An Impact Study of Talk Series as an Effective Tool to Learn Language for the Second Language Learners
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.58213/ell.v1i2.12Keywords:
Language Teaching, Higher education, Blended learning, Challenges, StrategiesAbstract
Education in India has always been a difficult undertaking (Pandit, 2020). Given the
enormous range of economic conditions and demographic profiles of learners in India,
bringing education to every part of the country has been difficult. The history of Indian
education reveals that the majority of learning took place through Chalk and Talk and that
students have become accustomed to this method of instruction. However, with the
proliferation of the internet and the increasing familiarity of students with social media, this
situation is undergoing a shift. The use of blended learning techniques has already been
implemented into the teaching pedagogy of a number of educational institutions. In an age
where knowledge can be found almost everywhere, the difficulty for instructors is no longer
the creation of learning content but rather the ability to present it engagingly to students so
that learning objectives are accomplished, and the speed of learning is maintained.
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