courses. They draw a periphery around themselves that doesn’t permit them to exercise their talent in the process of learning English and other subjects. At the moment, it is the duty of teachers to cater to the practical needs