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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VIT University

Department of English

Language and culture are inextricably tied up with each other and the nature of this relationship has attracted the attention of EFL teachers, curriculum developers and assessment specialists. The ways in which speakers of a language think and behave are shaped by their language and it, in turn, constructs their linguistic repertoire. In this paper, the authors clarify the nature of this relationship and manifest the misconceptions and erroneous beliefs held by EFL theorists and practitioners. Various ways in which language and culture influence each other are elucidated through pragmatic communicative examples of genuine linguistic interactions. In this study, Bangkok University students' language and communication problems are depicted with respect to the English education they have received. The extent to which the university courses have fostered their communication are also delineated. Moreover, foreign employers' idea about students' mastery of communication skills are demonstrated. The impediments they have faced in the practical application of the language and familiarity with intercultural sensitivities are illuminated. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

School of Social Sciences & Languages

Vellore Campus

World University root node

IUP Journal of Soft Skills

Intercultural Communication Skills and Drawbacks of Bangkok University Graduates Working with Foreigners.

Beyond Words

The Effect of Online vs. Offline Flipped Instruction on EFL Learners' Writing Ability

In today's world where technology permeates in every nook and corner, it is indispensable for the language teachers to forgo the use of mass media in the classroom. Effective usage of mass media can foster learner's learning experience. Moreover, it also enhances the collaborative learning among learners. Researches have proved that the use of mass media either an auditory form or visual form acts as a stimulus in enhancing the four basic skills, listening, speaking, reading, and writing in a much more exciting and effective manner. Therefore, the present paper attempts to study the efficacy of mass media in teaching English to undergraduate Engineering students in the university. Moreover, the study discusses the possibilities and limitations in exploiting the mass media in the English classroom. © 2020 by Advance Scientific Research. This is an open-access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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Journal of Critical Reviews

Efficacy of mass media in English language teaching

Many indigenous people in Canada have been victims of forced dispersal to various parts of the United States on account of the cultural erasure scheme endorsed by colonizers. They undergo acute pain and sufferings due to various atrocities and violence against them. This study explores the significance of First Nations theatre, which unravels the lives of many Indigenous children who have been ripped off from their communities and displaced to different foster home. Given the various forms of discrimination in terms of the settler’s cohesive policy making, the lack of adequate facilities at present, the study interrogates the assumptions of the “Imaginary Indian” propagated by the colonial discourse. With the implications of articles and texts on First Nations theatre, the study seeks to explicate and contextualize Marie Clements’ play, Tombs of the Vanishing Indian. The need to represent the real condition of Native people is vital so as to provoke social awareness and draw attention of the world towards the hideous plot of the colonizers which otherwise would go unnoticed. It also argues that First Nations theatre is a powerful platform of resistance against the inhuman colonial practice of cultural erasure which affects the equilibrium of Native people’s lives. ¬The study finds that First Nations theatre inculcate reality on stage so as to pave way for social change and to find a better space for the Indigenous people of the land. © 2020, Hampstead Psychological Associates. All rights reserved.

International Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation

An insight into the psychological issues of indigenous women through first nations theatre

The importance of learning communication skills has assumed greater significance in today’s world. The need of the hour is that the teacher has to come up with many innovative methods to enhance communication skills of his or her students. This paper tries to explore how a novel method called Eclectic approach help engineering students to promote their communication skills. Eclectic approach is a methodology that makes use of the varied language learning approaches instead of confining to one approach. It is a skilled based approach as the teacher can base his method or approach on the basis of the learner’s age, knowledge and aims and objectives of the lesson. This study was conducted for engineering students by dividing them into two groups such as control and experimental groups. Each group consists of sixty students of first year B.Tech hailing from rural background. © 2020, Institute of Advanced Scientific Research, Inc.. All rights reserved.

Journal of Advanced Research in Dynamical and Control Systems

Teaching english language and communication skills through eclectic approach for engineering students-an experimental study

Health and Technology

Message from the Guest Editors

A massive open online course (MOOC) is online trend of study which is designed to reach limitless partakers and free of charge by way of web. It’s a forward looking step in the field of education in the context of teaching and learning. MOOCs are offering educat ional platform to millions of students all over the world. There is flexibility and space for study in MOOCs. It provides opportunities to students and scholars by providing low cost courses. MOOCs are made by sequence of videos, classes offered to students. Colleges and universities are espousing some diff erent stands towards pursuing with MOOCs and it helps in achieving numerous goals. This paper aims to study role of MOOCs among students of college and uni versity and in which way they use it, whether to gain knowledge or just to fulfil the criteria of course. As a part of the study, a survey will be taken from technical and non-technical students to assess the impact of MOOC. Further, it will also try to determine the importance of MOOC in the respect ive disciplines. © IJSTR 2020.

International Journal of Scientific and Technology Research

Mooc as a knowledge software or certificate course: A study on openness, scalability and reachability of moocs among students

The never-ending contemporaneity of William Shakespeare’s Macbeth is established by the experimental adaptations of the play that have transcended time and space. The filmic adaptations, in particular, have recontextualized the original dramatic text in several innovative ways. This paper sets out to analyse from certain postmodern angles the creative and innovative adaptation of a classic literary text from a Scottish setting to two completely different Indian settings (geographically, culturally and politically) and also from 16th century Scotland, United Kingdom to two different time periods in India – Maqbool (director Vishal Bhardwaj, 2003) being a reimagination of Macbeth set in the 21st century underworld of Mumbai, India and Veeram (director Jayaraj, 2016) being an attempt to link the play with 13th century Kerala, India. The transmutations occur at multiple levels and this lends new interpretations to the text in two entirely different temporal and spatial contexts, though both of these adaptations are Indian. © 2020 The Author(s).

Creativity Studies

Indian decentrings of macbeth: Postmodern creativity in filmic adaptations by Vishal Bhardwaj and Jayaraj [Indiškieji makbeto perkeitimai: Postmodernusis kūrybiškumas Vishalo Bhardwajaus ir Jayarajaus filmų adaptacijose]

International Journal of New Trends in Social Sciences

Bilingualism and reading proficiency: Experiences of Armenian, Persian and Azeri students

Abstract This study aimed to assess the attitudes and perceptions of EFL students toward the use of CALL programs and their perceived view on an online writing system that was developed in the present study by means of a questionnaire as well as an asynchronous discussion forum. An online writing system was developed and a sample of 30 English-as-a-Foreign-Language (EFL) learners, studying at Sharif University of Technology in Iran, was assigned to the study. The CALL attitudes of the participants were assessed by a CALL questionnaire, which indicated that Iranian students attached a high value to CALL. Moreover, the comments of the participants that were posted on a discussion forum were analyzed with the aid of Henri's framework (1992), which revealed the presence of certain concepts and themes within the views of learners toward the use of computers in their educational settings. Keywords: computer-assisted instruction (CAI);computer-assisted language learning (CALL); EFL writing; student attitudes