02171nam a22002057a 4500 20240129174859.0 240129b ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d 0973-5208 K, Jeyashree Octamoda : An Integrated Online Education Approach to English Language Teaching (Journal Article) Chennai : English Language Teachers' Association of India , 2021 15-22p. Journal of English Language Teaching , Volume 63 No. 3 : May - June 2021 ***______{For Hard Copy, Please visit Library.}________*** Abstract: 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. Online Teaching| Comprehension| Contextualization| Composition| Communication| Planned Interaction Porselvi, Mary Vidya https://journals.eltai.in/index.php/jelt/article/view/JELT630304 PER 0 0 0 0 RIEBPL RIEBPL 2024-01-29 0 2024-01-29 00:00:00 2024-01-29 PER 45400 45399