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Volume 23:5 May 2023
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Case Study Method for Teaching English as a Second Language

Dr. S. Latha Venkateswari

Abstract

Learning English language is not merely to score marks and qualify oneself for the job that one is desirous of. Instead, it has to help the learners communicate well with people around them. In addition, English language learning must equip the learners with confidence to articulate their thoughts related to arts, science, business, trade, etc. In this regard, English language teachers hold prime significance in making the students acquire fluency in the second language.

While traditional method of teaching focuses on the completion of the prescribed syllabus, innovative method of teaching enhances the communicative skills of the learners to the next level. Hence, through the latter method, teachers provide the students with a chance to apply their English knowledge to real life situations. Using case study method in an ESL classroom not only increases the learning capacity of the second language learners but helps them remember functional grammar.

This paper analyses the different aspects connected with the application of case study method to teach English as a second language.

Keywords: ESL Classroom, Case study, TBL – Task-based learning, SLL - Second language learners, Digital Natives, Higher and Lower Socio-Economic Status (SES)

Introduction

"Cases are stories with a message. They are not simply narratives for entertainment. They are stories to educate." (Herreid, p. 41)

Classroom teaching has become more complicated these days since technology has totally engrossed the attention of ‘Digital Natives’. Besides, teachers have to complete the syllabus and assess students’ performance within the stipulated time. Torn between the pressures from the learners and the education system, teachers quite often fail to get satisfaction from the work that they do. In this scenario, case study method comes to the rescue of both the teachers and the students. Applying case study method to a language classroom not only creates interest among the learners, but helps them learn English language with precision. Also, it helps teachers develop learners’ critical thinking skills, which result in the overall development of an individual.

Case Study

Case study, a method used for teaching, refers to a real or an imaginary situation wherein an individual faces problem and tries to find solutions. Teachers can use this method to apply English language to real life situations. Case study was introduced in the fields of law and medicine early in the nineteenth century. Later, other disciplines too adopted this method because it develops “the higher levels of Bloom’s taxonomy of cognitive learning; moving beyond recall of knowledge to analysis, evaluation, and application.” (Bonney, p.21)

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Dr. S. Latha Venkateswari
M.A., M.Phil., M.Ed., PGDTS, Ph.D.
Professor of English
Government College of Technology
Coimbatore – 641029
drlathagct@gmail.com
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