A language is a medium of communication and interacting verbally in our day-to day life situation in family and society. But in India English is a foreign language. It is different from mother tongue. The teaching of English is highly desirable for a English teacher. Before starting his teaching, it requires for the teacher to fix up his aims and objectives. It makes him efficient.
Objectives Teaching English:
(A) The objective of teaching English has two main aspects:
(i) Language aspect: Words, sentences, pronunciation, spelling and grammar.
(ii) Literature aspect: Words, sentences, expressing ideas, feelings and experiences.
(B) The English language teaching has four objectives to develop four skills:
(i) Reading, (ii) Writing, (iii) Speaking and (iv) Listening.
(C) The English teaching also has two objectives:
(I) Skill objectives include: • To develop the skill of speaking, • To develop the skill of reading, • To develop the skill of writing, • To develop the skill of listening, • To enable the students for the use of grammar correctly, • To enable the students to analyze the element of language and establish the appropriate relationship among linguistic components.
(II) Cognitive objectives include: • To acquire knowledge, • To diagnose the weakness of speaking and writing English, • To compare and illustrate linguistic components, • To classify the elements of English language, • To understand the meaning of prose, poetry, story and drama by reading.
In order to teach English correctly and properly English teacher must know the aims and objectives of teaching