The department of First Year Engineering has the facility of the Digital Language Laboratory. ACE Digital Language Lab software provides a controlled environment for students to practice listening, speaking, reading, and writing in a target language. The software includes one teacher console and 20 Students Consoles.
Objectives:
- To enhance students’ proficiency in the target language, including listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills
- To build a strong vocabulary base by offering access to wide range of audio and written materials
- To help students develop accurate pronunciation and intonation in the language
- To promote effective communication by providing opportunities for dialogue, conversation practice, and real-life scenarios
- To improve listening comprehension skills through exposure to various accents, dialects and real- world recordings.
- To familiarize students with the culture, customs, and traditions associated with the target language.
Modules:
- Pronunciation
- Grammar
- Phonetics
- Group Discussion
- Debate
- Interview Skills
- Soft Skills
- Professional Correspondence
- Report Writing, etc.
Major Equipment:
- Computers:28
- Servers: 1
- UPS: 1
- Headphones: 21
Area: 936.2Sqft.
List of Lab Sessions
| Session No | Title of Activities | Duration |
| 01 | Icebreaking: Introducing self and others Different ways of introducing self and others: demonstration | 02Hrs |
| 02 | Phonetics Introduction to phonetics - consonants, vowels and diphthongs, stress, intonation in English with video samples | 02Hrs |
| 03 | Remedial English Vocabulary-building games and identifying errors | 02Hrs |
| 04 | Listening Practice Listening comprehension, strategies for effective listening with audio/video samples | 02Hrs |
| 05 | Reading Practice Improving Comprehension Skills, Techniques for good comprehension | 02Hrs |
| 06 | Technical Writing Practice Paragraph writing, writing notices, agenda minutes of the meeting, email writing | 02Hrs |
| 07 | Public Speaking Practicing extempore and prepared speeches | 02Hrs |
| 08 | Group discussion Group discussions on current topics | 02Hrs |
| 09 | Mock Meetings Purposes, preparation, and procedure for conducting effective meetings | 02Hrs |
| 10 | Situational Conversations Writing and practicing situational conversations | 02Hrs |
| 11 | Creative Writing Blog Writing | 02Hrs |
| 12 | Film/Book Appreciation Showing short films and appreciation of them. Reading novels or short stories and critical analysis of them. | 02Hrs |
