LANGUAGE IN INDIA

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Volume 18:2 February 2018
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Integrating MALL into English Flipped Classroom at the
Tertiary Level

Y. A. Zaheer Abdul Ghafoor, M.A., M.Phil.

Abstract

The teachers who teach large classes usually face problems in catering to the needs of the students who have different learning abilities. The traditional classroom method arguably does not address this issue, and as a result, slow learners among the students become demotivated and disengaged. Incorporating flipped teaching model will be effective in dealing with the diversity of the learners as well as the disproportionate class strength. This paper attempts to highlight the advantage of integrating MALL into flipped classroom over the traditional classroom and explains the ways to implement flipped classroom especially in English language classes.

Keywords: MALL, flipped classroom, traditional classroom, ICT, direct instruction, student-centred learning.

Digital Natives

The 21st century is characterised by the widespread proliferation of technology and quicker dissemination of information as compared to the previous century. The intervention of technology is changing the way teaching and learning take place across the world. Most of the learners even from less developed nations are tech-savvy and they can handle the modern gadgets like smart phones, tablets, PCs with ease. To use two phrases popularised by Marc Prensky, learners belonging to this generation can be called “digital natives”, and the teachers with inadequate exposure to the use of technology who struggle to handle this generation may be referred to as “digital immigrants” (Prensky).

To keep pace with the tech-savvy learners it becomes essential to incorporate technology in the teaching learning activities. Once the technology is integrated in the classroom, especially in a language classroom, the learners become more autonomous as technology “allows language practice and study away from the confines of the classroom” (Pete Sharma & Barney Barrett). The ‘digital natives’ among learners are also ‘netizens’ or habitual users of internet who utilize smart phones to the maximum for many purposes, and learning being one of them. Hence, the situation demands the implementation of a suitable teaching model in which technological devices like smart phones can be used as learning aides.

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Y. A. Zaheer Abdul Ghafoor. M.A, M.Phil.
Assistant Professor of English
The New College (Autonomous)
Chennai – 600 014
Tamilnadu
India
zgzaheer@gmail.com

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