The ‘Degree of Fit' English Training Program for the Madarsa Community in India

2021 ◽  
pp. 309-330
Author(s):  
Raashid Nehal
Keyword(s):  
Training Program ◽  
English Language ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
Transferable Skills ◽  
Mainstream Education ◽  
The Impact ◽  
English Training ◽  
And Training ◽  
Productive Employment ◽  
English Language Skills

Madrasa teachers working in marginalized institutions get training, but this training is not commensurate with the level of learning crisis they face. They are victims of both 'teaching and training poverty'. This actually explains for their inability to understand English and to impart training in foundational English Language skills: literacy, numeracy, digital, and transferable skills. Unable to find opportunities for acquiring these skills, Madrasa teachers are not able to connect themselves with the mainstream education and therefore miss opportunities for productive employment. The impact of 'learning and training poverty' on the morale of the Madrasa teachers is well established as they miss opportunities normally linked with their disadvantaged conditions, yet their religious sentiment remains a significant concern. In view of these, the chapter looks at the possibility of a ‘degree of fit' English training program so as to focus on Madrasa mainstreaming with a view to building more spaces for training-employment connectivity.

scholarly journals Needs Analysis of Medical Personnel’s English Communication Skills

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 106
Author(s):  
Ratmo Ratmo ◽  
Tutut Sumartini
Keyword(s):  
Training Program ◽  
Communication Skills ◽  
English Language ◽  
Medical Profession ◽  
Medical Personnel ◽  
Needs Analysis ◽  
Research Report ◽  
English For Occupational Purposes ◽  
English Training ◽  
And Training

Globalization brings new challenges for education and training program as it demands new skills, awareness, approaches, and training. This demands medical personnel to serve clients who come from other countries around the world with effective English communication skill. In a more specific purpose in a job setting, an employee will need specific English related to his job description. As far as medical profession is concerned, medical personnel need English language in their professional settings. The demand for English for Occupational Purposes (EOP) grows proportionally to the universal demand for employees, who can function in English, in their fields of specialization. It therefore demands medical personnel to acquire English competences to meet with their desired level of English proficiency skills. What English competences are needed and whether they need English training program will determine the urgency needs analysis on the medical personnel English communication skills. This study is aimed at investigating the communicative needs of medical personnel at professional level in survey-based research. The data were collected, analyzed and interpreted qualitatively by administering observational notes, interview, and questionnaire among medical representatives. Further, this study is expected to gain beneficial outputs such as research report, proceeding after having been presented in national or international conference, and could be further developed into learning module for training program.

scholarly journals Facebook as a Platform for Using English Language Skills among the Indian Youth

2014 ◽  
Vol 18 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 1-17
Author(s):  
Sharda Acharya ◽  
Seemita Mohanty
Keyword(s):  
English Language ◽  
Language Use ◽  
Survey Design ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
Writing Skills ◽  
Social Networking Site ◽  
English Writing ◽  
Young Professionals ◽  
The Impact ◽  
English Language Skills

Today Facebook undoubtedly is one of the preferred Social Networking Site (SNS) platforms used by millions of people worldwide. Facebook users often use its unique creative applications and in the process also make use of smart abbreviations and ingenious expressions for everyday interactions. It is quite apparent that in such type of electronic communication and user-oriented media it is imperative to understand casual written English, which often does not conform to the rules of spelling, grammar and punctuation. It is generally being observed that repeated Facebook usage has the potential of providing the user new expressions of language through its various available features. Within the framework of such observations, this paper discusses the impact of Facebook on English language use of the youth in India. The study employed a survey design among young professionals, home-makers and graduate students, to fulfil the objectives. The results revealed a few surprising particulars. The key findings show that: i. as perceived by the youngsters themselves, by ‘facebooking’ there is mark deterioration in their English writing skills, ii. not many changes are seen in their day-to-day English language use despite their remaining abreast of the latest colloquial and casual English, and iii. Facebook is used by young people mainly for recreation purpose and any improvement that is seen in their English language skills is purely incidental. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/nelta.v18i1-2.10326   Journal of NELTA, Vol 18 No. 1-2, December 2013; 1-17

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