Language Lab
Use of Hi-Tech Language Lab in teaching learning process at P.G.C.E
Language Lab is used in (English ,Hindi, and Punjabi ) for teaching/learning through teacher’s Console and Language Learning Software. It acts as a platform for learning, practicing and producing language skills through interactive lessons and communicative mode of teaching. It has a capacity of 20 students. Learners act and respond in a variety of ways at their own pace. Language lab has the following objectives, purposes, functions to work upon at P.G.C.E.
- To maintain good linguistic competence- through accuracy in grammar, Pronunciation & Vocabulary.
- To enrich the discourse competence, to prepare the learner to be able to produce & contextualize written text and speech.
- To acquire strategic competence to use both spoken & written language to use in a wide range of communication strategies.
Functions Of Teacher’S Console
Stay in control – Monitoring the students from the teacher’s PC when they are on self learning. Reinforce learning- Facilitating broadcast and sharing files from Teacher’s PC to the other student workstations through audio, video, text and image. Teaching with software that is approachable- Pairing and grouping the students to facilitate group discussions. Content authoring to create course material, and tests. We ensure the best learning results
- Stay in control
- Reinforce learning
- Teaching with software that is approachable
- To ensure the best learning results
Purposes Of Teacher’S Console
- Live Audio & Video broadcasting-We broadcast Audio and Video from any analog source i.e. DVD, MP3 & CD etc
- Monitoring the student’s workstations – We Monitor students’ screens as a whole and also on individual basis from the teacher’s workstation To take control or terminate applications on any student computer
Speech drill exercises-We practice voice based activities like speech drill exercises through model imitation, voice recording, voice graph and variable speed playback to neutralize accent & acquire fluency.
Group Discussions- We bring the students into random or standard groups to conduct group discussions and role plays from their workstations. Live recording of discussion content for each group so that the teacher can provide feedback on their performance.
Content Authoring and conducting online examination- We combine text, video, images and audio to design customized course materials. We create, edit and score exams, quizzes and tests using text, graphics, audio and video. Techniques to improve macro skills of language Though Language Lab.
Techniques to Improve Listening
- Perception / Pronunciation
- Phonetics
- Interpretation
- Listening to words
Tools for Listening
- Acoustics
- Usage of language laboratory
Organizing listening comprehension activities
- Understanding the setting
- Pre-teach difficult vocabulary
- Focused listening
- Comprehending