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Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Practical English: Learning and Teaching

Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur and NPTEL via Swayam

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Overview

One of the aims of this course is to teach practical English without any textbook and avoiding references to formal grammar as far as possible. Along with that, it illustrates the employed scheme and methodology of teaching in full view of the participants. As such, a sincere follower of this course will not only develop a good command over English in all its operational aspects, but also acquire the technique of teaching it to others.

In order to achieve this with adult learners within a limited span of time, the scheme makes use of the medium of a so called Common Local Language (CLL) which is presumably familiar to its target audience. In this particular instance, Hindi has been taken as the CLL and the participants will be expected to have a basic operational aptitude in Hindi. [After collecting the feedback on this, partner groups will be sought to develop other versions of the course with Kannada, Tamil, Bengali etc as CLL on the basis of the same core material, which is independent of the medium language.]

Taught by

Bhaskar Dasgupta

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  • Arpita Mistri
    The "Practical English: Learning and Teaching" course provided by the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur via Swayam is an excellent resource for both learners and educators. The course is well-structured, covering a broad range of topics that are…
  • I really like to learn English so I was looking for a very good online course for learning one! And I found it. I'm grateful to teachers for such good lessons!
  • l will be learn this course with asignment and oral examination so you give me instraction about course exam form
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