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Full Length Research Paper
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Effect of
proficiency in English on the performance of B. Tech
students in group discussion
Moumeta Paul and A. Sinha*
Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Motilal Nehru
National Institute of Technology, Allahabad-211004, India.
*Corresponding author. E-mail:
ra_amba@hotmail.com.
Accepted 19 April, 2010 |
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Abstract |
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The following study has been done to study the effect of
proficiency in English on the performance of engineering
students in group discussion. The hypothesis was framed in such
a way that the higher the student’s proficiency in English, the
better will their performance be in group discussion. The first
year students of Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology
were taken as respondents. Group discussion sheets were prepared
and every student was marked by three examiners on six
dimensions, each dimension consisting of five marks. Class test
marks of the same students were also collected. Correlation
between group discussion marks and class test marks was
calculated and the correlation was high. The result showed that
the students who have good proficiency in English have good
self-efficacy and also perform well in group discussions.
Previous studies have also shown that students who have low
proficiency in English have low self-efficacy, and as such they
fear to perform in groups and in public. Students who are well
proficient in English Language perform better and are well
settled in the global market because of their better thinking
and expression capability.
Key words: Proficiency, group discussion, expression
capability, good self-efficacy. |
