02118nam a22001817a 450000500170000000800410001702200140005810000180007224501040009026000720019430000120026644000790027850500650035752013160042265001030173870000260184185600690186720240129174859.0240129b           ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  a0973-5208  aK, Jeyashree   aOctamoda b: An Integrated Online Education Approach to English Language Teaching (Journal Article)  aChennai b: English Language Teachers' Association of Indiac, 2021  a15-22p.  aJournal of English Language Teaching v, Volume 63 No. 3 : May - June 2021  a***______{For Hard Copy, Please visit Library.}________***

  aAbstract: This paper assimilates the protocol of ‘distanced learning through networking’ as different from the Distance Education in the annals of Higher Education. The prevailing pandemic has greatly impacted the teaching-learning methods, mandating teachers towards a quick and effective delivery in virtual classrooms, in order to prevent time lapse at all levels of education. This article throws light on the specifications of a virtual language classroom in extending the needed thrust towards communication at varied levels in the English classroom. The paper outlines a unique eight-dimensional approach named Octamoda, which includes the teaching of LSRW skills that in turn rely on the C4 sub-skills, namely comprehension, contextualisation, composition, and communication that form the matrix for effective language learning and teaching in the online mode. Considerable emphasis is laid on the necessity of a credible language learning ambience that would instill fluency and ease in comprehending and communicating as students pursue higher and advanced education, and promote self-learning thereafter. A few suggestions on grading, evaluation, and setting aims and objectives of English language teaching, keeping things relevant towards a student-centred approach, have also been discussed.

  aOnline Teaching| Comprehension| Contextualization| Composition| Communication| Planned Interaction  aPorselvi, Mary Vidya   uhttps://journals.eltai.in/index.php/jelt/article/view/JELT630304