While English is being taught from 1st grade, the proficiency needs considerable improvement, especially in communicational aspects such as listening, speaking skills and phonetics. This problem, somehow, is due to very little actual communication practice, even though the curriculum is otherwise satisfactory. Students need intensive practice on listening and speaking skills in and out of their class rooms as well. english-language-lab_intoduction In this digital era, people are connected regardless of the location. Innovation in technology has certainly brought the world together. And hence, English as a language has become even more mandatory Skill for survival. However, the thirst of imparting English language as a skill needs an innovative approach. The language lab is a technological breakthrough for imparting such skills in this domain. Language labs can solve this problem and make English learning process highly effective, interesting and intrinsic for both teachers and students, alike. Language lab can be an immense help for the students to learn a language of their own choice and at their own pace. Language laboratories, of late, have become essential in developing essentials communication skills of Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing The study recommends that the using of language labs in the teaching of English is highly essential & beneficial right from an early age. Digital teacher Smart classroom content is adding value to over 6000 Schools since its inception in 2013. Many schools have also recommended that we develop the Language Lab. And that's what helped us build on this idea. This product is a result of an extensive research carried out by our team by collaborating with over 1500 senior English Teaching professionals and HODs of various reputed educational institutions, to better understand the current challenges & possible solutions for the same. We have collected feedback on need of Language lab. They have expressed mainly 2 concerns. Affordability and available Labs are not designed for Indian Students. Digital teacher English Language Lab has been designed and developed to address these challenges by incorporating the best available content, methods and also address the other challenges like customizing to our local needs. Our research team also realized that greater emphasis should be on Phonetics and recommended that we have separate sections on skills such as Intonation, Modulation, Syllabic division, Vocabulary, Pace of Speech, Fluency, Pronunciation and also techniques to overcome Mother Tongue Influence (MTI). Digital Teacher English Language Lab has been conceptualized and developed as per the CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference), and Cambridge English Teaching Framework under guidance of Cambridge English Trainers. Our effort is also to ensure that the Learners learn without any fear or any sort of embarrassment which will in turn help them build their confidence levels along with the proficiency in the language and skills to not just survive but excel in today's competitive world. We've successfully partnered with 2500 schools already and confident of many more in the near future.
