The Pedagogy of Collaboration: Teaching English in New Evolving Technology Scenario

Abstract

In the face of evolution, nay, revolution of technological advancement, our communication styles, information requirements, teaching paradigms, and learning patterns are apace with it. It is really a daunting task, and formidable too for the professionals to keep harnessing such opportunities that technology offer to us while maintaining our adherence to firm pedagogical approaches. It is high time-very challenging and exciting for the education providers to exploit our skills and hone creativity to innovate our teaching methods and techniques in the light and luster of changing landscape. This paper is a humble attempt to pinpoint a blueprint that may pave a pathway to English educators to utilize novel technologies in pedagogically sound and sensible ways in order to sharpen students’ communicative skills, competence and digital awareness necessity with an increasing competitive world. Collaborative and cooperative learning in higher education enthuse in students a motivation and love for their study. Learning resources need to be perfectly exploited, newer techniques and methods require to be integrated in the classroom in an ebullient way by the teachers for collaborative action in the maze of new evolving technological surge.