LANGUAGE IN INDIA

Strength for Today and Bright Hope for Tomorrow

Volume 11 : 10 October 2011
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.

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Alternative Source Material -
Using Supplementary Text to Develop Communication in
the Language Classroom

V. Vasanthi, Ph.D.

Abstract

This article speaks about the need for an alternative source material to supplement the literary text in order to enhance the communication skills among the students. While maintaining that traditional syllabus cannot be done away with, it recommends various ways to generate tasks with the use of these alternative source materials to interest the young learners. This Research paper demonstrates a class activity with an anecdote written by the teacher to generate discussion and there by inspire the students to write.

Introduction

Teaching Young learners has been a challenge for decades and the difficulty may be partly attributed to the unwillingness on part of the learners, the teaching methodology and so on. Many Eminent professors have compiled useful and resourceful text books laden with basic values that offer the students a wide range of knowledge, there by developing their vocabulary and grammar.

This is only the beginning part of the article. PLEASE CLICK HERE TO READ THE ARTICLE IN PRINTER-FRIENDLY VERSION.

V. Vasanthi, Ph.D.
Lecturer
Department of English
Loyola College
Chennai 600 034
Tamilnadu
India
drvasanthiravi@gmail.com
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