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Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Enhancing the Department of English

Some Strategies for Enhancing the Department of English of
Janamaitri Multiple Campus

Strategy 1
Make all teachers accessible to modern technology (ICTs), especially to the computer and the Internet.
For this:
- Email Id
- Use of Email and the use various required websites such websites for e-discussion
- Introduction to the websites useful for teachers
- Discussion on the use of Internet for developing teachers competence
Strategy 2
Encourage all teachers to be researchers
For this:
- Habit of reading and writing before teaching
- Habit of reading and writing after teaching
- Encourage for research oriented teaching
- Motivate for research oriented writing
- Training on research methodology
· Institutions that provide grants for faculty/fresh researchers
· Institutions that publish research articles/findings
Strategy 3

English language training for teachers

For this:
- Use of ICTs, especially computer and Internet for enhancing English language for teachers
- Introduction/approach to the institutions that provide training to teachers
· British Council
· NELTA
- Encourage/facilitate teachers to be trainers
· Encourage/opportune to be trainee first
Strategy 4
English language training for students
For this:
- Co-curricular activities for improving English
· Written activities
· Spoken activities
- English language training package for students
· Seasonal training package (Winter, Summer, Spring …)
· Session training package (Pre-session, While-session, Post-session)
1. Form a committee of teachers
2. Prepare training materials
3. Devise training package for different levels
- Decide by giving placement tests and enrollment level of the students
- Make students familiar with ICTs and use of them for improving English
- Introduce how to practice English using commercial software such as CDs of TOEFL and GRE


Materials and support

- A separate room
- A computer (laptop if possible) and a projector which can be of the Campus belonging to all the Departments
- Some books
- Facility for printing and Xeroxing
- A hall for making presentations and conducting trainings
- Full moral and academic support from campus administration with trust and confidence

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