Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) is a private university located in&nbsp;Tamil Nadu, India. Founded in 1984, as Vellore Engineering College, the institution offers 20 undergraduate, 34 postgraduate, four integrated and four research programs. It has campuses in Vellore, Amravati, Bhopal and Chennai.

VIT is one of the top ranked private universities in India according to NIRF, THE and QS Rankings.&nbsp;Govt. of India has recognized&nbsp;VIT, Vellore as an&nbsp;Institution of Eminence. This has allowed VIT to take independent quality initiatives and move up in world ranking.

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This paper aims to provide insight into ongoing experimental research on CLIL carried out as a part of a PhD programme at VIT University, India. This paper presents the research design in details. The research project involves two experimental classes and two control classes in the Vellore region of Tamilnadu, India. The participants are monitored through face to face meetings, e-learning platform and a corpus which is kept throughout the process. The participants were randomly assigned to the experimental and control groups; the experimental group was instructed via the suggested methodology whereas the control group was taught generally. The results of the paired sample t-test demonstrated that the experimental group outperformed the control group in terms of their post score. © Serials Publications.

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CLIL to develop hotel management (HTM) learners' vocabulary; Ongoing research

This study explores the benefis of implementing lateral thinking skills involving tertiary level learners to improve second language communication skills at a University in South India. The paper elaborates the concept of lateral thinking skills from two interrelated angles: (1) practical aspects covering the reasons for introducing and building lateral thinking skills in ESL learners, particularly University students of engineering in India, by proposing a checklist of lateral thinking strategies to be mastered, and (2) pedagogical aspects covering the methods for effiiently imparting lateral thinking strategies in the classroom setup. © Universiti Putra Malaysia Press.