LANGUAGE IN INDIA

Strength for Today and Bright Hope for Tomorrow

Volume 13:12 December 2013
ISSN 1930-2940

Managing Editor: M. S. Thirumalai, Ph.D.
Editors: B. Mallikarjun, Ph.D.
         Sam Mohanlal, Ph.D.
         B. A. Sharada, Ph.D.
         A. R. Fatihi, Ph.D.
         Lakhan Gusain, Ph.D.
         Jennifer Marie Bayer, Ph.D.
         S. M. Ravichandran, Ph.D.
         G. Baskaran, Ph.D.
         L. Ramamoorthy, Ph.D.
         C. Subburaman, Ph.D. (Economics)
Assistant Managing Editor: Swarna Thirumalai, M.A.

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Vodcast as Instruction Material in Teaching Listening and Speaking Skills

Dr. G. Shaik Abdul Wahab
Zaheer Abdul Ghafoor.Y.A

English Liberated from Classroom Learning

Information Technology has already made its presence felt in the field of English language teaching and learning in India. Today many schools, colleges and other specialized institutions boast of possessing language laboratories and smart classrooms to enhance the teaching of English. In addition to that, personal computers, mobile phones, iPads, tablets and laptops have entered the remotest corners of the country with inbuilt software for learning English. In fact, teaching and learning of English, if desired, can come out of the confines of the classroom by using technology. This extension in the process of teaching and learning English has created immense opportunity to the learner to acquire the language in a manner which is more flexible and user friendly.

Vodcast for Language Learning

One recent addition to this expansion of technology in English language teaching is the advent of the vodcast, which is a video file that is distributed through the internet. Vod is an acronym for ‘video on demand’ that can be played either on a mobile device, personal computer or laptops. Unlike a podcast which has only audio, vodcast contains both audio and video content. This enables the learner to connect visuals to the audio.

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Dr. G. Shaik Abdul Wahab
Associate Professor of English
The New College
Chennai 600014
Tamilnadu
India
awengnew@yahoo.com

Zaheer Abdul Ghafoor.Y.A
Assistant Professor of English
Chennai 600014
Tamilnadu
India
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