Journal of English Language Teaching

Use of Online Videos towards Developing Communicative Competence

Dr. Dhareppa Konnur

Associate Professor of English, Seshadripuram Evening Degree College, Bengaluru, Karnataka

Keywords: Speaking skills, communicative competence, online videos, computer literacy

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Abstract

While learning the mother tongue, the learners never feel that they are learning a language, but while learning a foreign language they become cautious. When the language learners are asked to speak in English on a given topic/context, they try to speak, but they may not speak well and fluently due to lack of ideas, information, exposure and confidence. Even to write a piece of composition they need to get ideas. So, they escape, avoid or postpone due to inadequate language. Owing to this, they lose confidence; they hesitate to speak, and show reluctance to write. It becomes inevitable to the learners of vernacular background to master communicative competence in English. So, the author feels that using online videos would be a better idea to motivate the learners of heterogeneous groups to enhance their communicative skills. The core of the approach is: ‘the more they see, the more they learn’. The present approach is a modernistic approach which provides a platform to teachers to cater for learners to address the needs of present day communicative world through computeracy. The present article focuses on teaching speaking skills through group/team work.

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