Interactive Multimedia Package In Ameliorating Communicative Skill In English

G. Singaravelu*
* Associate Professor, UGC-Academic Staff College, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore. Tamilnadu.
Periodicity:October - December'2011
DOI : https://doi.org/10.26634/jelt.1.4.1606

Abstract

The study enlightens the effectiveness of Interactive-Multimedia Package in developing communicative skill in English at standard VI. Present methods of developing communicative skill are ineffective to the students in improving their communicative competencies in English. Challenging interactive Multimedia Package can be helped to enhance the communicative competency for the suitable communicative transactions of oral as well as written in English. The researcher endeavoured to prepare a Multimedia Package for enriching application oriented and life-long utilisation in English for the students of standard VI. Objectives of the study: 1.To prepare a Multimedia Package for developing the communicative skill in English.2.To find out the significant difference in achievement mean score between the pre test of control group and the post test of control group.3.To find out the significant difference in achievement mean score between the pre test of Experimental group and the post test of Experimental group.4.To find out the impact of Multimedia Package in improving communicative skill in English. Methodology: Quasi   Experimental method was adopted in the study. Sample: Eighty Students of standard VI from Govt Higher Secondary school, Kalveeranpalayam were  selected as sample for the study. Forty twostudents  were considered as Controlled group and thirty eight students were considered as Experimental group. Tool: Researcher’s self-made achievement test was used as a tool for the study. Validity of the tool was established by the opinion of the juries.      Reliability of the tool was established by the split-half method. Statistical technique:’t’ test was used to analyse the study.  Findings: Multimedia Package is more effective than traditional methods in developing communicative skill in English at standard VI. Educational implications: It can be implemented for improving communicative skill for other standards also.

Keywords

Interactive, Multimedia package, Communicative skill

How to Cite this Article?

Singaravelu, G. (2011). Interactive Multimedia Package In Ameliorating Communicative Skill In English. i-manager’s Journal on English Language Teaching, 1(4), 51-55. https://doi.org/10.26634/jelt.1.4.1606

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