Mastering Professional English Communication: A Guide to Education 4.0 Tools and Techniques for ESL Teachers

Abstract

In today’s fast-moving world, where everything is changing and becoming one big village, the ability to communicate effectively in English is a must for any professional working in various industries. Education 4.0 has come with new technologies and teaching methods that are meant to improve Professional English Communication (PEC) among students who have joined the university recently. With context provided by the TPACK framework and Education 4.0; this study focuses on how PEC competencies can be enhanced by using them. It looks into how language teachers in tertiary education institutions of India can exploit Education 4.0 tools to teach PEC. To understand how teaching approaches can fit into dynamic student environments, it explores the practices that are currently being used as well as discovering alternative ones that can help meet learners’ needs better. Participants were identified purposively and eighty nine individuals were involved in a quasi-experimental design study. For data collection purposes, a pre-test questionnaire was first distributed followed by intervention through Skill Share Sessions using the methodologies of Education 4.0 which involved intervening subsequently after some time of one month. After four weeks, a post-test questionnaire was administered, with data analysed using paired sample t-tests in SPSS. Results indicate significant enhancements in students' PEC skills, crucial for the evolving workforce. Participants benefitted substantially from Education 4.0 tools and strategies, though limitations were noted, paving the way for future research directions.