Literary Genres in the Digital Age | Chapter 1 | Digital Crossroads: Integrating Humanities, Science and Technology Edition 1

 Language is significant for education, cognitive development, creative expression and social interaction. Any language which caters to a large section of people is the preferred one. English serves the purpose.  English is the global language and window into the world etc. Therefore, the acquisition of the English language as L2 (Second Language) should begin at the primary level. Literature is used as the medium to teach language. There are different literary genres such as poetry, drama, essays, novels, fables, autobiographies etc. in the English language which are adopted to enhance language skills. In this digital age, it is easy to introduce these genres to the students. For example, dramas and novels can be shown on the screen and the learners may be asked to enact the same or to write the reviews which give direct experience to the students. There is a wide scope to improve vocabulary, pronunciation, usage, and fluency by using these literary genres with the help of gadgets like computers, LCD projectors, laptops, iPods, Kindles etc.  The exposure to these gadgets and technologies would create interest among the learners and get hands-on experience. This would result in enhancing language proficiency. Thus, the study of ‘Literary Genres in the Digital Age’ has significance in language acquisition. The action research is carried out to find out the relevance of literary genres in the digital age in English language teaching-learning. The research is carried out by observation and informal interviews.

 

Author (s) Details

R. Sai Krishna
Jayaprakash Narayan College of Engineering, Mahabubnagar, Telangana, India.

 

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Enhancing ESL Students’ Oral Competency through TBLT Strategies in the Framework of Action Research | Chapter 1 | Research Highlights in Language, Literature and Education Vol. 7

 This branch is aimed to incestigate either and to what extent Task-Based Language Teaching Strategies help students develop their speaking talent and to describe the education and learning position of EFL classrooms when TBLT was implemented as perceived apiece students. Speaking is ultimate significant, of all four style skills, in an EFL/ESL setting. Speaking ability distinguishes human beings from additional living species. All human accents are primarily spoken inform and written form comes later. For EFL learners, talking happens expected the most questioning of all four skills i.e. hearing, speaking, learning and writing. To complete activity the set objectives, the researchers attended this classroom-located action research utilizing Mixed-Methods of research in a Public Girls' College, in Hyderabad. The research tools included questionnaires, to a certain extent-structured interviews, TBLT communication plans, evaluation forms, hall observations and effect interviews. The participants of the study were 150 randomly picked undergraduate female juniors, 15 female students of B.S. II (Computer Science area) and 5 female language teachers in a public association, in Hyderabad. Accuracy in speaking remnants a crucial facet of effective communication in 2023. The skill to express oneself plainly and accurately is adored in professional and educational backgrounds. To assess the subjects' talking abilities before and following in position or time the intervention, pre- and post-tests were executed. Speaking abilities were evaluated for veracity and fluency. To decide the difference in their spoken performance before and after the invasion, the results of the pre-test and post-test were compared. According to the study's judgments, the ESL students acted better on the post-test orally. The approximate data analysis disclosed that the ESL students had a definite perception of TBLT and they seen an adequate change in the environment of the English binding class and found it a helpful teaching position to learn to speak. Moreover, the investigators found TBLT policies effective in reconstructing students’ expressive skills, for increasing their eloquence and confidence level in talking. However, to make learners more correct in speaking, they need to practice speaking more. The study developed in promising effects which maybe beneficial at college levels if future studies are transported in this area as Speaking debris an ignored ability at government colleges of Sindh responsibility. Moreover, it is anticipated that the study in hand would help enhance other vocabulary skills in the English sound for other researchers to bother.

Author(s) Details:

Sahira Bano,
Govt. Girls Degree College, Khuzdar, Baluchistan, Pakistan.

Abdullah Laghari,
Department of English, QUEST, Nawabshah, Pakistan.

Jam Khan Muhammad Sahito,
Centre of English Language and Linguistics (CELL), Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, Jamshoro Sindh, Pakistan.

Saeed Ahmed Channar,
Department of English, Education and Literacy Department, Sindh Secretariat, Sindh, Pakistan.


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