Effective Communication in English by Dr. Inspiring Ilango

Duration of the course:

100 sessions of 2 hours each.

Aims of the course:

Of the three broad needs namely academic, professional and social more emphasis will be given to social and academic. The course aims to empower the learners with sufficient language as far as possible to handle certain social and academic situations. The course will instil confidence in the learners and make them come out of their shackles and respond to situations in English better.  The course aims to improve the speaking skills of the learner’s in English until she or he becomes capable of using the language easily and effectively in real life especially during required situations. It also aims to show the learner’s that the art of speaking another language does not lie merely in a substantial grasp of its theory but in its merging with the speakers’ confidence and positive attitude, which alone can produce successful performance. From this one can deduct that the objective of the training programme is two fold.

1. The course targets to equip the learners with the basic rules of spoken English.

2. It assigns itself with a more demanding task of preparing the learners psychologically for the act of converting the theory into practice. This psychological preparation is nothing but an attempt at boosting the passion of the learners and making her or him feel at home with English. The course ultimately aims to bring out the maximum communication potential of the individual learner.

3. The course makes the learners conscious of their English pronunciation to make them comfortable while speaking.

4. Functional grammar is taught to enable the participants with accuracy while speaking and writing.

5. The learners are exposed to the common errors committed by the non native speakers of English.

6. The course imparts effective reading techniques to the participants through reading practice and exercises.

7. Writing skills are also taken care of to lead the learners towards creative writing.

8. Every module of the course implicitly teaches listening skills and intensely empowers the participants with the choice of hearing and listening.

Methodology of the course:

Dr. Inspiring Ilango will facilitate pair and group discussions and elicit the needs from the learners rather than mere lecturing. Generally the method will be a form of dialogue between Dr. Inspiring Ilango and the learners. In the beginning of the course I I will inevitably be the dominant partner as he will be busily involved in the act of imparting the rudiments of the theory of the spoken form of English. However, towards the middle and certainly at the end of the programme a reversal of roles tends to happen because the end of this endeavour is to enable the learners actually perform the act of speaking English as well as she or he can be possibly expected to perform after taking the course.

The reversal of roles will take shape in the form of group discussions, role plays, Enacting dialogues, evolving real life situations, pronunciation practice and simulation exercises, which will instantly ensure greater learner participation and gradually bring about a learner-centeredness in the environment. Never the less it should be made clear that the methods so far stated are by no means irrevocable as they may prove to be inimical to learning. Given such a scenario Dr. Inspiring Ilango will not hesitate to change and conceive of a more favourable and feasible method for greater language production in the classroom. Reading aloud technique may also be used to improve professional delivery and voice modulation. Audio and video recorders may be used to make the learners review their performances.

Why Dr. Inspiring Ilango?:

If you choose to acquire English and develop your personality with the help of Dr. Inspiring Ilango, you will be rewarded in the following ways:

1. Expert coaching given by sincere and committed user of English as Dr. Inspiring Ilango is a professional public speaker, thinker and famous voice-over artiste in English. He has rendered his voice for hundreds of popular advertisement commercials like “Raymonds, Prince Jewellery and several international documentaries and short films”. Thousands of people from all walks of life have been transformed with resilience and self-confidence after listening to his talks in English and Tamil.

2. The learners will have the most needed opportunity to listen to proper English, which will in turn inspire them to speak fluent English eventually.

3. The learners will receive a genuine English speaking training and not English grammar exercises alone.

4. A learner friendly environment will be provided to ensure personal care to each and every zealous individual during the classes.

5. As there will be vibrant interactions between Dr. Inspiring Ilango and the learners most of the times in and off the classroom situations, the learners will be able to monitor and feel their own progress day by day and week by week.

6. The pronunciation, vocabulary and daily usage of the learners will remarkably improve as the course progresses. Ultimately they will communicate in English fluently. Their regular speaking habit will make them emerge as accurate speakers of English.

Some of the contents of the course:

Everyday conversational situations are covered during most of the sessions.

