| In teaching, it is extremely desirable to know exactly what one wants to accomplish. Without destination, one is like a traveller who does not know even the direction in which one is moving. Generally, there are four aims of teaching English: 1.To enable the students to understand English when spoken to them 2.To enable them to speak English 3.To enable them to read English 4.To enable them to write English These aims correspond to the four language skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing. However, in our education system only reading and writing skills are emphasized. For some people, speaking English is a very difficult task. This is caused by many factors including – lagging behind in listening, speaking, reading and writing skills. Moreover, dialectal interpose is also one of the main reasons in the pronunciation of English words. Learning a second language is quite an effortful task. |