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01.01.2018
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Research Articles
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Video Clippings: A Source to Enhance Communicative Competence
V. Srilatha
Associate Professor of English, Stanley College of Engineering and Technology for Women
Keywords: Speaking skills, Communicative competence, Youtube videos
Abstract
When learners are asked to speak in English on a given topic, they try to speak, but they may not speak well, due to lack of ideas and exposure. Even to write a piece of composition they need to generate ideas. So, they either escape or postpone due to scarcity of ideas. Owing to this, they lose confidence; they hesitate to speak and show reluctance to write. It has become unavoidable to the learners of vernacular background to build up communicative competence in English. So, the author felt that using video clippings from Youtube would be a better idea to motivate the learners of heterogeneous group to enhance their communicative competence. The present article focuses on teaching speaking skills through group work.
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