LANGUAGE IN INDIA

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Volume 16:9 September 2016
ISSN 1930-2940

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Enhancing Effective Speaking Skills through
Role Play and Tongue Twisters

M. Revathy, M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D. Research Scholar
Dr. K. Ravindran, M.A., M. Ed., M.Phil., Ph.D.

Abstract

This study focuses on enhancing effective speaking skills among undergraduate students by using effective tools of language learning through activities like role play and tongue twisters. The deficiency in communicative ability among the students is caused due to the students’ lack of interest, inadequate practice in learning language and inappropriate environment for teaching EFL learning. Role play and tongue twisters can be quite simple and are good techniques to organize. Role play is highly flexible; it develops the initiative and imagination. It differentiates the individuality. Role play would train students to deal with the unpredictable nature of language. The English language teacher should focus on the factors that can contribute to a role-play and use tongue twisters to ensure greater success in learning English. They need to make sure that the language achievement demanded is well within the learners’ capacity, their own enthusiasm, and careful and clear presentation and instructions.

Keywords: Importance of EFL, Role of Speaking, Role Play, Tongue Twisters

Introduction

It is important to acquire speaking skills than all other skills. “We learnt our first language through speech”. (As cited in the techniques of Language Teaching by F.L.Billows) In the same way, if we teach the second language it would be more effective and also creates interest among the learners. A child should not depend only on text books for learning language, instead by constant practice or by using the language intensively they can acquire speaking skills. The teacher can act as a facilitator to teach language in the classroom. Through activities the teacher can kindle the interest of the students towards second language. “Dr. Wilder Penfield, of the Neurological Institute, Montreal, has shown the theoretical and practical justification for this, the child must be taught entirely through activity, the language being used as if it were the mother tongue of the child, regardless of whether it is understood or not” (as cited in The techniques of Language Teaching by F.L.Billows)

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M. Revathy, M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D. Research Scholar
Assistant Professor
Department of English
RVS College of Engineering and Technology,
Coimbatore-641 402
Tamilnadu
India
revathyrvscet@gmail.com

Dr. K. Ravindran, M.A., M. Ed., M.Phil., Ph.D.
Associate Professor & Head
Postgraduate & Research Department of English
Government Arts College
Coimbatore - 641 018
Tamilnadu
India
kamalravi02@gmail.com

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