Efficacy of Language Apps Hello Talk and Busuu in Developing Oral Fluency among Students with Language Learning Disabilities

R.Tirupati Sivaram; J.Sujathamalini

Volume : VIII, Issue : IV, April - 2019

Efficacy of Language Apps Hello Talk and Busuu in Developing Oral Fluency among Students with Language Learning Disabilities

R. Tirupati Sivaram, J. Sujathamalini

Abstract :

The present experimental study was undertaken with two objectives in view (i) to identify students with language learning disabilities and to apply Language Apps i.e Hello Talk and Busuu in the teaching learning process of students with language learning disabilities and (ii) to verify the effectiveness of Language Apps with special reference to students with language learning disabilities. Two matched groups of students with language learning disabilities were formed for the purpose of this experiment. The language learning disabled students were identified and selected for the study on the basis of their performance in the LLD diagnostic Test–a tool specially developed by the investigator for the purpose of this experiment. To assess the effectiveness of the applied language learning apps a comprehensive oral test was also constructed on the basis of plus one frame work of aural oral test. The control group was taught through traditional lecture method while the selected Language Apps were applied to the students with language learning disabilities. The obtained results show that the applied language Apps i.e Hello Talk and Busuu were effective in enhancing the oral fluency of students with language learning disabilities to a considerable extent.