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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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