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Effect of Drama Based Instructions on English Pronunciation of Ninth Grade Students


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1 DAN College of Education, Nawanshahr, India
2 KC College of Education, Nawanshahr, India
 

The plight of English language especially in speech is deplorable in our schools. This study proposes an alternative teaching method in English pronunciation; drama based instruction. The sample consisted of 120 school students of class IXth of Nawanshahr District. One section from each school was randomly assigned to experimental group and another section from each school constituted control group. Raven's Standard Progressive Matrices Test and Diagnostic Test were used to assess the intelligence of students. The results revealed that Drama based Instruction Method was superior to the traditional method in teaching English pronunciation with respect to pre- English pronunciation, intelligence and retention of English pronunciation.
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Vikas Kumar
DAN College of Education, Nawanshahr, India
Rekha
KC College of Education, Nawanshahr, India

Abstract


The plight of English language especially in speech is deplorable in our schools. This study proposes an alternative teaching method in English pronunciation; drama based instruction. The sample consisted of 120 school students of class IXth of Nawanshahr District. One section from each school was randomly assigned to experimental group and another section from each school constituted control group. Raven's Standard Progressive Matrices Test and Diagnostic Test were used to assess the intelligence of students. The results revealed that Drama based Instruction Method was superior to the traditional method in teaching English pronunciation with respect to pre- English pronunciation, intelligence and retention of English pronunciation.