In a country like India, there is always a fantasy attached to English, nevertheless, most of the students have "angrezi phobia" mainly due to the unsolicited hype given to the learning of English. why do students find it difficult or the words: grammar and English sound anathema to them? Ever wondered what will happen if all could speak English fluently? The best part is that teaching spoken English has become a lucrative job and English coaching centers are found everywhere but sadly, the standard of learning and the quality of the students who hail from those centers is not promising. The only way to learn and master any language is by showing lot of commitment and interest than trying to learn a language by rote.
Language learning should be made more habitual and pragmatic than just drilling the students on Grammar rules . If you make it a study or a strict protocol, you will develop a kind of anathema and naturally you will study the rudiments language than acquiring it . English coaching centers are dime a dozen these days that produces programmed speakers of Language who are , most often than never, could not clear the HR interview. the problem is with compartmental learning modules which never takes into account other nuances of linguistic competence and performance.
Communication Skills is not equivalent to Language Skills though it is used interchangeably Communication skills is a broader term that includes soft skills besides listening, speaking reading and writing. Communication Skill is an art and an umbrella term that incorporates sense of place, purpose, proxemics, haptics, gesticulation etc.
Mastering Language skills is indispensable for developing communicative competence. one cannot undermine listening which is seldom practiced but highly prescribed . Mostly we tend to listen to question and argue than for reception of ideas and knowledge. we love to speak a lot that most of think tank remains unused resulting in poor receptive
