As the ability to communicate effectively has become the prerequisite for anyone who ventures into a new profession, the need for developing such a skill is a much-felt phenomenon today. Both governmental and private institutions focus their attention on students developing their communicative skills. As technology has entered into every aspect of human life, it has extended its advanced products into the field of communication. So everyone strives to get the best on the market. The language laboratory is a very helpful for practicing and assessing one’s speech in any language. It provides a facility which allows the student to listen to model pronunciation, repeat and record the same, listen to their performance and compare with the model, and do self-assessment.

Objectives

Communication in all forms is a major challenge in today’s multilingual world. Employers are constantly on the lookout for individuals who are excellent in communication & Inter-personal Skills. In addition to verbal communication, understanding of non-verbal clues is also highly important. Almost all discussions of Emotional Intelligence also emphasize the neglected skills of Intra-personal communication. In short, there is a global requirement for competence in Communication.

1. To enable students to comprehend and use languages efficiently
2. To make the individual practice of students more effective
3. To improve the areas in which the students are facing problems such as pronunciation, listening skill, structure etc
4. To enable students to comprehend and use language

Software

The Language Lab at SMGKM is a Computer based laboratory with flexibility to conduct laboratory sessions. The software used in the Language Lab is developed by ACEN Technologies Private Limited.

Additional Facilities

The Language Lab. at SMGKM additional facilities like LCD-projector, comfortable seating accommodation for 10 students.

Working of the software: The software works at two levels
Teacher / Admin (Server Side)	Student (Client Side)
TCreate new practice exercises	Access courses through clients
Review student performance	Audio & Text Communication with facilitator (Chat)
Access student desktop	Access facilitator desktop
Audio & Text Communication with students (Chat) Students (Client Side)	Practice