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Effective English for Engineers
Janaki Murali
Campus Connect 2008
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Learning outcome
This presentation will take students on a journey through
how English has got neglected over the years, despite
being a uniting language.
Of how thinking in our mother tongue and translating in
English actually breaks down communication.
With people working together from different geographic
locations on projects, students will understand the need to
communicate better in a globally accepted language.
At the end of the session, students will be aware of theirneed to improve their English to be a global professional
and point them to resources where they can acquire better
English skills.
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Why English?
English is accepted as theglobal business language.
The workplace todaycomprises professionalsworking together fromdifferent countries.
Effective English isessential to communicateimportant information tointernationalstakeholders.
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Middle class aspirations
Family has alwaysplayed an important
role in
education/career
choices in India.
Public sector, banking,
Computer science to
biosciences . These helped fuel
industrial growth.
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IT - link between cultures
The British gave India acommon link, cricketand English.
1991 and liberalizationgave the other link-ICT.
ICT has empowered
the masses and giventhem opportunitieswhere none existed.
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However
While science scored andstudents concentrated on
topping in technical
subjects, they neglected
the language that in the
first place put India in a
position of strength in the
global market.
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Indianisms
Indianisms are special to Indian speakers of
English.
When we translate from our mother tongue,often the flavor of our mother tongue gets
transferred to the English language.
This is difficult for other English speakers,
specially international colleagues andclients to comprehend.
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Exercise on Indianisms
Ten minutes to go over the exercise:
1. Whats your good name?
2. Morning, morning hes eating my head.
3. My principal passed away.
4. My head is turning.
5. I will go and come back.
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Answers to Indianisms exercise
1. Whats your name?
2. Since morning, hes been annoying me.
3. My principal walked past the class room just now.
4. I am stressed out.
5. I am leaving now.
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Video clipping
My Fair Lady is the film version of Pygmalion,
by George Bernard Shaw.
The story is about a professor who trains a
flower girl to speak proper English.
The transformation takes long, as she has a lotof unlearning to do, before she is ready to learn.
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In summary
English has given us a very goodglobal business advantage,which we should continue toleverage.
To be a better global professional
good communication in English isessential.
Constant and continuouslearning is necessary forpolishing English skills.
Start thinking in English, toremove the mother tongueinfluence.
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