Dr. B. Patra

https://doi.org/10.64823/ijter.2606016

Innovation in the English teaching-learning process focus on shifting from traditional, rigid methodologies to personalized, dynamic, and tech-driven frameworks. By integrating Artificial Intelligence (AI) and evidence-based pedagogy , educators create inclusive, adaptable environments that boost student engagement, communicative competence, and real-time feedback. The objectives of Paper discuss; Modern English Language Teaching (ELT) is continually reshaped by several key research areas and innovations: 1. Technological Integration and AI • AI-Assisted Teaching: AI analyzes individual student progress, offering customized content, real-time error correction, and adaptive learning paths. • Digital Platforms & VR: Mobile apps, virtual reality, and hybrid classroom tools redefine accessibility, allowing learners to practice in immersive contexts. • Gamification: Incorporating points, quests, and competitive elements helps sustain learner motivation, particularly when building vocabulary. 2. Learner-Centered Methodologies • Project-Based and Problem-Based Learning: Shifts focus from passive listening to active communication, where students use English to complete real-world tasks and solve problems. • The Flipped Classroom: Students study new grammar or vocabulary at home through digital lectures and use class time for interactive, communicative activities. • CLIL (Content and Language Integrated Learning): Integrates language learning with subject-matter instruction, helping students learn academic content and English simultaneously. 3. Evolving Pedagogical Trends • Multilingual Approaches: Research acknowledges the value of L2 (second language) teachers and the practice of transliterating—using a student's full linguistic repertoire as a resource for learning. • Focus on Competence over Grammar: Curricula now prioritize discourse and sociolinguistic competence, teaching students how to communicate appropriately depending on context and cultural norms. • Task-Based Language Teaching (TBLT): Uses practical, meaningful tasks as the core unit of lesson planning rather than rote mechanical drills. 4. Teacher Professional Development (CPD) • Reflective Practice & Research: Teacher education emphasizes that educators should act as lifelong learners and knowledge generators. • Action Research: Educators actively study their own classroom dynamics and student outcomes to interactively improve their teaching strategies.

https://doi.org/10.64823/ijter.2606014

This research project conducts a comparative and translation-based inquiry into the representation of social injustice within Indian literature, focusing on Mulk Raj Anand’s Untouchable (1935) and Gajanan Madhav Muktibodh’s Vipatra (1964). The study examines the evolution of the "Social Gaze"—the mechanism by which society monitors and marginalizes the individual—shifting from the physical caste boundaries of pre-independence India to the bureaucratic alienation of the post-colonial era. Central to this project is an original English translation of Muktibodh’s Vipatra from its source Hindi. Utilizing Michel Foucault’s theory of the "Panopticon" and Lawrence Venuti’s framework of "Foreignization," the research argues that the structures of oppression have not vanished but have transitioned from the external village street to the internal institutional office. The study concludes that the "unworthy" individual in modern bureaucracy is a direct psychological successor to the "untouchable" figure of the past.