This is a continuation of highlights from the upcoming conference "The Teaching And Learning Of English In Asia : Exploring New Frontiers" to be held from June 14 to 16th in Langkawi, Malaysia. For more information please contact Dr Hisham at [email protected] or Dr C M Chua at [email protected]
CODE MIXING AS A STRATEGY TO IMPROVE ENGLISH-SPEAKING SKILLS
K. Kanthimathi
Department of Humanities & Social Sciences
Indian Institute of Technology Madras
In the age of globalization cross-cultural communication is on the rise. Employers expect the employees to possess excellent communication skills apart from knowledge and expertise in their respective technical field. Technology and globalization account for English to become an important language for communication. In such situations the business and the corporate world requires its employees to have a high level of English for communication. Students are well aware of the demands of the corporate world and are trying to improve their English skills. And one strategy they rely on is code mixing.
THE WRITER-READER RELATIONSHIP IN ACADEMIC WRITING
BANU KAMAL
Monash University Malaysia
The aim of this paper is to examine and understand how the writer (E.S.L. student) and the reader (lecturer) relationship in academic writing can be improved if their shared knowledge of the assigned text increases. This concept is essential for good writing and ultimately will help ESL students improve their grades in their writing assignments. This paper will also discuss how English teachers can play an important role in helping E.S.L. students demonstrate, summarize and synthesize ideas to their subject lecturers through their writing assignments.
TEACHING EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION THROUGH E-LEARNING
Associate Professor Neelam Aggarwal and Dr Radhika Jaidev
SIM University Singapore
This paper examines the development process of this course and its blended learning approach which combines modern technology using interactive learning on e-platforms such as Blackboard with traditional methods using textbooks, face-to-face lectures and tutorials to enable working adults to optimize their learning experience at the tertiary level