LANGUAGE IN INDIA

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Volume 15:8 August 2015
ISSN 1930-2940

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A Study of the Low Achievement of English Language Learners in
Speaking Skill at the Elementary Stage in Manipur

M. Gunamani Singh, Ph.D. Scholar
N. Pramodini Devi, Ph.D. (Corresponding Author)

Abstract

Several methodologies and approaches were offered in NCF-2005. These were expected to be adopted in the schools but these were found only partially implemented at the Elementary stage in Manipur. Probably this could be one of the main reasons that the problem of low achievement persisted in some schools and English language learners did not attain the level of proficiency in speaking skill required at the end of the Elementary stage in Manipur. There is need to address this issue because it may not help future careers of the children. After the identification of this problem, ten schools (5 Private English medium schools and 5 Government schools) were selected for our study. Among these 5 Private schools, 2 of them were Convent schools. Of the 5 Government schools, one is a model school where relatively more facility has been created by the Government. In order to carry out the investigation, language ability tests in speaking skill were conducted. Questionnaires were administered to the teachers of English, who are working in these ten schools and their responses were analyzed. In addition, the Heads/Principals were also consulted by the investigator in relation to teaching/learning process, evaluation systems and their administration. We found some discrepancies in methods, approaches and techniques.

Keywords: NCF-2005, elementary school, Speaking skill, teaching methodology, English learning

Introduction

Speaking skill is a productive task. Speaking is a complex ability requiring simultaneous use of a number of different abilities which often develop at different rates whereas writing process involves the use of vocabulary, structure, organization of the material and the fluency or case of communication. Hence, testing of oral is a challenging task. Speaking is the productive skill in the oral mode. Like the other skills, it is also more complicated than it seems at first and it involves more than just pronouncing words. Speech is the most important form of communication. It enlightens the minds of the people. Information is understood and processed easily through speech rather than writing. Speech is a biologically endowed behaviour of human beings. Speech is an activity. Whilst language is the structural pattern of system we use to convey our message in speech. The pattern of the language consists of words and of the structured relationship between words and phrases, which is known as grammar. Speaking is interaction between two or more people in changing ideas and arguing something related to. Speaking skill is the art of communications and one of 2 productive skills, which must be mastered in learning a foreign language. Good speaking skill is the act of generating words that can be understood by listeners. A good speaker is clear and informative. Over the last four decades a considerable number of theoretical and research studies have been carried out on strategies of language learning in communication. In this regard, numerous studies were conducted to mention a few.

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M. Gunamani Singh, M.A. English, B.Ed., M.Ed., Ph.D. Scholar
Department of Linguistics
Manipur University
Imphal
Canchpur-795003
Manipur
India
mutum.gunamani@gmail.com

N. Pramodini Devi, Ph.D. (Corresponding Author)
Professor
Department of Linguistics
Manipur University, India
npdini@yahoo.co.in

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