Universities will focus on spoken English: Ponmudi
Language teaching to stress communication skills
Chennai: Language teaching in the State’s universities is set to change with the focus shifting to improving communication skills of students rather than learning by rote.
“The emphasis will henceforth be on encouraging students to learn more spoken English rather than merely teaching Tamil and English as languages. This will make students more employable,” State Higher Education Minister K.Ponmudi told reporters after chairing a special meeting of Vice-Chancellors of all universities. The meeting was organized by the Tamil Nadu State Council for Higher Education in Chennai on Friday. The feasibility of rationalizing the university syllabus system – with 60 per cent of all core and optional subjects being taught under a common syllabus and the varsity getting to individually decide on the rest—was also being examined.
Universities will focus on spoken English: Ponmudi
Chennai: Language teaching in the State’s universities is set to change with the focus shifting to improving communication skills of students rather than learning by rote.
“The emphasis will henceforth be on encouraging students to learn more spoken English rather than merely teaching Tamil and English as languages. This will make students more employable,” State Higher Education Minister K.Ponmudi told reporters after chairing a special meeting of Vice-Chancellors of all universities. The meeting was organized by the Tamil Nadu State Council for Higher Education in Chennai on Friday. The feasibility of rationalizing the university syllabus system – with 60 per cent of all core and optional subjects being taught under a common syllabus and the varsity getting to individually decide on the rest—was also being examined.
Universities will focus on spoken English: Ponmudi
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