Effectiveness of Classroom Interaction on English Language Production in Tamil Medium Schools in Coimbatore

Title

Effectiveness of Classroom Interaction on English Language Production in Tamil Medium Schools in Coimbatore

Creator

Infanta, Vincy R

Contributor

D'Souza, Greta

Description

The research study emphasized the importance of classroom interaction (CI) in English language classes for language learning among second language learners of English based on the interaction approach to language learning. The present study attempted to address the problem of students entering the tertiary level of education with dissimilar levels of English language proficiency due to the inequity in English language education among various types of schools in India. newlineThe main purpose of the study was to facilitate classroom interaction (CI) for newlineEnglish language learning in the context through the development of an Interactive Hour module and thereby providing opportunities for disadvantaged learners to be exposed to a graded target language and enabling them to produce the target language inside classroom spaces with corrective feedback on language use. The research was carried out in two phases using mixed methods research design in government-aided Tamil medium schools in the district of Coimbatore, newlineTamil Nadu, India. Phase I of the study, which was majorly qualitative in nature, was conducted to establish the need for the study in the context. It was aimed to Systematically present the actual teaching and learning scenario of English language classrooms in government-aided schools in Tamil Nadu in comparison to what is mentioned newlinein the national and state education policy notes and official documents related to newlineEnglish language teaching. The major objectives of phase I of the study were to newlineunderstand the pedagogic goals of English language teachers and their classroom newlineinteractional awareness and to observe and evaluate the nature and extent of classroom interaction in English language classes in the context of language policy and planning.

Source

Author's Submission

Date

2023-01-01

Publisher

Christ(Deemed to be University)

Subject

English

Rights

Open Access

Relation

61000274

Format

PDF

Language

English

Type

PhD

Identifier

http://hdl.handle.net/10603/533983