The study attempts to find out the importance of learner centrist learning materials for the acquisition of the major skills of English and its related sub skills in a heterogeneous ESL classroom at the tertiary level. The study asserts that learning materials used for the purpose of acquisition of L2 could be interesting, learner friendly, culture specific and motivating to enhance the acquisition of the listening, speaking, reading, writing and its sub skills. The experiment is conducted at Loyola College, Chennai, India on a sample population of about sixty-five learners with select learning materials during a semester. The prescribed texts include: An Injured Lion Still wants to Roar, Nobel Lecture, Apology to Australia’s Indigenous People, Nationalism and Internationalism. A questionnaire was administered to the L2 learners during the end of the experiment to gauge the validity of the experiment. The information obtained from the questionnaire is analysed through the use of SPSS software, through T -test analysis with the help of standard deviation table. Majority of the L2 learners had viewed that learner centric ESL materials augments the process of SLA and intrinsic motivation. The study also accommodates at risk and marginalized L2 learners. The study also discusses the limitations and scope for future study.

Authors:
D. Christina Sagaya Mary Dhiraviam, Loyola College, India

About the Presenter(s)
Dr D. Christina Sagaya Dhiraviam is a University Assistant Professor/Lecturer at Loyola College, Chennai in India

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