THE NEED OF THE HOUR TO CHANGE THE METHOD OF ELT: A DESCRIPTIVE ANALYSIS OF THE STUDENTS’ LANGUAGE ACQUISITION (Pages 64-72) by Ms. S. Sreelekha* and Dr. G. Mohana Charyulu** in THE ENGLISH RESEARCH EXPRESS / ISSN:2321-1164 (Online); 2347-2642 (Print)

The present paper focuses on the techniques followed by the ELT experts to meet the needs of the students to acquire English Language proficiency. It is the major issue for the present day students to overcome the barriers of English Language Learning. The paper titled: “The Need of the Hour to change the method of ELT: A Descriptive analysis of the students’ language acquisition” studies the curriculum framed from the student’s point of view. It also examines the acquisition of the LSRW skills by the students when they are limited to classroom situations and also to home atmosphere. An observation is also made on how the students finish of their home work and which capacities are involved in the successful completion. This paper aims to throw light on the changes in the transmission of tasks assigned to the students and how the educational system is modifying from a traditional method of teacher centred approach to student centred learning in order to suit the present educational scenario. The paper describes the preferences of students in learning English language and their assessment about their English language acquisition. Finally the paper concludes with the suggestions which could be incorporated in ones teaching and assigning home works to the students. It also paves a way for the professionals to design the curriculum, keeping students preferences in mind and to have curriculum of their choice. Keywords: traditional teaching, student centred education, assigning tasks, students preferences, improvement of language skills.