Everyday functions:

  • Greeting / salutation
  • Self-introduction and introducing others
  • Inviting someone
  • Framing Yes/No and WH questions and responding to them
  • Accepting and declining invitations
  • Requesting, accepting and declining requests
  • Offering, accepting and declining help
  • Seeking, giving and refusing permission
  • Asking for and giving advice, accepting and declining it
  • Asking for and giving directions
  • Expressing gratitude and accepting thanks
  • Asking about remembering
  • Persuading
  • Complimenting / Congratulating
  • Making short responses or statements
  • Expressing sympathy
  • Complaining
  • Apologizing
  • Making Suggestions
  • Warning someone
  • Starting Conversation with a stranger
  • Leaving someone for a short time
  • Ending a Conversation
  • Asking for information
  • Asking for someone’s opinion, giving and avoiding it
  • Asking if someone is sure
  • Giving yourself time to think
  • Asking someone to say something again
  • Checking that you have understood
  • Rephrasing
  • Asking whether someone knows
  • Asking about possibility
  • Asking about preference
  • Asking if someone is able to do something
  • Asking if someone agrees
  • Asking if you are obliged to do something
  • Telephone conversations and telephone etiquette
  • Changing the subject
  • Recommending a person, place, product and an idea
  • Talking about oneself elaborately, facts, plans and experiences
  • Describing persons, places and processes
  • Encouraging
  • Expressing pleasure and displeasure
  • Reminding
  • Telling someone to do something, accepting and refusing it
  • Saying something in another way
  • Giving yourself time to think
  • Narrating
  • Conversation etiquette
  • Facing and giving interviews
  • Resume preparation
  • Group discussion skills
  • Arguing and debating
  • Preparing and making presentations
  • Skit presentation
  • Public speaking
  • Prepared speech and extempore with recording
  • Organizing conferences
  • Anchoring and conducting events
  • Apt use of gestures
  • Theatrical performance to enhance speaking and conversational skills

Pronunciation: English phonetics based on I.P.A

  • Listening and distinguishing sounds
  • Vowels and Consonants
  • Pronunciation of individual words with varying sound patterns
  • Pronunciation drills
  • Voice practice
  • Imparting orthographic & phonetic alphabet
  • Commonly mispronounced words
  • Stress and rhythm patterns
  • Reading aloud with recording
  • Words stress and accents
  • Exposure to the variation of English such as Indian, British, American
  • Identifying once idiosyncratic flaws with remedies
  • Neutralizing ones accent
  • Intonation patterns
  • Nuances of voice modulation

Grammar:

  • 8 Parts of speech
  • Appropriate use of tenses
  • Making short sentences
  • Direct and indirect speech
  • Enriching adjectives for word power
  • Degree of comparison
  • Short responds
  • Apt use of prepositions
  • Use of articles
  • Phrasal verbs
  • Gerund
  • Structural Classification (simple, complex and compound)
  • One Word Substitutes
  • Verbal Analogies
  • Effective use of Idioms
  • Flamboyant use of figures of speech
  • Synonyms and antonyms

Common Errors:

  • Unnecessary use of prepositions
  • Omission of preposition
  • Use of wrong prepositions
  • Use of articles
  • Unnecessary use of articles
  • Use of wrong tenses
  • Use of wrong form of words
  • Use of wrong words
  • Wrong order of words

Reading:

  • Reading with Skimming and Scanning techniques
  • Effective use of Dictionary
  • Intensive reading

Writing:

  • Email Communication
  • Letter / Report / Paragraph Writing
  • Personal and Business Letters
  • Ordering of Paragraphs
  • Composition
  • Preparing minutes
  • Acquiring and conquering new words
  • Creative writing

Recommended Participants

People from all walks of life above 16 years of age

Evaluation of the learners:

Evaluation begins right from the commencement of the course and it continues till the end. If desired, formal tests in listening, speaking, reading and writing may be conducted. An overall report or review on the outcome of the course may be submitted after the course is successfully completed. The uniqueness of the course trains the learners to evaluate themselves and implement the necessary measures using their self-learnt strategies.

Additional Service

Professional guidance is offered for persons taking up English proficiency examinations such as IELTS, TOEFL and BEC.