Abstract :

The Communication Skill Of The English Language Has Become The Gateway To The Success Of Not Only The Academic And Employment Opportunities But Also The Social Mobility In The Globalized World. However, There Are Grave Difficulties To Rural Students On Their Capacity To Learn Effective Communicative Skills In English Due To The Infrastructural, Socio-economic And Pedagogical Barriers. This Research Paper Is Aimed At Reviewing The Highlighted Challenges That The Rural Students Have Been Struggling To Consolidate In The Acquisition Of English Communication And Also Suggest Effective Measures In Overcoming English Language Competency. The Problems That Are Depicted In The Research Are The Impossibility To Be Exposed To The English Speaking Environment, Poor Training Of Teachers, Influence Of Mother Tongue, Absence Of Access To Learning Resources And Low Confidence Of The Students. Descriptive And Analytical Research Was Employed By Use Of Questionnaires, Classroom Observation And Interviews With Students And Teachers In Selected Rural Schools To Collect The Data. The Findings Indicate That The Traditional Teaching Methods, The Absence Of Appropriate Technology Usage, And The Low Likelihood Of Active Language Use As Well Are Some Of The Factors That Lead Towards The Deficiency Of Mental Capabilities Of Enhancing Communications. Communicative Language Teaching, Use Of Audio-visual And Digital Tools Together, Teacher Capacity Building, Studentcentered Classroom, And Creating Proper English-speaking Schools Environment Are Such Remedial Actions To Be Outlined In The Paper. The Study Is An Inference That Interventions Of The Policy Level And Systematic Pedagogical Changes Are Essential To Bridge The Existing Communication Gap Between The Rural And Urban Students In A Bid To Establish Equal Levels Of Educational Attainment Outcomes. Keywords: English Communication Skills, Rural Students, Language Learning Challenges, Teaching Strategies, Indian Education System

Published:

09-12-2018

Issue:

Vol. 18 No. 12 (2018)

Page Nos:

50-57

Section:

Articles

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