LANGUAGE IN INDIA

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Volume 18:1 January 2018
ISSN 1930-2940

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Role of Videos to Enhance Learning Skill in English Language Teaching

R. Selvarajan, Ph.D. Candidate Dr. V. Thiyagarajan

Abstract

Of a wide variety of tools and techniques available to teach or learn a foreign language, movie watching is one of the best ways to make an otherwise tedious task an enjoyable activity. Learning in general is supposed to be fun, and no other activity could possibly make learning a foreign language as interesting as movie watching as we could hardly come across someone for whom movies are not appealing. Who would say no to watch movies in English class, or in other words, who would have a second thought about switching from the boring conventional grammar classes to learning through one of their favorite pastimes? There are no better and comprehensive curriculum to learn a language than movies where almost everything is discussed, on different levels, in different contexts/situations, and by different characters/speakers. Helping students who learn English as a second language subconsciously absorb, as they follow the story, a wide range of vocabulary, present-day grammar, sentence varieties, formal and informal, and pronunciation along with intonation and accent, movies do not just help them pick up a language, but they speed up the learning process and create an unbelievable interest in the students to practice the learned language.

1. Introduction

Enough has been said and written about the importance of English language in this fast-shrinking world where a global language is need of the hour. This poses a challenge to non-English speaking countries to learn English as a second language. Language experts, both English speaking and non-English speaking, around the world have come up with many a technique, methodology, tool, etc. to help those who would like to learn English as a second language. While it is true that every technique and methodology to teach and learn English as a second language has its own advantages, it’s to date not clear which one works best or is most effective, as each has its own disadvantages too. Though there have been never-ending arguments for and against each methodology/technique, suggesting it would serve the purpose if applied correctly or if used to the right group of learners, a quite common understanding is that no methodology/technique has proved to be as effective as it is intended to be. In other words, each technique is of some help to the learner/teacher but not of the complete help. But it only makes clear the fact that when it comes to language teaching, it’s not prudent to rely entirely on one single technique or method but to be adaptive and use different techniques for different aspects of the language for a different set of people. To learn if not master any language, the learner will have to acquire four key skills, which are reading, writing, speaking, and listening. Each of these can still be divided into more categories and maybe this explains why a single method/technique has not been effective so far.

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R. Selvarajan, Ph.D. Candidate
Assistant Professor of English
Vivekananda College of Engineering for Women
Tiruchengode 637211
Tamilnadu
India
myenglishelci@gmail.com

Dr. V. Thiyagarajan
Professor
Department of English
Bannari Amman Institute of Technology
Sathyamangalam 638401
Tamilnadu
India
thiagu_jmv@rediffmail.com

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