In a bid to provide a sharing platform for experts in the area of communication through English language which primarily included the academia and the research scholars, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES) organised a two-day international conference ‘MAG/I/C 2014- mathematics, aesthetics & genres in English communication in its campus.
Around 67 speakers from across the country presented their papers on various topics during this conference including pragmatics and semantics, factual to effectual communication, language in communication and media, teaching language through literature, imparting human values through language, technology in teaching. Various aspects of effective communication through English medium were shared by these experts, which included effective deployment of latest technological tools to increase the reach of communication, importance of voice tonation, pauses etc. for effective communication, importance of body language, voice modulation and tempo required for effective public speaking. The plenary speakers included Gordon lewis (vice president, language, lauraete, laureate Higher Education, New Jersey), Prof SC Chaudhary (Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Madras) and Prof Manorama Trikha (former HOD, Department of English, CSS University, Meerut).
Sharing his thoughts lewis focused on various strategies for effective teaching using the latest technology and collaborative tools. Prof Chaudhary in his address stressed that the teachers of English language needed to ensure the students overcome the fear of public speaking while also learning to control the tempo of their speech.