Description |
1 online resource (318 p.) |
Contents |
Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- List of Contributors -- Part I: Developing Competency and Skills -- Chapter 1: Need for Remodelling the Engineering Curriculum -- Frameworks of 21st Century Skills -- P21 Framework -- Learning and Innovation Skills -- Creativity and Innovation -- Critical Thinking and Problem Solving -- Communication -- Collaboration -- Information, Media, and Technology Skills -- Information Literacy -- Media Literacy -- ICT Literacy -- Life and Career Skills |
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Flexibility and Adaptability -- Initiative and Self-Direction -- Social and Cross-Cultural Skills -- Productivity and Accountability -- Leadership and Responsibility -- Engineering Education -- Need for Integrating 21st Century Skills -- Integrating 21st Century Skills in the English Classroom -- Methods and Approaches to Integrate 21st Century Skills -- Overview -- References -- Chapter 2: Integrated Practice of Learning Strategies in the Engineering Curriculum -- 21st Century Skills -- 4Cs for Engineering Students -- Critical Thinking -- Communication -- Collaboration -- Creativity |
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Learning Strategies -- Cognitive Strategies -- Metacognitive Strategies -- Implementation -- Classroom-Based Activities -- Conclusion -- References -- Part II: Communication Skills -- Chapter 3: Bridging the Skills Gap in Technical Education -- Studies on Skills Gap -- Skills Mismatch as a Social Problem -- Studies on Communication Skills -- Research Design -- Low ELP Degrading the Reputation of the Organization -- Significance of Communication Skills -- Aspects of Communication that Lead to Productivity -- Skills Gap Prevailing in the Enterprises in Trichy District |
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Lack of Communication Skills and Skills Gap -- Factors Creating Skills Gap -- Remedial Measures to Improve Communication Skills -- Findings and Discussion -- Recommendations -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 4: Task-Based Language Teaching to Foster Communication Skills -- Task-Based Language Teaching -- Tasks in EFL Context -- Task-Based Approach in Second Language Teaching -- Characteristics of TBLT -- Task-Based Model of Lesson Plan -- The Ellis Model -- The Willis' Model -- Role of Teachers and Students -- Significance of TBLT -- Taxonomy of Task Types -- Need for TBLT |
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Speaking Proficiency -- Methodology -- Implementation -- Task 1 -- Task 2 -- Task 3 -- Task 4 -- Task 5 -- Assessment -- Results -- Conclusion -- References -- Part III: Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing Skills -- Chapter 5: Teaching LSRW Skills through the Test, Teach, Test (TTT) Method -- Status of Rural and Urban Students -- Problems Faced by the Rural Students -- Effective Teaching Methods in English -- Grammar-Translation Method -- Direct Method -- Audio-Lingual Method -- The Structural Approach -- Suggestopedia -- Total Physical Response -- Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) |
Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
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The Silent Way |
Subject |
Engineering -- Study and teaching (Higher)
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English language -- Study and teaching -- Foreign speakers.
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Engineering -- Study and teaching (Higher)
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English language -- Study and teaching -- Foreign speakers
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
R, Geetha
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ISBN |
9781000546057 |
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1000546055 |
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