ELT-2: Can-Technology-Replace-the-Teachers

 A Brief Overview of English                           Language and Technology

Since ancient times the teaching was parted out through gurukul system, where there was a 'guru' 'shishya' relationship and shishya used to help his/her guru, when the help was demanded/asked. It gradually developed with proceeding time further and we had specifically in India mughals, darbars, Brahmins, Kshatriya, Vaishya and Shudra(4 classes) etc. The former were involved in science, medical and technology like professions and also had been claimed for hidden desire of domination. 

With progression of time ahead, we saw the arrival of Britishers in India, then the gradual establishment of English language as a second language in India, where by gaining status of official langauge, it was considered as lingua-franca and link-language.

While today we can see the significant difference between then and this time. Though many policies, schemes regarding education system have been invented but still it urges to relook into the whole compound of ELT.

CAN TECHNOLOGY REPLACE THE TEACHERS?

It seems to be a great question mark on teacher's own personality. Is a teacher like personality more vulnerable to such situations, so that they easily get succumbed to? If it is so, then what they will teach to their after coming generations(as teachers are considered to be a future maker)? Similarly what they have learnt from their teachers..But isn't it, for this also a morally good and disciplined teacher is required..!

This may be hard to find but we first look into ourselves, where we are.

Yes it is that the technology has colonised poeple very badly. Especially those who're illiterate and don't know how to cope up with the new and upcoming challenges. The people who are well-experienced and well-equipped won't have any problem, with any kind of situations but the thing is, they need to push themselves constantly and continuously.

For Example: Robinson Crusoe(Slave&master relationship).

Mobydick: The relation between Ahab and the albino whale(mobydick).

Contagion: Deforestation like disaster.

As these personalities were ignorant and perceived as trivia in terms of knowledge, it was easy to colonise them.

In the same manner the technology is working.

Modern Times: where it seems that the humans are working against naturality but this is due to influence of technology that it had made them made. As they are unaware of they are just working as instructed without sensing the things rightly and this is how master&slave relation can be defined.

Given Points

1.  communication skills.
2. Integration of all skills.
3. Teacher should be all rounder.
4. Explaining skill and a skill that require feasibility for the content communicator.
5. Contextual.
6. Precision and accuracy.
7. Self-evaluator and examiner.
8. Swift and flexible learning skills, there is something to learn from every aspects of situations.
9. Idea generator.
10. Good presentation skills.
11. Well-equipped with subject knowledge and organization of content.
12. Transperancy/Openness of the mind.
13. Expressive.
14. Healthful state of mind because computer operates through humans, so the human can't be drewn into. He/she should remain in-between, neither one should become master nor slave of technology.
15. A swift and smooth multitasker.
16. Believer of autonomy in education.
17. A sensible adapter.
18. Comprehensive counselling network(in terms of collectivity).

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There is a vast difference between Indian education and Finland education system, yet it also differs from US and UK system of education. In Finland children aren't allowed to take formal education until they're of 7 and to sit in National assessment until transforming into 16 of their age. Therefore it is seen that they do great in all areas of life; their creative impulse is very strong, they can freely share their ideas, the teachers are highly automated so that they can place positive remarks on each individualized performance. Thus this finish education system also differs in respect of rationale to the other universities as they are obsessed in competition, while here there is no scope of doing so and the children are made free from doing homework or any kind of assignments and hence there is no question of grade.

In Indian context, education starts from grading system. It is being believed that this is the key to enter in higher degree courses and to get a good career but it rarely happens and also it compels because it obliges students to think that good grade will lead them to good college/University education with good infrastructure and faculty but this isn't required from market. Market wants something indifferent.

Thus President Kovind says that the need to give autonomy to universities/colleges have now arisen. Though in India we have 903 universities and 39, 050 colleges but there is  a huge gap in respect of gaining Worldly excellence in terms of education quality in India and so it is being decided that 20 universities would get promoted further and will be entitled  as 'universities of emminence' after pitting few of the universities in competition.

"man is condemned to be free. Condemned, because he did not create himself, yet is nevertheless at liberty, and from the moment that he is thrown into this world he is responsible for everything he does."

                                                     ~Jean Paul Sartre 

                                      Education in Finland arena seems to be progressive, in India regressive and the idea of emminity seems to be the resolution from all restrictions. It is yet remaining to be seen, if this idea works or not because in Finland it was adapted well at earliest, while in India it is just framed and only made applicable to higher studies.

Moreover with the advent of technology, the question of the amount of technology to be used in teaching and learning is aroused.

While with the entry of AI, we see it has reduced human interaction and snatched the naturality of learning, reflecting and doing hardwork. The things which were used be done naturally, is now happening digitally.

Machine based test: Where two types of objective customization go parallely and it is in lack of one, that another is discovered. Earlier the preparation of objective questions, was taking some one hour but now with the help of AI driven assessment software, it only takes one minute, customizing questions as per the learner's need and giving instantaneous results. It also nurtures accuracy and making teachers focused rather than placing them only as a general advicer for students, which is actually pushing students to look a new learning path.

An another software(Karnick), which is serving with employability score for a student. That shows you where you're standing at present and suggests you which skills are yet needed to get fit in data scientist job, so the student can start work accordingly.

A prediction is also made that in coming times, physical invigilators would be replaced with online invigilators. Where it will record all the movements  remotely done by the students during conduction of examination. 

It seems as step by step technology is widening its legs so what can be the nearest solution for coping up with this situation. It isn't possible that the teachers can now succumb to technology, while technology is doing its work in unprecedented manner. In conclusion one can only say that as technology is operated through humans, humans need to be more accurate and with appropriate precision and must be well-equipped with collaborative ideas, which is more emphasized.

Key takeaways from the advertisements, shown in the video

 Mainly from Sir's speech it is deciphered that the requirement of technology goes for students not for teachers as those are already paid the salary so they can buy.

If students are using tablets they should use for academic purpose and for their personal growth. They should share what they are learning on any of the social media platforms and must create YouTube channel, blogs/discover various apps etc. Rather than succumbing to traditional mode of learning they should adapt smartly with the ongoing ways of learning.

Main Video on Tablet Distribution, with inclusion of three videos on various advertisements.

Video(1): Internet Baby.

Freedom through technology: Google.

Video(2): An idea of virtuality in upcoming times.

Where an aged man goes for admission but due to insufficient space, he is denied to get his grandchild's admission. Thus the idea comes of getting education virtually, where all the things interrelated with education are aired virtually.

Video-3: A story of an electrician named Sanjay, living in Ratnouli, Muzaffarnagar, Bihar. In search for job going to Delhi: a connection with scams and corruption, happening in Narega(A small village).

A ray of hope in the form of website from where the grievances of all villagians, who had been forfeited regarding their possession of lands, are lodged and the problem is resolved.

All in all it suggests us that in obsession of technology, one can't mar the very humanbeing inside because all creation is done by humans, humans are at disposal in inventing technology also, so how they can drive themselves in such a way that they are unable to found their whereabouts, which is actually engrossed in technology. Why one shouldn't choose a middle path, where it is in blended learning mode and where the human skills can be legitimized through technology rather than getting subverted.

If in this way learning and teaching is happening with all prescribed qualities given in above(under given points section) then education can thrive and rather than teachers getting replaced by technology, they would facilitate their working process with technology.

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Works Cited

Barad, Dilip., "Can Technology Replace Teacher." Dilip Barad's blog. Thursday, 12 January, 2017.

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