. The cognitive functions are numerous and communication is one among them. The following are some of them:
All these intrinsic abilities of students die out or never come out due to poor teaching of language as well as subjects.
The cognitive abilities of our students remain untapped and unused owing to the poor teaching of English. Language links brain and the subject and without the mastery of the language, learning of the subject would become very difficult. Students think that language is only for communication. They should understand that language has the power to activate the cognitive potential of students. The teachers should make the students think and train their minds to think and it is like the opening of a thousand eyes.
The management of English has become mandatory for management of excellence in management. It has emerged as the multi-trillion dollar language. It is the language of not only Nobel Laureates and Scientists but also the world’s top chief executives and the greatest entrepreneurs. It remains as the motivating and driving force behind the best business leaders. English and innovation are inseparable and it has links with entrepreneurship. Excellence in management can be obtained by quality control, quality assurance, Total Quality Management (TQM) and ISO certification. All these quality assurances depend on the following activities which are promoted by the excellent use of English. 1. Communication. 2. Advertisement 3.Training 4. Research 5. Promotion 6.Professional growth of employees. Hence all companies expect their employees to have excellent communication skills.
The quality of Indian Education System heavily depends on the quality of the teachers. National Policy on Education (1986) observes that “No nation can rise above the level of its teachers”.
Now the educators have started talking about the existing quality of our Universities and the expected quality of the Multinational Companies (MNCS). The Present Educational System has to be completely revamped to achieve the expected quality in education.
The following three impediments block the progress of our education system.
1. The teachers not following the proper methods of teaching.
2. The students not knowing the auto-learning techniques.
3. No proper teaching and learning of the English Language.
The learning style of students at higher education level should be based on memory techniques rather than blind memory. The students at higher education level should learn the various memory techniques. First they have to prepare the material and understand them. Then they have to choose the memory techniques suitable to take the materials to Long Term Memory (LTM). The forgetfulness occurs due to the wrong filing system in the brain. The retrieval cues will help the students to recall the materials easily.
The language plays a vital role in learning. It is the mediator between the mind and the materials. Mind cannot function without language and the materials are also couched using language. Learning becomes easier by improving the study of language. Word power empowers students’ mind and thinking. It will lead to memory power and develop the habit of thinking. Thinking will make the students write and innovate. They can publish their innovative ideas and do experiments and this mental exercise will help them to find out some new inventions.
Brain is the greatest living machine generating new ideas. In olden times, people believed that learning is the pouring in of knowledge. Whereas modern educationists hold the view that education is the process of drawing out from the human brain what is already existing in it. School learning is blind memory-based rote learning. It should be changed into memory-technique based learning. Learning takes place through five senses. An integration of the five senses will ensure better learning.
