Developing the English Language Proficiency of Engineering Students with Rural Background.

English, being a global language, has become the necessary tool for engineering students to get the best placement. Having understood the need for proficiency in English, students pay attention to master the skills once they get into professional colleges. While students from urban areas and with English medium background pick up the skills quickly, students with rural background lag behind. The lack of English language exposure makes rural students inexpressive and augments their inferiority complex. As a result, they become inattentive and spoil the teaching-learning atmosphere in the classroom. When language teachers pay special attention to such students, youngsters with rural background can participate in the learning process and get good placement. The responsibility of English language teachers is more as they have to complete the syllabus on time apart from developing the English proficiency of students. Based on the real class room experience of the author, this paper analyses how to develop the language proficiency of rural students on four aspects such as Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]