English Language Teaching With Techniques and Communication Skills

Enhancing English Language Learning Through the Arts

Abstract

It is this idea of planning that lies at the core of the present study. Teaching a language is a serious business and must be conducted carefully. Language is essentially a skill. It is not a content subject like Physics, Economics, and Statistics etc., which aim at imparting information and fill the human mind with knowledge. A skill may be called an ability to do something well which can be acquired only through practice. Language is a complex skill, involving four primary aspects, such as, listening, speaking, reading and writing. The arts have a profound ability to enrich the lives they touch and can be an invaluable tool for teachers at all levels to enhance instruction for English Language Learners. English Language Learners (ELLs) in New York State enter our public schools facing the multiple challenges of learning English, mastering academic content, bridging distances between the home country and their new home, and negotiating new cultural and social contexts. By integrating the arts and art making into English language teaching and learning, students will develop and deepen their understanding of their own and others’ human experience. In combination with reading, writing, speaking and listening, the arts can open doors for high levels of analysis and also challenge students to explore themselves and their surroundings, and thus find avenues for sophisticated comprehension and communication. The arts convey what it means to be human, challenge the intellect and provide rich experiences in analysis, exploration, reflection, observation, imagination, experimentation, and communication.